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TALL SHIPS ADVENTURE

Equipping youth for the future through sail training adventures.

SAIL TRAINING ORGANIZATION OF THE YEAR
2024

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. 

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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:

  • Never leaving a young person ashore for lack of funds

  • Never having a ship alongside if she could be sailing

  • Never sailing with an empty berth

  • Encouraging excellence, not sameness

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WHAT TO EXPECT

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Life
 
Skills

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Tall Ship
Sailing

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Lasting 
Friendships

An
Unforgettable
Experience

Meet the Crew

Earn High School Credits

Meet the Fleet

Work With Us

ONE OF THE TOP 6 SAILING SUMMER CAMPS BY SUMMER CAMP HUB

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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Are you ready for the summer adventure of a lifetime?

SHIP LIFE GALLERY

 I learned very many important things that will help me in life.  The first thing I learned is teamwork. I discovered how important it is to have teamwork aboard the ship and how much a crew matters to the captain when helming such a tall ship. The second thing I learned was responsibility. As I got more experienced, I was given more important tasks. I learned how to be a leader and make good decisions. Another thing I learnt how to handle challenges. Life on ship was sometimes hard because of the weather and other problems. I learned to deal with them and not give up easily. I also got to meet people from all over the world. Learning about Myself. Living with different people made me understand myself better. I feel more confident and aware of my strengths and weaknesses. And lastly problem-solving. The ship taught me how to find creative solutions to problems. 

Mathew, 2023

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ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR  TALL SHIP ADVENTURE?
REGISTER NOW!

BYTOWN BRIGANTINE INC. 

Office: 613-596-6258

registrar@tallshipsadventure.org

2700 Queensview Drive

Ottawa, ON K2B 8H6

Charity Registration #118822253 RR 0001

HST #188 22253

Copyright © 2024 Bytown Brigantine Inc.

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