UKSA

Over £3.7m has been raised to build the new accommodation centre which will enable an additional 3,000 children and young people to visit UKSA each year

The money goes to UKSA to fund their ‘Test the Water’ programme offering Year Six Island children a chance to spend half a day at UKSA taking part in a sailing or watersports session.

The charity premiere event raised 50% more than the first event that took place in 2015, bringing on over £4,500 for Isle of Wight charity, UKSA.

Word reached OnTheWight yesterday that Richard Thornton was leaving UKSA. They've now confirmed to us he'll be leaving for the New Year.

Cowes youth charity UKSA has become the first yacht training establishment to secure UCAS Accreditation on a professional maritime course.

UKSA was the only IW organisation to benefit from the Police Commissioner’s £138,000 Protecting People and Places fund.

This is the first of its kind to be installed on the Island. The £50,000 grant helped UKSA as well as the Island company who fitted it.

UKSA say they expect the redundancies to affect 10% of their permanent workforce.

UKSA is looking for new recruits for the Cowes Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Award as the current group have completed their programme.

How encouraging to hear these nine young people making a positive change in their lives. Best of luck to them all in the future.

Best of luck to all those taking part in the race, it should be an amazing experience.