This in from the Girls for Sail team. Ed
As Sir Alan Sugar begins the search for his next business recruit Girls For Sail, the long established women-only sail training and holiday company, is hunting for theirs.
Girls For Sail founder Annie O’Sullivan said today that the Cowes-based company is looking for a new member of the team to join the ten-strong crew who run Britain and Europe’s only ladies sailing company.
And she’s promised she’ll utter Sir Alan’s immortal line from the hit BBC show ‘You’re Hired’ to the candidate who wows her with their willingness to learn the ropes – literally!
Relocate to the Caribbean?
Annie also revealed that the role could be based in the Caribbean on the island of St. Lucia, making this possibly the UK’s most glamorous apprenticeship.
Girls For Sail celebrates fifteen years training women to sail and race in the UK, across the Atlantic and in the Caribbean. Thousands of women have learned to sail with the firm since its launch in 1999.
Room for one more onboard
Now according to Annie there is a space for a new apprentice to jump aboard and be taken through the highly regarded Royal Yachting Association training scheme all with the support of the Girls For Sail team.
Award-winning RYA instructor and mentor Annie said:
“It’s imperative to me to make sure that we continue to be able to encourage women into sailing. And that includes supporting women into sailing as a career as well as enjoying it as the wonderful sport that it is.
“We are devoted to helping women discover the freedom and exhilaration of sailing for themselves in all its forms and that includes starting at the bottom and working their way up to gain full skipper’s accreditation.
“Being a Girls for Sail apprentice is hard work but it is fantastic fun. There really is no better way to learn than by being on one of our boats and seeing how our incredible skippers cope with everyday challenges as well as ensuring that all the maintenance and safety gear is in place.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking to work in a totally engaging industry with a growing company committed to staff development.”
Hot Stuff
Girls for Sail skipper Sarah Waters has delivered Girls for Sail’s yacht Hot Stuff to Gran Canaria in preparation for the ARC transAtlantic crossing to St. Lucia in November. Sarah began her training with the Isle of Wight firm as an apprentice at the firm’s base at Shepherd’s Wharf Marina.
Sarah, 30, first encountered Girls For Sail as a customer, but loved sailing so much she joined as an apprentice. She has worked with GFS to become a fully qualified ocean-going sailor.
Sarah said:
“Joining Girls for Sail is the best thing I’ve ever done. I’m about to take a wonderful crew of ladies across the Atlantic. Then we’ll stay at Girls for Sail’s island home in St. Lucia. Really, what could be better? I find teaching women to sail so very rewarding and I hope we find the next apprentice who will enjoy this as much as I do.”
Annie added:
“Sarah is a prime example of what one of our apprentices can achieve. We want to be able to make sure that someone else achieves that same sense of personal satisfaction when they join us.”
For more information about the role please contact Girls For Sail on 01983 282867.
