Trinity House
By partnering with Trinity House, we want to support young people in developing nautical skills.
Trinity House is a charity dedicated to safeguarding shipping and seafarers, providing education, support and welfare to the seafaring community with a statutory duty as a General Lighthouse Authority to deliver a reliable, efficient and cost-effective aids to navigation service for the benefit and safety of all mariners.
Their mission is to promote maritime safety and education and, with their support, we have been able to develop high-quality activities for the Nautical Skills Staged Activity Badge, Sailing Staged Activity Badge and Paddle Sports Staged Activity Badge.
These fun and engaging activities will educate more young about water safety, maritime traditions and how to safely take part in activities on the water. They help young people take an active role in all facets of being on the water, and do so in a safe and responsible manner where risk is managed; building all the skills necessary to also obtain RYA qualifications with a view to encouraging young people to consider maritime careers.
The safety of shipping and the well-being of seafarers have been the prime concerns of Trinity House since being incorporated by Royal Charter in 1514.
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Activities
Mooring merchants
Master some nautical knots and learn about international trade as we become meeting place merchants.
Ages: 10½ to 14 | Takes: 45 minutes
Run this activityBuoyancy aid relays
Get ready for water activities by practising buoyancy aid skills.
Ages: 6 to 10½ | Takes: 10 minutes
Run this activityWhipping into shape
Look after your rope and it’ll look after you. Learn how to care for the ends of rope with whippings and splices.
Ages: 10½ to 18 | Takes: 45 minutes
Run this activityFly the flag
Develop that nautical knot knowledge and practise pioneering as we make flagpoles to hoist the colours.
Ages: 8 to 18 | Takes: 45 minutes
Run this activityFlare fact finders
Learn about marine distress signals and VHF radio from an expert and discover if anyone has a flair for flares!
Ages: 10½ to 18 | Takes: 4 hours
Run this activityWild wind
Find out how to tell a fresh breeze from a near gale in this game about the Beaufort scale.
Ages: 10½ to 14 | Takes: 30 minutes
Run this activityPrepare to paddle
Start your paddle sport journey with your first taster session.
Ages: 8 to 18 | Takes: 4 hour
Run this activityAdvanced paddle sports
Take your paddling skills to the next level, choose which path to go down and paddle your way there.
Ages: 10½ to 18 | Takes: 6 hours
Run this activityNautical navigator
Keep track of your position out at sea by obtaining a fix and using a dead reckoning.
Ages: 10½ to 18 | Takes: 4 hours
Run this activityWater you taking?
Decide what equipment you’d take out on the water, and dash between ‘take’ and ‘leave’ to get it there.
Ages: 6 to 10½ | Takes: 10 minutes
Run this activityTeam kit review
Learn about the equipment you need for a water activity and build team togetherness.
Ages: 8 to 10½ | Takes: 20 minutes
Run this activityShip-tac-toe
Learn about water safety with this special game of noughts and crosses.
Ages: 8 to 14 | Takes: 20 minutes
Run this activityDo moor, be more
See how less can be moor and which knots not to knot in this boat-parking practice run.
Ages: 8 to 14 | Takes: 25 minutes
Run this activityThrow bag grab
Show a person in need that you’ve got this one in the bag, by mastering this crucial rescue technique on land.
Ages: 10½ to 18 | Takes: 15 minutes
Run this activityPin the propeller on the powerboat
Learn what goes where on watercraft in this take on the classic party game.
Ages: 8 to 14 | Takes: 15 minutes
Run this activityFashion a fender
Braid some brilliant boat bumpers from the right sort of rope as we whip up some fancy fenders.
Ages: 8 to 18 | Takes: 45 minutes
Run this activityShip shape
Make sure your water activity prep is watertight by mastering watercraft maintenance and how to spot what to fix.
Ages: 10½ to 18 | Takes: 6 hours
Run this activityWhen tides collide
Find out what makes the highest high and the lowest low in this game of tidal flow.
Ages: 10½ to 14 | Takes: 30 minutes
Run this activityEither oar
Continue learning and developing your paddle sports skills with the next step in your journey.
Ages: 10½ to 18 | Takes: 4 hours
Run this activityMariners’ maps and mishaps
Tell stories from the high seas and learn to plot voyages on nautical charts.
Ages: 10½ to 18 | Takes: 1 hour 30 minutes
Run this activityTie the tarp
Practise your knot-tying skills and prepare for water activities with this fast-paced team game.
Ages: 8 to 14 | Takes: 25 minutes
Run this activityPaddle power
An active game that gets everyone warming up the muscles used when paddling.
Ages: 6 to 10½ | Takes: 10 minutes
Run this activityPaddle pile-up
Can you choose the right items for canoeing or kayaking in different types of weather?
Ages: 6 to 10½ | Takes: 25 minutes
Run this activityGet afloat
Build a boat and find the perfect place to sail it.
Ages: 6 to 10½ | Takes: 40 minutes
Run this activitySeafaring scenes
Create nautical narratives from your aquatic adventure kit as we learn how to be safe at sea!
Ages: 8 to 14 | Takes: 45 minutes
Run this activityWhistle while you work
Pipe out instructions with a boatswain’s whistle as we learn how sailors at sea share nautical messages.
Ages: 8 to 14 | Takes: 25 minutes
Run this activityPort pilots
Use sound to get around, as we look at the nautical navigation of tricky tides, coursing currents and packed ports.
Ages: 8 to 14 | Takes: 30 minutes
Run this activityHoist the colours
Whether you’re opening a Sea Scout meeting or leading a ceremony, have a go at hoisting the colours to say hello.
Ages: 10½ to 18 | Takes: 5 minutes
Run this activityBuild a bottle boat
Learn some basic sailing terminology in this bottle-based, boat building bonanza.
Ages: 10½ to 14 | Takes: 45 minutes
Run this activityRules of the nautical road
Find out who has right of way on the waves and learn about the International Regulations for Preventing Collision at Sea.
Ages: 10½ to 14 | Takes: 1 hour
Run this activityFor river and beyond
Take control of your paddle sports experience. Plan everything you need and learn as you go.
Ages: 10½ to 18 | Takes: 4 hours
Run this activityMoving with the tides
Learn the basics of nautical navigation and design active games to put your knowledge to the test.
Ages: 10½ to 18 | Takes: 1 hour
Run this activityPerson overboard
Feel confident about capsize and person overboard drills with these dry land dramas.
Ages: 6 to 10½ | Takes: 30 minutes
Run this activityCaptain’s coming
Warm up for a day on the water and learn some sailing terminology in this energising game.
Ages: 6 to 14 | Takes: 10 minutes
Run this activityWhich craft?
Learn about different types of watercraft by working together to sort images into different categories.
Ages: 6 to 10½ | Takes: 30 minutes
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