Events scheduled for Wednesday 25 June 2025

Winds of Change - Sydney - Week 8

Time: Wed June 25, 10:00 am to Wed June 25, 1:00 pm

Passengers: 15
Crew: 7

WEEK 8 of 8 - The Winds of Change Youth Project opens a whole new world of challenge, skill development and discovery for young people who have disengaged from learning. By thinking beyond the paradigm of the classroom and didactic teaching, the Project offers a classroom of the future through the medium of sailing. THIS PROGRAM IS BY INVITATION ONLY TO CL3 OR ABOVE, Boat call time 9:00 am at CYCA

Winds of Joy - Geelong - AM

Time: Wed June 25, 10:00 am to Wed June 25, 12:00 pm

Passengers: 13
Crew: 8

The Winds of Joy program is an inclusive, safe space, designed to give young people with disabilities and disadvantaged youth an empowering and uplifting experience on the water. Participants are supported by skilled volunteer sailors, who will give students the opportunity to have hands-on experience with a large high performance yacht, specially fitted to accommodate wheelchairs.

Bookings require a minimum 7 maximum 13 people with at least 5 people living with disability or who are disadvatanged. The boat can fit up to 3 wheelchairs per sail. Our regular life jackets are designed for students 40kg and above, if you have students that weigh less than this, please let us know so we can properly equip our boat. For safety reasons, we require a 3/1 teacher to student ratio while on board.

To book this program please Sign Up on our website and login with your username and password.

If you are one of our authorised crew members and would like to crew, please follow the steps as per above and add your name to the crew list. All crew should register their intention at least 2 weeks prior to their intended sail and be at the boat 1 hour prior to the sail time listed for boat call

Wright of Passage - Geelong

Time: Wed June 25, 9:30 am to Wed June 25, 3:00 pm

Passengers: 6
Crew: 4

Making Waves Foundation Wright of Passage program is for young people between the ages of 15 to 18 who are looking for learning options outside of the classroom.

Participants work with our volunteer mentors in a stable workshop environment to construct sailing dinghies, kayaks, and similar projects. Through this process they build confidence, consistency and develop the positive attitudes and skills needed for their journey through education, training, and employment.

The program runs on Wednesdays and Thursdays across the school terms. Alternate Thursdays involve sailing training out on the harbour (no sailing in term 3 due to the weather).

THIS PROGRAM IS BY INVITATION ONLY, please email Matt Smyth (msmyth@makingwaves.au) if interested.

Wright of Passage - Sydney

Time: Wed June 25, 9:30 am to Wed June 25, 3:00 pm

Passengers: 6
Crew: 3

Making Waves Foundation Wright of Passage program is for young people between the ages of 15 to 18 who are looking for learning options outside of the classroom.

Participants work with our volunteer mentors in a stable workshop environment to construct sailing dinghies, kayaks, and similar projects. Through this process they build confidence, consistency and develop the positive attitudes and skills needed for their journey through education, training, and employment.

The program runs on Wednesdays and Thursdays across the school terms. Alternate Thursdays involve sailing training out on the harbour.

THIS PROGRAM IS BY INVITATION ONLY, please email Matt Smyth (msmyth@makingwaves.au) if interested.

Wright of Passage - Newcastle

Time: Wed June 25, 9:30 am to Wed June 25, 3:00 pm

Passengers: 6
Crew: 4

Making Waves Foundation Wright of Passage program is for young people between the ages of 15 to 18 who are looking for learning options outside of the classroom.

Participants work with our volunteer mentors in a stable workshop environment to construct sailing dinghies, kayaks, and similar projects. Through this process they build confidence, consistency and develop the positive attitudes and skills needed for their journey through education, training, and employment.

The program runs on Wednesdays and Thursdays across the school terms. Alternate Thursdays involve sailing training out on the harbour (no sailing in term 3 due to the weather).

THIS PROGRAM IS BY INVITATION ONLY, please email Matt Smyth (msmyth@makingwaves.au) if interested.