175 people enjoy accessible Cowes Week trips

175 people enjoy accessible Cowes Week trips

The High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight joins volunteers and shares in the excitement of Cowes Week. Cowes Sailability Club’s annual Cowes Week event was a great success again this year, with 175 people enjoying accessible boat trips in the sunshine.  The club organised...
Care home residents enjoy surprise outing

Care home residents enjoy surprise outing

Residents of Old Charlton House in Cowes had fun on a boat trip arranged byCowes Sailability Club.  Four residents from a care home in Cowes were among a group of local people with disabilities who enjoyed a boat trip organised by Cowes Sailability Club.  The trips...
Disabled islanders encouraged to try sailing

Disabled islanders encouraged to try sailing

Cowes Sailability Club enabled many islanders with disabilities to try sailing for the first time at the annual RVYC Open Day for Disabled People.  From left to right: John Douglas, the Disabled Sailors’ Association, Mary Case, Deputy Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight...
Adventures at sea are accessible to all

Adventures at sea are accessible to all

Cowes Sailability Club is offering accessible sailing trips on a 34-foot sailing yacht.  People with disabilities on the Isle of Wight are making the most of their spirit of adventure this summer!  They are enjoying exhilarating, up-lifting and incredibly rewarding...
Weekly sailing for disabled islanders

Weekly sailing for disabled islanders

Sailing for adults with disabilities has recommenced and new members are very welcome. This month marked the beginning of the sailing season for Cowes Sailability Club, and weekly sailing activities have resumed for disabled people on the Isle of Wight.  Every Monday...
Ready to set sail again

Ready to set sail again

Volunteers at Cowes Sailability Club are readying the boats in preparation for the start of the 2022 sailing season. Amid much excitement, Cowes Sailability Club has started preparing for the 2022 sailing season. A working party of volunteers has been busy cleaning,...