Alongside the 1851 Trust, we are leading a new community programme in Portsmouth this July, the programme aims to provide an inspiring and exciting learning experience alongside the highly anticipated Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix Portsmouth event.

Our Andrew Simpson Centres are offering an exciting new Sustainability Programme for schools and groups. The programme is designed to help young people gain a greater understanding of the natural world and give them the skills and knowledge to be more environmentally aware.   

Andrew Simpson Centre Birmingham was thrilled to welcome a record number of attendees to their Bartley Green centre on Saturday 17th May 2025 for the Flow Together Watersports Festival, a celebration of collaboration, community, and the transformative power of sport.

We are proud to announce the launch of LEAD On!, an innovative community programme designed to equip young people in Birmingham with essential life skills and new career prospects through sailing and watersports.

Swim Free is delighted to announce the launch of a new partnership with GLL, the not-for-profit workers’ cooperative that runs Better Helston Sports Centre on behalf of Cornwall Council.

Haven Knox-Johnston, in partnership with RS Sailing and Rooster, are delighted to support the Andrew Simpson Foundation in raising funds, by raffling off two spectacular dinghy sailing prize bundles.

Swim Free is delighted to announce a new partnership with Plymouth Active Leisure, to provide over 120 places for children and young people from serving Naval families with free swimming lessons at their Plymouth Life Centre this year.

At the Andrew Simpson Foundation (ASF) we believe partnership working significantly expands and diversifies opportunities in and around the water for young people.

At the Andrew Simpson Foundation, we believe that sailing and watersports should be accessible to everyone, regardless of background or ability.

Swim Free, the newly launched swimming programme for Naval families from Greenwich Hospital and the Andrew Simpson Foundation, has signed up Swim Devon as a delivery partner. Swim Devon will provide 3000 swimming lessons to over 300 children and young people from serving naval families in the south-west area.  

Supported by BBC’s Children in Need, Aiming High is a unique sailing and watersports programme, created by the Andrew Simpson Foundation, which supports young people living with a learning and or physical disability.  

Members of the Andrew Simpson Foundation were joined by some fantastic supporters in Barcelona at the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup.

Team GB Olympic Sailor Micky Beckett is donating his very own Paris 2024 Olympic boat to the Andrew Simpson Foundation (ASF). Now you could be in with a chance of winning both Micky’s ILCA 7 sail and boat so you too can experience what it’s like to be an Olympic Sailor!

Greenwich Hospital and the Andrew Simpson Foundation (ASF) are delighted to announce the launch of Swim Free, a brand new swimming programme for Naval families.

This year ASC Portland will welcome 1,300 participants to take part in the Rod Shipley Sail for a Fiver programme.

The Andrew Simpson Foundation (ASF) is delighted to announce that Horizons Children’s Sailing charity, based in Plymouth, is joining the Andrew Simpson Group as a sailing centre delivery partner.

The Royal Naval Sailing Association (RNSA) is delighted to have launched its Youth Crew programme this Easter. 

Presented each year, the World Sailing President’s Development Award recognises those who strive to grow and develop sailing either nationally or internationally.

Nick Martin and Calanach Finlayson are competing in the RORC Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race 2022 in support of the Andrew Simpson Foundation (ASF).

We are excited to be working with the RNLI to deliver water safety messaging to thousands of young people.

Due to demand, the Andrew Simpson Watersports Centres have launched a new class-specific performance training programme

The Silicon Cup is delighted to announce that they have selected the Andrew Simpson Foundation, a sailing charity set up in memory of Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson as one of their official charities for the 2018 Silicon Cup.

We are delighted to announce the opening of a new Watersports Centre in Reading.

As of Wednesday 1st November 2017, the Portsmouth City Council (PCC) owned facility, Portsmouth Watersports Centre will be operated by the Andrew Simpson Foundation.

A number of sailing and yacht clubs in the Caribbean that have been affected by Hurricane Irma have taken part in Bart’s Bash in previous years and had planned to hold an event during next weekend’s Bart’s Bash.

Today HRH The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Land Rover BAR headquarters in Portsmouth, home of the America’s Cup team, to launch the 1851 Trust’s 2016 sailing programme.

With the decision being made to remove sailing from the Paralympics, the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation pledges to use the funds raised through Bart’s Bash in 2016 to help promote and develop disabled sailing globally.

We are excited to announce that we will fully subsidise 200 RYA instructor courses and a variety of instructor endorsements over the next two years (2016 and 2017).

The Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation’s Fundraising Gala Dinner held at the brand new Land Rover BAR base in Portsmouth, UK raised more than £65,000, for the international Sailing charity set up in memory of Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson.

The Yachts and Yachting Awards took place on Thursday 15 January at CWM FX London Boat Show.

Sailing star Sir Ben Ainslie has accepted an official Guinness World Record Certificate for Bart’s Bash, the charity global sailing race that took place on 21 September 2014. It is now officially the largest sailing race on one day in the world.

Bart’s Bash, the global sailing race that took place on September 21st, 2014 raised an incredible three hundred and thirty six thousand, three hundred and ninety one pounds and ninety five pence (£366,391.95) for the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation.

We are delighted to announce Paul Goodison, Stevie Morrison and Bryony Shaw as its first official Ambassadors.

We are planning a monster sized attempt to set a new Guinness World Record for ‘The Largest Dinghy Sailing Race’ in the World Ever, which we are calling ‘Bart’s Bash’!