Her place aboard Helen Mary R in this year’s offshore expedition to France was sponsored by St Mawes Sailing Club. Now venturer Suki is giving back by raising funds to help send another young person to sea in 2026. How? In her Dip a Day challenge, Suki will swim inRead More »A dip a day throughout October to raise funds for RYST
We’re grateful as ever to St Mawes Sailing Club for their superb organisation of the Percuil Regatta in August, which raised £2,400 for RYST. Perfect wind and weather resulted in a great turnout of 42 boats. Thank you to everyone who donated prizes for the wonderful raffle and thanks toRead More »Percuil Regatta raises £2400 for RYST
Big thanks to Jemma Glass and Simon Stallard of The Hidden Hut, Porthcurnick Beach, for hosting a fund-raising feast night for RYST in August. Their kindness is especially appreciated as August is a busy time and their feast nights are very popular. No surprise that all 80 places sold like…well,Read More »Paella feast night at The Hidden Hut raises £3000 for RYST
She’s hiked, not just one, but two mountains to raise money for RYST: Snowdon (1,085m), the highest in Wales and Ben Nevis (1,345m), the highest in the entire British Isles. 16-year-old Rose took part in this year’s offshore sailing expedition to France on Helen Mary R. Her aim in doingRead More »Helen Mary R 2025 venturer climbs Snowdon and Ben Nevis for RYST
In possibly the most energetic RYST fund-raise to date, a member of Team Helen Mary R 2024 has walked the whole of the Cornish coast path from Bude to Plymouth, finishing his 16-day, 333-mile hike on 8 August. Luca Wilding averaged over 20 miles a day: strenuous work given allRead More »Luca Wilding climbs two Everests for RYST
Our offshore sailing voyages are funded through the generosity of mainly local individuals and organisations, each sponsoring a place on board. But at least one place each year is paid for by venturers’ own fund-raising efforts. Here are two current examples. Luca A member of Team Helen Mary R 2024,Read More »What goes around comes around
A huge thank-you to newly-weds Mr and Mrs Preston for this charming message received in the run-up to their wedding at St Just in Roseland. “Dear RYST Team, we’re getting married next weekend and, as part of our celebrations, we’ve decided to collect donations at the church (St Just) forRead More »Congratulations!
Bank holiday Sunday’s Percuil Regatta was once again a lovely event, with several generations of several families all out sailing. With the wind forecast to increase by lunchtime it was decided to go ahead straight away and shorten the course to just one round if necessary. The wind increased earlyRead More »Percuil Regatta bridges generation gap
Two original paintings donated by local artist Yvonne Fuller have raised £1,300 for the Trust. At an auction held at the close of this year’s St Mawes Sailing Club’s Junior Race Week on Friday 23 August, Paul and Carolyn Lowenstein’s winning bid exceeded the guide price by £300. The beautifulRead More »Auction of paintings raises £1300
Acclaimed local artist Yvonne Fuller has kindly donated two beautiful paintings to raise money for the Trust. There’s still time to snap them up, but you’ll have to be quick. The watercolours, which are scenes of St Mawes Sailing Club’s Junior Sail Training Race Week 2021, have been on displayRead More »Last chance to acquire two original watercolours in support of RYST