Sail Training Association
The Sail Training Association - STA for short - is the name given to non-profit organizations in several states that have set themselves the goal of promoting trips on tall ships , especially for young people (16 to 25 years of age). The English term Sail Training includes not only literally sail training , but refers to an operation performed mainly on tall ships sailing training as a goal of personal (physical and mental) development and character formation.
The first Sail Training Association was launched in the UK in 1956, the Windjammer ocean race Tall Ships 'Race (1973 to 2003 Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Race ) align and, as a result of caused by the Regatta sailing enthusiasm to ships Operate sail training purposes. Since then, 17 Sail Training Associations and two organizations that take on similar tasks have been founded worldwide.
Since 2003, the national organizations have been united in the international organization Sail Training International , which, among other things, organizes the Tall Ships' Races in cooperation with the national organizations of the start and destination ports. The association is based in Gosport , United Kingdom.
The individual Sail Training Associations
Sail Training Associations have been established in many states over the past few decades.
Great Britain: Since 1956/1972
The first Sail Training Association was established in the UK. In 1956 the Briton Bernard Morgan, with the help of the British Admiral Louis Mountbatten, succeeded in setting up an international regatta for what were supposedly the last tall ships on which cadets were still being trained. To conduct the regatta, the Sail Training International Race Committee was formed and finally, based in Portsmouth , the first Sail Training Association was founded.
The regatta was so popular that it was called the Tall Ships 'Races (from 1973 to 2003: Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Races ) held every two years. In addition, sailing enthusiasts campaigned for Great Britain to have its own sailing ship for sail training purposes. The charity ( charity ) Sail Training Association subsequently received two subdivisions: the Sail Training Association Races (short STA Races dt .: STA regattas) continue hosted the Tall Ships' Races. The Sail Training Association Schooners (short STA Schooners dt .: STA saver ) operated two sailing ships - the savers and sister ships Sir Winston Churchill (launched 1966) and Malcolm Miller (launched in 1968) - on which Sail training programs were conducted.
In 2002 the STA Races became the International Sail Training Association (ISTA), which, despite its name, was still subordinate to the British "overall" STA; In 2003 their tasks - d. H. the organization of the Tall Ships' Races and other Sail Training events - taken over by the international organization Sail Training International . The STA Schooners decided at a general meeting on August 1, 2003, to rename itself to Tall Ships Youth Trust (German: Tall Ships Youth Foundation); Despite the new name, it can be described as the oldest organization dedicated to Sail Training. The two original ships were decommissioned in March and December 2000 and replaced by the Briggs Stavros S Niarchos (April 2000) and Prince William (April 2001). Since it was founded, the organization has carried out sail training trips for over 65,000 people.
In addition to the Sail Training Association, other Sail Training organizations had formed in Great Britain over the years. In the early 1970s, Lord Dulverton organized several meetings of these organizations so that they could compare their approaches and the handling of common difficulties. In addition to STA Schooners and STA Races, the organizations that came together at these first meetings also included the Royal Yachting Association, the Sports Council and the Sea Cadet Corps. After about three meetings, the participants decided to found an association and have the status of a charitable organization recognized. In 1972 the Association of Sea Training Organizations (ASTO) was founded. Today it represents 25 full members and 10 associate members who operate 55 sailing ships from a 10-meter sloop (one mast) to a 65-foot barque (barque) rich. It helps fund over 80,000 berths annually , including for disabled sailors.
New Zealand (1972)
The New Zealand foundation The Spirit of Adventure Trust was founded in 1972 by Lou Fisher to promote the personal development of young New Zealanders through Sail Training. Every year 1200 young New Zealanders take part in the foundation's activities.
Finland (1973)
In 1973 the Sail Training Association Finland was founded in Finland . To date, more than 12,500 young people have sailed on their ships.
USA (1973)
On April 3, 1973, the non-profit American Sail Training Association - ASTA for short - was founded in the USA . Today more than 250 ships are connected to the ASTA, including US ships such as the three-masted museum ship Star of India , but also several foreign ships such as the Indonesian Dewaruci and the Brazilian Cisne Branco . The ASTA organizes, among other things, the Tall Ships Challenge Series , a series of regattas, parades and maritime festivals that take place every three years alternately on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and the coasts of the Great Lakes of North America.
Portugal (1980)
The Portuguese Sail Training Association Associação Portuguesa de Treino de Vela ( Aporvela for short ) was founded in 1980 as a non-profit organization. Today she owns several sail training ships, including the Vera Cruz and the Boa Esperança , and she has worked with the International Sail Training Association (the predecessor of Sail Training International ) on several occasions to organize the tall ships' races from or to tall ships Organize Portugal.
Germany (1984)
In 1984 the Sail Training Association Germany - STAG or STAG eV for short - was founded in Germany based on the British model . According to his own account, his job is to look after German young people and adults as well as ship owners and port cities. He also financially supports young people who cannot fully pay for a Sail Training trip themselves. The STAG has over 5000 members. It is recognized as a non-profit association and a “corporation serving purposes particularly worthy of support according to Section 5 (1.9) KStG and as a carrier of free youth welfare in the state of Bremen”. According to STAG, 47 German ships (mainly two-masters and three-masters) are united in STAG, including the Alexander von Humboldt , the five traditional ships of the Clipper DJS association (e.g. the Amphitrite , built in 1887 ), the Roald Amundsen and the Royal Louise .
Canada (1984)
The Canadian Sail Training Association was founded in 1984. It has 18 ships - from a six-meter-long sloop (one-masted) to an 80-meter-long barquentine - and organizes a wide variety of sail training activities on and with these ships.
Netherlands (1985)
The Sail Training Association Netherlands was founded in 1985 to promote Sail Training for young Dutch people. Like other Sail Training Associations, it organizes activities and especially regattas for tall ships.
France (1990)
The organization Amis des Grands Voiliers - Sail Training Association France ( French / English: Friends of Tall Ships - Sail Training Association France), founded in 1990, is dedicated to sailing training in France. Its 400 members range from individuals to ship operators and organizations. The STA France represents 40 ships (e.g. the three- master Belem and the Slup Sereine ), organizes exhibitions and maritime events and helps - among other things through the quarterly Grands Voiliers Infos and a monthly newspaper - young French, sail training Find and participate in programs worldwide.
Poland (1993)
The Polish Sail Training Association Poland was founded in 1993 as the first Eastern European Sail Training Association . It now has more than 100 voting members as well as (not entitled to vote) the Maritime Academy of Gdynia (Maritime Academy of Gdynia, operator of Dar Młodzieży ), the Polish Navy (operator of ORP Iskra ), the Polish scout organization Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego (operator of Zawisza Czarny ) and the Polski Związek Żeglarski (Polish Yachting Association; operator of Kapitan Głowacki , ex Henryk Rutkowski ). STA Poland is the operator and co-owner of the three-masted Pogoria .
Other Sail Training Associations
In the remaining 90s and shortly after the turn of the millennium, other organizations emerged:
The Belgian Sail Training Association Belgium , founded in 1994, operates the organization's own ship T / S Williwaw , which it originally restored itself, and promotes Sail Training on other ships. The Danish Sail Training Association, founded in Denmark in 1996, has 30 members from Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands, including all ten sail training vessels in the country and five ports. In the same year the Sail Training Association Italy was founded in partnership between the Italian Navy and the Yacht Club Italiano to promote Sail Training. Through a wide range of partnerships with the navy as well as the owners and / or operators of other ships, the STA Italy can offer a diverse range of opportunities, some of which are heavily discounted or even free. She is also involved in an international fellow sailor exchange program. The Sail Training Association Sweden , which was founded in Sweden in 1998, includes several ports, the Swedish Navy and around 60 ships on which sail training takes place sometimes or continuously. The Norwegian Norwegian Sail Training Association (1999) has four membership categories, which include sail training ships, past and future ports for the Tall Ships' Races , individuals and organizations supporting the Norwegian STA, and corporations.
In 2001 the Sail Training Association Bermuda was founded after the success of the transatlantic regatta Tall Ships 2000 ; it promotes the participation of young people from Bermuda to international Sail Training offerings and is also working with the Bermuda Sloop Foundation (dt .: Bermuda Sloop together Foundation) to own Bermuda Sloop (certain type of Einmasters) for Sail -Training purposes to build. In Latvia, the Sail Training Association Latvia was founded in 2002. Its members include three owners and / or operators of ships and two yacht clubs. The STA Latvia is committed to getting other Latvian ship owners to participate in Sail Training and also promotes international Sail Training exchange programs. The Sail Training Association España , founded in Spain in 2003, includes all sail training ships in the country as well as the Spanish Navy and some ports.
The previous Sail Training Associations are thus still limited to the European, North American and Australian-New Zealand areas.
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Similar organizations in other countries
There are no official Sail Training Associations in Ireland and Russia, but their tasks are carried out by other organizations. These organizations are not umbrella organizations of national Sail Training Associations, but operate ships themselves, but instead of national Sail Training Associations, they are members of Sail Training International .
As early as 1968, Coiste an Asgard was founded in Ireland , which operates the two-master Asgard II used for sail training and promotes sail training for young Irish people. In Russia, sail training tasks are carried out by the State Admiral Makarow Academy , which operates the Russian ship Mir . The Academy works with Sail Training International for Russian Sail Training events.
See also
Web links
- Overview of all Sail Training Associations (on the website of Sail Training International )
- Internet pages of individual Sail Training Associations:
Individual evidence
- ↑ cf. Amis des Grands Voiliers - Sail Training Association France: Qu'est-ce que le Sail Training? ( French ) (accessed January 12, 2007)
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Tall Ships Youth Trust: About The Charity ( Memento of the original from February 25, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( Engl. ) (Accessed 12 January 2007)
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Sail Training International : National Sail Training Organizations ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed January 16, 2007)
- ↑ Aporvela: Aporvela ( Memento of the original from June 3, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( port. ) (accessed January 16, 2007)
- ^ A b Sail Training Association Germany : The association. Come aboard. ( Memento of the original from August 20, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed January 12, 2007)
- ↑ Sail Training Association Germany : Ship List ( Memento of the original from August 20, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed January 12, 2007)
