For the 3rd weekend (and the last) we're fundraising at Tresaith Mariners Regatta and Beach Party. Helping to support young people this season to develop employability skills and improve their mental health through outdoor learning at sea ⛵️

Seeing wildlife makes our voyages even more special 🐬 #ChallengeWales #WalesTallShip #Sailing #GapYear #OceanLiteracy

Good Morning from Plymouth. It's been goodbye to one group of young people and yesterday a new group joined us 👋

Happy International Youth Day celebrating change makers and young leaders making a positive difference.

First youth residential of 2025 done ✔️🤗 🗣Communication skills and confidence boosted 👏 Developed teamwork skills 🔥 Stepped out of their comfort zone ⛵️ An opportunity to put sail training and personal development onto their CV's Well done everyone. Aged 16-25? Come and join us!

Today is World Oceans Day 🌎 1) We wouldn't be able to do our outdoor learning at sea programme without the Ocean 2) We wouldn't be able to breathe without the Ocean 3) No 2 is the most important 💙 #Sailing #sailtraining #WalesTallShip

After 115 days away, we are back in Penarth Marina ready to start our sailing season. ⛵️ It's been a tough, emotional few months of maintenance, but we're glad to be back🤗

Our first adult milebuilder of the year done ✔️ Our big boat sailing experiences like these help fund our innovative youth work? Why not find out more and join us? www.challengewales.org ⛵️

We loved being part of #RYACymru Women in Marine walk in #CardiffBay this week. Talking pathways into the marine sector, issues and barriers and microplastics and ocean literacy.

Did you know? Our adult big boat sailing adventures help fund our youth work enabling us to transform even more young lives in a positive way. With our first adult adventure starting this month, why not come and join us⛵️ www.challengewales.org

Well done to our epic fundraiser who finished the marathon in an amazingly quick time while also hitting his fundraising target!! Congratulations 🎊

We're cheering on our London Marathon fundraiser today who has already run 13 miles!!! That's epic and lucky for us as his fundraising will help us transform more young lives through outdoor learning. Keep going Victor! 📣🏃‍♂️🏁🇬🇧⛵️

We love being citizen scientists. We love learning about the ocean. We love learning about sustainability. We love sharing this with groups and individuals who jump onboard our boat, Challenge Wales. Fancy it? 🌎⛵️

We ran another RYA First Aid course today at our office. Well done to all our participants and a great reminder to learn about the importance of knowing first aid. 🤕

Comic Relief supported Challenge Wales to reopen after Covid. Happy Red Nose Day! In the past we're sure we've had the biggest red nose in Penarth, if not Wales. 😂 #Fundraising #RedNoseDay #Charity

We recently held our first Volunteers Conference; a day of sharing knowledge, learning and youth work in practice. Wow, what a great vibe!! 👏🎉 Thanks to the @wcvacymru.bsky.social Volunteering in Wales grant that made it happen! ✔️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Happy International Women's Day ⛵️ Our outdoor activities bring empowerment, adventure and personal development to create a positive change. 👍

We've dropped anchor today at the #YouthWorkConference25 in #Cardiff today. We're part of the conversation shaping the future of youth work & helping young people. It's about: partnerships, fostering inclusion, skills development & youth engagement ✔️ #YouthWorkInWales

The Welsh Dragon Rises: it's no mean feat lifting our vessel out of the water for essential annual maintenance and survey. It takes financial and human resources to ensure we continue to operate safely! #YouthWorkAtSea

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🌏 We love being Citizen Scientists and bringing STEM subjects to life. It's part of our transformative, outdoor learning programme. Why not join us in 2025? Why not collaborate with us? www.challengewales.org

We love a #training exercise with the Coastguard. It's an opportunity for both of us to learn and a great experience for our #volunteers.

The UK Sail Training industry came together today for its annual conference. 🎉 It's outward bound on the water and we're not going to be one of the best kept secrets of transformative personal development anymore! 👋

A stormy day today so we stayed snuggled up in Penarth Marina...doing maintenance. 👍 Video taken at Jacksons Bay, Barry Island close to our home port. ⛵️

A busy day at the office trying to stay alive! #FirstAid

Did you know we recruit volunteers year-round? Tonight it was another volunteer induction. Fancy it?

It's goodbye 👋 to the New Year, and hello to important maintenance tasks 🛠⛵️. We're now on the hunt 👀for maintenance volunteers who can help year round but in particular from Jan- March 2025. Fancy putting your hand to trying something different? #Volunteering

Thank you to everyone who has been part of our 2024 journey. #AdventureTherapy #SailTraining #MentalHealth #Volunteering #YouthWorkWales

Seas 'N' Greetings 🎄 Nadolig Llawen 🎅 Merry Christmas ☃️ From all at Challenge Wales | Wales Tall Ship ⛵️

A big THANK YOU to Barratt David Wilson Homes South Wales for the £1,500 donation. It will help us to continue to transform young lives through outdoor learning at sea ⛵️ #SailTraining #WalesTallShip #EmployabilitySkills

We recently celebrated our volunteers who had collectively donated over 10,000 hours of their time this year 🤜🎊. Our volunteers helped make a difference to the lives of young people supporting them on transformative personal development journeys - THANK YOU 😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿⛵️

Our Black Fridays might be different to the one you're thinking of! 🤣⛵️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 When we sail at night we get to see the stars (unless it's cloudy) and appreciate the little things around us...like a hot chocolate on deck. Come and join us & see for yourself. www.challengewales.org

Oh yes, don't be fooled if it's looking sunny when you jump onboard 🤣⛵️. Sometimes we see all four seasons in a day. Sometimes we see all four seasons in a day!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #Sailing #SailTraining #LeadershipDevelopment #BristolChannel

Our first post, and it's #WelshCharitiesWeek 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #OutdoorLearning #OutdoorEducation #SailTraining #YouthWorkAtSea #TransformingYoungLives #Penarth #Cardiff #CardiffBay