When you choose a virtual gift from our wish list for someone, you make a donation to the JST in their name. You will not actually receive, say, a bit of rope or a plank of wood. You will get a gift certificate to present to the recipient, while the JST uses the money donated.
It costs us £7,000 a day to run both of our specially designed accessible tall ships. Help keep us and our charitable mission afloat this year and take your pick from some of these great gift ideas:
Rope
Product Code: SG09
Price: £5.00
Description:
We have 14km of rope aboard each ship – each fathom is £5.00 and needs to be replaced regularly, costing up to £1,400 a year. Donate as many fathoms as you like and help us keep our rigging ship shape!
Teak for the Deck
Product Code: SG10
Price: £20
Description:
A metre of teak costs us £20. Over the next year we will be replacing the bridge deck on Lord Nelson. Your £20 gift will help us keep our feet on firm ground, whatever the weather!
Medical Supplies
Product Code: SG11
Price: £60
Description:
Medical supplies cost £120 per month. A donation of £60 would ensure everyone’s bumps and bruises are well looked after- not to mention a good supply of seasickness pills!
Nautical Charts
Product Code: SG12
Price: £150
Description:
Charts cost each ship £1,800 a year. A £150 donation will mean that for one ship, a month's chart costs are covered and more importantly we can keep our charts updated and accurate.
A Voyage Subsidy
Product Code: SG13
Price: £300
Description:
Subsidising each and every voyage costs us approx £300 per person per voyage. Help the JST give someone the ultimate present; a life changing adventure.
Plates & Bowls
Product Code: SG03
Price: £25
Description:
Our dinner plates, side plates and bowls get a bit of a battering during our voyages and over the season we will normally replace about 100 sets. Buy five sets for £25 and help us keep dinner a stylish affair!
JST White Mugs
Product Code: SG04
Price: £12
Description:
If you have sailed with us, you know how mugs 'walk' and fequently end their days on the ship in'mug heaven'. We buy 100 new mugs each year so you can sup tea, coffee and hot chocolate through morning, noon and night. Buy 10 mugs for £12 and you will be thanked by voyage crew time and again!
Feed the crew for a day
Product Code: SG05
Price: £300
Description:
Sailing a JST ship builds up quite an appetite, and we always ensure that our voyage crew have plenty of food to keep them going through the day and night. Pay for the crew's food for a day and make our cooks and crew truly grateful.
Main Top Sail
Product Code: SG06
Price: £5,000
Description:
As the sail most frequently used, the main Top Sail gets all the sun, wind and rain and the greatest wear and tear. We replace this sail every year.
3 Yard Red Ensign
Product Code: SG07
Price: £67
Description:
Each ship has a red ensign; a 3 yard version that is used daily and a 4 yard version that is used for special occasions.
The 3 yard red ensign unsurprisingly gets very weather beaten and each ship will have two a year.
4 Yard Red Ensign
Product Code: SG08
Price: £105
Description:
Both Lord Nelson and Tenacious carry a 4 yard red ensign that is used for special occasions such as the Parade of Sail at the Tall Ships Races or Rouen's L'Armada festival.