Our Purpose
Oceans of Hope is for people with MS, led by people with MS, who are uniquely placed to understand the condition because they are living with it themselves.
Our aim is to offer people from all over the world the opportunity to experience sailing as a way of learning new skills and restoring the self-confidence which can be stolen by MS.
Through our varied sailing Challenges, we create a safe environment for people with or impacted by MS to realise their own ability and achieve extraordinary things. Enabling people with MS to live their lives to the full and to challenge the limitations they may experience from the condition.
We are an independent UK registered charity and proud to be part of the international Oceans of Hope community which was founded in 2013 by Danish doctor and sailor Mikkel Anthonisen.
Our Impact
Since our launch in 2016 we have supported over 1100 people with MS to experience life-changing adventures.
2022 was an amazing year. We provided sailing opportunities for over 400 crew members!
38 MS sailors1 week Turkey flotilla |
130 MS Sailors1 week Croatia flotilla 1 week Tall Ship Scotland 3 weeks RYA Day Sail Training UK & Spain |
280 MS sailors
2 week flotilla Croatia
Weekend Sail Bewl Water
1 week tall ship New Zealand
1 week tall ship Scotland
441 MS Sailors1 week New Zealand 2 week flotilla Croatia 2 week flotilla Turkey |
457 MS Sailors1 day sail Brighton Marina Pandemic takes the wind from our sails! |
741 MS Sailors1 event New Zealand 12 day sail events UK 1 day sail event Netherlands 1 day sail Brighton Marina |
1148 MS Sailors
Portsmouth to Belfast Epic Challenge
Mile building Adventurous sails
16 day sail events
2 Sailability events
Adventurous Flotilla in Turkey
1 event in New Zealand
Jubilee sailing trust