Saltwater Veterans

Saltwater Veterans 💛⚓️💙Our social network of veterans & their families who use sailing to be physically and mentally active 💛⚓️💙

MIDDLE HARBOUR | Wednesday arvo pursuit racing on SALT-E-7. ⚓️Why⚓ Psychosocial integration into the wider sailing commu...
10/06/2026

MIDDLE HARBOUR | Wednesday arvo pursuit racing on SALT-E-7. ⚓️

Why

⚓ Psychosocial integration into the wider sailing community creates connections, friendships, and opportunities beyond the veteran community

⚓ Club racing provides a natural next step beyond coursework, helping participants continue developing their skills in a supportive environment

⚓ Regular racing builds confidence, teamwork, decision-making, and on-water experience

⚓ It creates a pathway from learning to lifelong participation in sailing

For many of our crew, racing is the carrot that keeps them progressing after completing their courses — turning qualifications into meaningful, ongoing involvement in the sailing community.

TEAM EFFORT | The less glamorous side of boat ownership is the maintenance. ⚓️ Yesterday’s re-waterproofing (sika-flexin...
09/06/2026

TEAM EFFORT | The less glamorous side of boat ownership is the maintenance. ⚓️ Yesterday’s re-waterproofing (sika-flexing) the screws that secure the traveler-track to the deck.

Behind every sail, regatta, course and social connection is a lot of work that happens before and after the fun begins.

Why is this important?

⚓️ Working together builds community – maintenance days create opportunities to connect, share stories, and spend time alongside fellow veterans, families and supporters.

⚓️ Many hands make light work – every hour volunteered helps reduce operational costs, allowing more of our fundraising and sponsorship support to go directly towards activities, scholarships and participant opportunities.

⚓️ Learn and share skills – as an SVSP community asset, our boats provide a great opportunity to develop practical skills, learn from others, and pass on knowledge and experience.

⚓️ Keeping our fleet safe and reliable – regular maintenance helps ensure our vessels remain fit for purpose, safe, and ready to support the next adventure on the water.

A huge thank you to everyone who lends a hand, whether it’s sanding, polishing, repairing, cleaning, towing, rigging, or simply turning up with a positive attitude. Every contribution matters. 💛⚓️💙

CRONULLA | Weekend winter, social racing ⚓️….and the shorts still being rocked here in Sydney!Great to see our Cronulla ...
06/06/2026

CRONULLA | Weekend winter, social racing ⚓️….and the shorts still being rocked here in Sydney!

Great to see our Cronulla crew continuing to grow, with regular sailing opportunities and increasing veteran participation through Cronulla Sailing Club.

Why?

Building partnerships and MOUs with local clubs creates a win-win outcome for both veterans and the sailing community. SVSP provides the “soft landing” through introductory courses, training, mentoring, and supported participation, helping veterans build confidence before connecting them with welcoming local clubs for ongoing sailing opportunities.

What’s particularly rewarding is seeing veterans who have come through that pathway then invite and support other veterans to do the same, creating a sustainable cycle of connection, participation, and community growth.

This is exactly how we strengthen both veteran wellbeing and grassroots sailing—one sailor at a time. 💛⚓️💙

MIDDLE HARBOUR | Good laughs, great learning, and plenty of time on the helm during tonight’s Start Crewing & Helming se...
05/06/2026

MIDDLE HARBOUR | Good laughs, great learning, and plenty of time on the helm during tonight’s Start Crewing & Helming session aboard SALT-E-7 at MHYC. ⚓️

Why?

Sailing is one of those activities that naturally combines connection, challenge, and mindfulness. Every session builds confidence, develops practical skills, and creates opportunities for veterans, families, and supporters to learn together in a supportive environment.

Whether you’re stepping aboard for the first time or refining existing skills, it’s all about getting people on the water, building capability, and strengthening community.

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03/06/2026

MIDDLE HARBOUR | Paying It Forward | Today we ran our Start Crewing and Start Skippering courses out of Middle Harbour Yacht Club aboard SALT-E-7.

A huge shout out to Pirate Pete. As a military veteran and Start Skippering candidate himself, Pete jumped straight in to support the Start Crewing participants, taking them through points of sail, rigging the boat, outboard motor operation, and then heading out into Hunter’s Bay for some practical tacking and gybing.

The weather was certainly zesty at times, but Pete handled everything in his stride.

One of the most rewarding parts of the day was watching someone who only entered the sport around a year ago now stepping up to mentor and support other veterans on their sailing journey.

**Why this matters**

Saltwater Veterans Sailing Project is built on veterans supporting veterans. Today’s course was a great example of how confidence, skills, and experience are passed from one generation of participants to the next. What starts as someone simply turning up for a sail can grow into leadership, mentoring, volunteering, and creating opportunities for others.

Watching Pete pay it forward is exactly the kind of community we are trying to build.

Stay Salty 💛⚓️💙

MANLY | Awesome to share a sail with long-time supporter and friend of SVSP, from Young Veterans. 💛⚓️💙Why this matters ...
02/06/2026

MANLY | Awesome to share a sail with long-time supporter and friend of SVSP, from Young Veterans. 💛⚓️💙

Why this matters

have been strong supporters of SVSP since our foundation days. Their encouragement, advice, and willingness to back what we were trying to build helped us keep moving forward during the challenging early years.

They also reinforced an important lesson for us — that when one organisation helps another, the positive impact flows far beyond the initial act of support.

That experience inspired us to keep the karma rolling forward and look for opportunities to support other veteran organisations, including wherever we can.

Veterans supporting veterans. Organisations supporting organisations. Stronger together.

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SYDNEY | I’ve been finding a real sense of mindfulness in single-handed sailing SALT-E-7.One-up, on a boat designed for ...
01/06/2026

SYDNEY | I’ve been finding a real sense of mindfulness in single-handed sailing SALT-E-7.

One-up, on a boat designed for a crew, is challenging me in focus, balance, complexity and competing priorities.

There’s something pretty powerful about having to slow the mind down, stay present, and work through each decision — trim, helm, breeze, traffic, safety, timing — one step at a time.

For me, this is where my sailing becomes more than just sailing.

It becomes connection, confidence, problem-solving and wellbeing on the water.

Gratitude to for 📸 on a passing Sydney ferry - impeccable timing!

Stay Salty 💛⚓️💙

YOUR NEXT SAILS 💛⚓️💙Sydney | Melbourne | Sunny Coast | Newcastle | Lake MacquarieWe’ve got Saltwater Veterans sailing op...
01/06/2026

YOUR NEXT SAILS 💛⚓️💙

Sydney | Melbourne | Sunny Coast | Newcastle | Lake Macquarie

We’ve got Saltwater Veterans sailing opportunities coming up across the country — jump on, connect with the crew, and get on the water.

Register here:
https://www.revolutionise.com.au/svsp/events

MIDDLE HARBOUR | Sail Her Way 💛⚓️💙Awesome to be included in Australian Sailing’s Sail Her Way event at Middle Harbour Ya...
31/05/2026

MIDDLE HARBOUR | Sail Her Way 💛⚓️💙

Awesome to be included in Australian Sailing’s Sail Her Way event at Middle Harbour Yacht Club.

(SVSP Patron) — you did an amazing job as MC. It was great to head along connect with supporters of SVSP people helping grow inclusive pathways in sailing.

Why this matters

SVSP is fully inclusive of veterans and their families. Our community is currently 34% female, which is well above the ADF workforce average — and because we include families and volunteer supporters, we would love to keep building toward 50:50 participation.

Creating welcoming, visible and inclusive opportunities helps more people feel they belong — on the water, around the club, and within our Salty community.

PITTWATER | A big crew of 18 Saltwater Veterans joined the RPAYC Alfreds Community Sailing program this week. With the w...
30/05/2026

PITTWATER | A big crew of 18 Saltwater Veterans joined the RPAYC Alfreds Community Sailing program this week. With the weather having other ideas, we pivoted the activity and jumped aboard the committee boats for a relaxed cruise around beautiful Pittwater, making the most of the conditions and the opportunity to connect.

Why this matters

Not every sailing day is about hoisting sails. Sometimes it’s simply about bringing people together.

One of the strengths of these two overlapping programs is the ability to adapt and continue creating meaningful opportunities for connection, conversation and community, regardless of the weather. For many veterans and family members, these social interactions are just as important as the sailing itself.

Days like this help reduce social isolation, strengthen friendships, build confidence and maintain connections with both the veteran and wider sailing communities.

A huge thank you to the volunteers and the team at RPAYC Alfreds Community Sailing for continuing to create welcoming and inclusive opportunities for our Salty crew.

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