This is an independent QBE Education Project
Founded by Will Sutherland and Aiglon Alumni
MISSION STATEMENT
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ETHOS MATTERS
THE PROJECT
FINANCE
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LIFETIME FAMILY MEMBERSHIP OF THE QBE EDUCATION FOUNDATION
FOR AS LITTLE AS £500 - US $800
“Furthering the Ethos of the Alumni and run on Severn Guiding Principles...."
Term Study Courses and Discovery Holiday Courses Afloat for your Children, Relations, and Friends in our true expedition tradition. Life skills, project studies, and all the disciplines that go with sailing expeditions.
We used the mountains in the summer for walking, climbing, camping, and learning to look after ourselves in a rugged environment. In the winter the students all donned their skis and took their expertise to the highest standards in all the skiing disciplines, including ski mountaineering.
The sea can offer comparable opportunities. It can provide that little bit of wet hardship and a tremendous feeling of accomplishment. Whether we are sailing small dinghies of larger boats we never go out without learning something new about the sea, seamanship, nature, or the weather. More importantly we learn about ourselves and our relationships with our fellow seafarers or team members.
Our course will be fun and will allow your Children to understand and appreciate the educational ethos as we see it, to learn life skills, and to appreciate the ocean environment by living, studying and working together on a beautiful, traditional, and safe Pilot Cutter. Learning to be an expert sailor and navigator is an additional by-product.
Our Appeal - We need your help by supporting this project and becoming a Founder Member: We are in the process of purchasing two identical and unique, historic craft which sail beautifully and are renowned for their seaworthiness. Being equipped with the latest IT and communications devices, will enable students to study their course work, research projects, or write a thesis, whilst in video contact with teachers and lecturers back at base.
Infinity & Eternity – two unique, identical, historic Pilot Cutters. We have two bases, one in Dartmouth UK near the Royal Naval College and the other on the opposite side of the English channel in Saint-Malo France. The boats will usually sail together and are capable of taking students round Europe, or down into the Mediterranean, or across the Atlantic.
The Foundation directs and manages educational opportunities, both for students and teachers. The students will sail with fully qualified young skipper/teachers who have been trained by Will Sutherland - Teacher and RYA Ocean Yachtmaster. Everyone pays a little, but the Foundation will be able to generate funds through sales of courses, sponsorship packages, and memberships, and to distribute these funds by way of bursaries and scholarships as it so deems fit. Thus we are adding another string to the our bow and providing a marketing tool par excellence, whilst offering students a unique opportunity to grow.
Benefits to the members:
By becoming a founder member and you will benefit from opportunities to:
1. Send your children, or nominate other children related to you, to go on our life changing courses at greatly reduced costs;
2. Attend functions, seminars, reunions, and even to take a course yourself;
3. Use your vote to elect the board members who run the Foundation;
4. Help direct and set up courses tailored to the needs of the young students around you; and
5. Above all, assist in setting up a leading edge opportunity which will be a life changing experience for many students.
If after 5 years you want to leave the Foundation, you can withdraw your joining payment. If the Foundation is doing well you may collect interest on your initial payment when you leave.
The Need is Urgent: We have to pay for these boats in the next month. Some funds have been provided by Alumni loans, and by W.S. and his business partners. The Foundation Members listed below have paid and signed up to launch the project.
Join Now: £500 or US $800 buys a membership – you can buy as many as you like in multiples of the above amounts.
Send an email requesting membership, and your postal address to ws@qbeglobal.net
Send funds to QBE Education –
Nat West Bank UK – Sort Code: 60-10-26 Account No. 10102914
You will receive a receipt, a membership certificate and be kept informed of the progress and set up of the Foundation. You will also have opportunities to express your opinion on the development of the courses, and to vote on important decisions, and to take part and go for a sail.
Joined so far:
Nancy & George Hartogensis
Nino Zamero
Jennie Hinde
Iain Barraclough
Erik Friedl
Peter Lerman
Steve Conger
Dave Fudge
Jeremy McWilliam
Bahman Azarm
Dennis Yuzenas
David Temple
Staff sponsored by members of the Alumni:
Will Sutherland
Derek Berry (wherever he is)
Gordon Dyke (In memory)