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Heideveld Youth Inspires Great Optimist Race Skippers – Sunday 8 October

  • Post author:The Little Optimist
  • Post published:08/10/2023
  • Post category:Blog/Charity/Sailing Academy

The courage and excitement of Reverent Vernon Bosch and the children from Heideveld Baptist Church, inspired the skippers that were practicing for the Great Optimist Race. The aim of the…

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St Joseph’s come sailing

  • Post author:The Little Optimist
  • Post published:29/06/2022
  • Post category:Blog/Sailing Academy

A special group of 10 lovely little souls arrived to take on some sailing therapy! We had the best day together.We are lucky to work with such organisations.Once the Sailing…

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Sentinel Ocean Alliance joins Optimist Trust

  • Post author:The Little Optimist
  • Post published:25/06/2022
  • Post category:Blog/Sailing Academy

A winters day spent right! On the canal with 8 excited and brilliant children from The Home of Hope! Our first group was the littler children from Home of Hope and…

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A big thank you from Home of Hope

  • Post author:The Little Optimist
  • Post published:23/06/2022
  • Post category:Blog/Sailing Academy

On behalf of our Home of Hope Family we would like to say a HUGE thank you to The Little Optimist Sailing Academy for inviting our children to an outing…

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Home of Hope second trip to Sail!

  • Post author:The Little Optimist
  • Post published:18/06/2022
  • Post category:Blog/Sailing Academy

A winters day spent right! On the canal with 8 excited and brilliant children from The Home of Hope! Our first group was the littler children from Home of Hope and…

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Sailing Academy Press Release

  • Post author:The Little Optimist
  • Post published:22/02/2022
  • Post category:Blog/Sailing Academy

Just when you thought the V&A Waterfront couldn't offer up anything more... an exciting new venue is set to open its doors next month at Battery Park. Cape Town’s premium…

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Sailing fun for Durbanville Children’s Home

  • Post author:The Little Optimist
  • Post published:13/12/2021
  • Post category:Blog/Charity/Charity Sailing Day/Sailing Academy

On the 9th December the kids of the Durbanville Children’s excitedly arrived at the Waterfront for their Sailing Therapy Day.  As they entered the conference room, their eyes lit up…

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Constantia Primary Sailing Therapy Day – 17/11/2021

  • Post author:The Little Optimist
  • Post published:25/11/2021
  • Post category:Blog/Charity Sailing Day/Sailing Academy

On the 17th November a group of Grade 3 learners from Constantia Primary could not wait for the home time bell to ring, as they were super excited for the…

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9 Miles Project Kids go Sailing

  • Post author:The Little Optimist
  • Post published:30/10/2021
  • Post category:Blog/Charity/Charity Sailing Day/Events/Sailing Academy

The kids from 9Miles Project arrived very excitedly at the Sailing Academy at the Waterfront on the 2nd November bright and early and ready for what the day had to…

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A BIG DAY FOR THE KIDS OF THE BIG ISSUE

  • Post author:The Little Optimist
  • Post published:21/10/2021
  • Post category:Blog/Charity/Sailing Academy

Despite a wet and chilly start to our Sailing Therapy Day on the 16th October 2021, it turned out to be a beautiful day full of sailing, learning, smiles, laughs,…

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2021 Sailing Therapy

  • Post author:The Little Optimist
  • Post published:25/02/2021
  • Post category:Blog/Sailing Academy

The Little Optimist Sailing Therapy Program is fun, educational and inspiring. We bring the sailing to the kids! At hospitals, schools or even a tidal pool. The program allows kids…

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Sailing Therapy

  • Post author:The Little Optimist
  • Post published:20/07/2020
  • Post category:Blog/Sailing Academy

If you could see their faces …….. #sailingtherapy with #thelittleoptimisttrust is the most unique and beautiful experience to witness. Marginalized kids experiencing the wonders of the world , the wind , nature , adventure…

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The Bertish Factor

  • Post author:The Little Optimist
  • Post published:08/04/2020
  • Post category:Blog/Events/Featured/Sailing Academy

What is it about these Bertish brothers? They spend half their lives trying to kill themselves and the other half saving the world. Or so it seems to us lesser…

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Sailing Academy Opening

  • Post author:The Little Optimist
  • Post published:12/03/2020
  • Post category:Blog/Featured/Sailing Academy

On the 10th of March 2020 we officially opened The Little Optimist Sailing Academy. Kids from St Joseph’s Children’s Home took part in sailing therapy while sponsors and friends joined…

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