Greenock Telegraph | News | Ahoy, shipmates

Saturday, 10th January, 2009

Published: Wednesday, 15th May, 2002 00:00

Ahoy, shipmates

A VOYAGE of a lifetime is coming up for young people training in Inverclyde.

They will take to the high seas in July for a Sail Training Association trip aboard the Tall Ship Prince William.

The magnificent seven are being sponsored by Scottish Enterprise Renfrewshire (SER) to become part of the crew for a journey from Greenock, through the Hebrides and around the north coast of Scotland to dock in Dundee.

They are all trainees on Skillseekers or Modern Apprenticeship programmes with local organisations.

They are David Frame (18) from Port Glasgow, based at Argyll Training; Kevin Pearson (16) of Greenock (Unity Enterprise Ltd); Campbell McDougall (18) of Greenock (Construction Industry Training Board); Eunice Quigley (19) of Gourock (IBM); Luis de Sancha (18) of Largs (James Watt College); Stephanie Nelson (18) of Port Glasgow (Unity); and David Alford (22) of Greenock (Royal Bank of Scotland).

A spokeswoman for SER said: "The event is designed to enhance the personal development of young people aged 16 to 24.

"The challenging experience of crewing such a large sailing ship on the high seas will develop their leadership, motivation, organisation and teamwork skills."

The seven were chosen after a rigorous selection process.

SER's head of skills, Dougie Somner, said: "This is an opportunity of a lifetime for these young people.

"We know from our previous experience of supporting this event what a huge positive impact it has on the lives of young people, and we are delighted to support it."

Association chairman, Malcolm Jones, said: "We take 48 young people at a time. We take them through a personal development programme."

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