Since spring 2019, Ships2Shores has engaged 7,000+ young people to explore coastlines and waterways across Canada. Through sailing, tall ship voyages and real-need community projects, S2S provides youth with key skills that they will use at home, school and work throughout their lives.

Ships2Shores’ goal is to reduce barriers to sail training enabling youth to experience the many benefits associated with sailing experience such as pre-employment training, team work, resiliency, confidence and caring for oneself and each other.

Created for this very purpose, the S2S Sailing Access Fund  supports youth who would otherwise not be able to experience the adventure and wonder of sail training by covering some or all travel and program costs.

As the Ships2Shores initiative is youth-led, we invite young people to join our National Youth Leadership Team for a great opportunity to inspire peers and lead some of the project’s exciting and change-making activities.

Participation includes 120 hours of community service: 60 hours on the voyage planning and initiating the project, 50 hrs completing the project in the community and 10 hours reflecting, evaluating, summarizing, documenting.