A commercial shipping company based in Cowes has made a generous donation to Cowes Sailability Club to help it resume its water-based activities for people with disabilities this summer.

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Cowes Sailability Club is appealing for more volunteers to come forwards to help the charity organise and run sailing and boating activities for people with disabilities on the Isle of Wight.

Judy Wyatt, one of Cowes Sailability Club’s long-serving and dedicated volunteers, has stepped up into the role of Commodore and is looking forward to resuming sailing activities.

Cowes Sailability Club has been awarded more than £2,500 of National Lottery funding by Sport England, to help it through the current COVID-19 crisis and enable it to emerge afterwards with the capacity to thrive again in the future.

Volunteers at Cowes Sailability Club have had over one hundred telephone conversations with people with disabilities during the COVID-19 lockdown, helping to relieve feelings of isolation and loneliness.

Please support Chris Preston, Chair of the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Board, who is undertaking a 2.6 Challenge during lockdown to raise funds for Cowes Sailability Club.

Cowes Sailability Club has launched an initiative to help lift the spirits of its vulnerable members and volunteers during the COVID-19 outbreak

Patrick de Peyer, who co-founded Cowes Sailability Club 18 years ago and held the position of Commodore for many years, has passed away.

The organisers of a highly successful community event have presented Cowes Sailability Club with a cheque for £500 to cover the operating costs of the club’s support boat.

Volunteers from Cowes Sailability Club joined representatives from other Sailability clubs nationwide at the annual RYA Sailability Conference.

Twenty five adults with a range of learning disabilities enjoyed “amazing” motorboat trips during the summer of 2019, organised by Cowes Sailability Club.