In cooperation with the Danish Sail Training Association
Join The WIND Challenge and have an adventure of a lifetime!
Sail tall ships: Wylde Swan or Gulden Leeuw, from Den Helder to Rostock with a crew of international young people. Learn to sail, explore the North Sea coast and make international friends!
WIND: Windseeker Intercultural Navigation & Discovery is more than an exchange, more than a race, and more than a sailing adventure. It’s a project created by young people, for young people. It is not a single journey, but rather a series of events with different themes – so that everyone’s voice can be heard, every vision brought to life. There are two legs on different ships, connected by the values of youth participation, inclusivity, and sustainability. All of that supported by a Sail Training program on board impressive tall ships – WIND is a truly unique project!
When you sign up, we will send you a short form with questions about your hopes and expectations. Your answers will help us shape the project, and if you’re up for it, you can take it one step further and join the team of young people to build the programme together.
Join us now, and help to shape the journey!
Route: Den Helder (Netherlands) – Rostock (Germany)
Dates: 25 July – 4 August 2027
Cost: € 1375 (excludes travel to Den Helder and back from Rostock)
For more information contact Louise Kjøller Olsen at louise_olsen_98[at]hotmail.com
WYLDE SWAN
Country: Netherlands
Length: 62 m
Number of trainees: 34
Languages on board: English
Ages: 15-25
You will sleep in a bunk or hammock in a common area.
Available diets: regular (meat), vegetarian, gluten-free, lactose-intolerant, (some) allergies.
Participating countries: Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, and Norway.
GULDEN LEEUW
Country: Netherlands
Length: 70 m
Number of trainees: 50
Languages on board: English
Ages: 15-25
You will sleep in a bunk in a common area.
Available diets: regular (meat), vegetarian, gluten-free, lactose-intolerant, (some) allergies.
Participating countries: Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden.
Dinghy
No money? No worries! The Windseeker Dinghy will help you to get on board.
More than just a fundraising program, Dinghy is a personal development Journey, which results in raising the funds to join a Tall Ship sailing adventure. The Dinghy is an experience on its own, and a great preparation for the life on board.
Proven successful in other Sail Training projects, Dinghy gives you insight into your capabilities, connects you to other trainees, empowers you to push through, and enables you to work your way to being a Windseeker on a Tall Ship.
Learn more