
LEARN TO SAIL A TALL SHIP
Step aboard a tall ship and experience. As a trainee, you’ll work alongside our professional crew — taking the helm, charting a course, hauling lines, climbing aloft to furl sails, and helping in the galley. You’ll learn by doing, building teamwork, confidence, and leadership skills every day.
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No sailing experience needed — just a spirit of adventure! Living and working together on the water, trainees discover what it means to rely on each other, overcome real challenges, and gain independence that lasts long after they return to shore.
All voyages are fully supervised— and safety is spliced into all aspects of our program.
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A Beacon of Maritime Excellence: Ottawa’s Bytown Brigantine, “Tall Ships Adventure” for Youth Wins Prestigious Sail Training Organization of the Year Award from Sail Training International. Read more.
OUR MISSION
We aspire to provide education, training, a demanding environment that inspires young people to develop qualities of leadership and self-reliance through the medium of sailing tall ships.​
BYTOWN BRIGANTINE IS COMMITTED TO:
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Never leaving a young person ashore for lack of funds
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Never having a ship alongside if she could be sailing
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Never sailing with an empty berth
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Encouraging excellence, not sameness

WHAT TO EXPECT
Life
Skills
Tall Ship
Sailing
Lasting
Friendships
An
Unforgettable
Experience

Meet the Crew
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We're so excited to have our adventures recognized as some of the best in the world of sailing. Read the article here!






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