Swansea Bay Sea School
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The Swansea Bay Sea School is a marine-based training and educational organisation based in Swansea
, Wales
. Its aims are to train young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in seamanship and other marine activities. The patron of the school is Tracey Edwards.
The school is equipped with its own Challenge Yacht, a £
1.2 million 72 ft 18 berth racing yacht - the largest in Wales.
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. Its aims are to train young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in seamanship and other marine activities. The patron of the school is Tracey Edwards.
The school is equipped with its own Challenge Yacht, a £
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1.2 million 72 ft 18 berth racing yacht - the largest in Wales.