I think the Tall Ships stuff in the article is getting off topic, and should properly be in Tall ship, since it relates primarily to a discussion of Tall Ships and only secondarily to sail training. And I hacked about with the first para, for the reason that I was uncomfortable with the word "unconventional" when from the initial words, sail training must once have been very conventional, albeit presumably Nelson would not have known it by that name. 

I think, also, you may be being a bit didactic (though I've never been sure about the meaning of that word...) First and foremost, sail training is not intended to be like a vacation. or With many options out there, it can be a difficult choice . I'm not sure what advice to give to change anything, but it sails close to being a promotional piece - albeit of the very highest quality - for sail training, rather than an encyclopedia article about sail training. Meanwhile, I continue to salute your work in sail related articles, and kinda hope that your interests w.r.t. wikipedia broaden, since you are clearly something of an asset.  (talk)