Bolton Sailing Club in Lancashire was the venue for the 2nd Northern Sailability Regatta. This event is designed for young people with learning difficulties, from the North West and the North East. It allows them to sail competitively against each other in 'Access boats'. Six schools were represented from Lancashire, Yorkshire and Cheshire. Yorkshire was hoping to retain the trophy they had won at last year's event at Otley. The day was well attended…

We're currently looking for volunteers for the RYA Sailability Northern Regatta on Wednesday 28th September. The event starts at 9.00 and finishes 3.30pm We need help with rigging, launching and kitting out. Free Buffett lunch for all Helpers. If you can offer any help, please contact me to let me know for numbers for lunch. Thanks Warren Price Sailability North West Regional Organiser 01772 321014 [email protected]…

Over 80 pupils with learning and physical difficulties and 12 of their staff, enjoyed the thrill of sailing at Bolton Sailing Club in their annual Sailing Week. Groups of children and staff from a special school in Pendle visited the sailing club for half a days sailing for a week. This years event was held in July, the weather was very kind to the sailors, bright sunshine, plenty of water, a brisk breeze and best of all no rain! Over a dozen…

Mix 120 young people with special needs, a handful of dedicated volunteers and a (very tiny) patch of water; what do you get? Pendle Community High School sailing week. Bolton Sailing Club hosted PCHS sailing week. Volunteers from the club provided the support for the young people and showed them how to sail using the Access Dinghy's and Oppie's. On Wednesday  Debbie Blachford (head of the RYA sailability team)brought along the RYA Sailability "˜Film…

RYA Sailability, the charity of the Royal Yachting Association which provides disabled people with access to sailing activities was today (07 March) joined by inspirational yachtsman Geoff Holt and Paralympian Helena Lucas to launch its brand new online information resource "˜Sailability TV'. (more...)