OUR TALENTED sailor Callum Leach is living proof that dreams really can come true as he prepares to set sail on the adventure of a lifetime. At 16 years old he left school early with no qualifications and spiralled into a young life of drug taking and drinking. Homeless, he founded himself in a hostel…
SAILING with dolphins swimming alongside, negotiating winds gusting up to force eight and conquering sea sickness – 11 Grimsby-area youngsters experienced a unique maritime journey as part of events to mark our tenth anniversary. The young people, whose ages range from 15 to 24, travelled by minibus to Plymouth where our yacht was moored –…
THE first dedicated veterans programme being run in Cleethorpes by CatZero is being hailed a success by ex-serviceman Steve Sanigar. Steve is one of a group of ex-military personnel who are part-way through the Veterans programme. Attended by a mixture of south and north bank participants, it is based at The Knoll in Cleethorpes –…
AN International race featuring some of the world’s most experienced sailors and 388 boats, was completed in record time by a Humber-based yacht and its crew – with around half being rookie team members. CatZero, the 72ft Challenge yacht owned by the charity of the same name, takes on the biannual Rolex Fastnet Challenge to…
A CLASSROOM in the woods will be enjoyed by school children, thanks to a group of veterans who are currently taking part in the first ever North/South Humber CatZero programme for former Armed Forces personnel. Based at The Knoll, in Cleethorpes, the funded course takes unemployed veterans on a journey of discovery as they look…
A sunny day with record-breaking July temperatures saw a group of young CatZero participants arrive at Grimsby’s Weelsby Woods to enjoy a day of team-building – and fun! The introductory event marked the start of a summer NEETS programme for young people, which will include the fantastic opportunity to be crew members on a long-sail…
HE has conquered ‘The Wall’ – and now our director of sailing Danny Watson has his sights set on next year and what he is going to do to end a series of annual challenges, which have raised thousands of pounds for charity. Danny finished an impressive 37th out of 830 competitors in the 2019…
We were delighted to welcome Hull West and Hessle MP Emma Hardy for a tour of our yacht – and she was full of praise for our innovate and alternative approach to supporting young people. With a background in education and teaching, Emma is keen to find out more about regional organisations that work towards…
CATZERO is delighted that its chair of trustees and one of its three founders, Mr James Dick, OBE, DL, has been appointed as the new Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire. He will succeed The Hon. Dame Susan Cunliffe-Lister, DCVO, who will step down in November after 14 years as The Queen’s representative…
VETERANS, some who exit the services and feel like ‘rudderless ships’, are being offered free places on our first ever course running for ex-military personnel in North and North East Lincolnshire. Unemployed veterans, either fulltime or reserves, are now being urged to apply. Benefits will not be affected and those on military pensions who are…