Thought you couldn’t sail? Think again!
Sailing is a fantastic activity for people with almost any disability, or if you’re not quite as mobile as you once were.
Sailability @ Whitefriars have the facilities, support, and boats that can enable people to not only sail leisurely, but to compete on level terms with everybody else if that’s what “floats your boat”. Families can get a lot from taking to the water and enjoying the experience and surroundings whilst learning a new skill together.
We depend on a team of well trained volunteers to provide a fun, safe environment. There are instructors and buddy sailors to help people to achieve their sailing goals, or simply to get the therapeutic benefits of taking to the water.
We need more volunteers!! – You don’t need to sail to help. Visit our volunteering page for more information
“They are always excited to go and the expressions on their faces during the sailing experience is priceless. It is so hard to find activities for young adults with profound multiple learning difficulties to attend that they get so much enjoyment and pleasure out of.”
Kim – Aspects 2
“I sailed dinghies as a hobby in my late teens and early 20s but having lost my sight as a result of a genetic disorder I never thought that I would be able to sail again. Being out on the water gives me a sense of freedom and equality that I thought was lost to me forever.”
Chris T
“The positive impact of Whitefriars Sailability and the ability for me to sail again upon my independence and well-being cannot be underestimated.”
George P
“It was hard to find something that I could do once I became paralysed from my shoulders down. Who’d have thought that I’d be able to compete in events around the world?“
David D