Welcome to this accessible sailing and powerboating information page. Ages 6 – 96 welcome. If you have any kind of impairment, physical disability or learning disability we have scheduled sessions every week. Stay active and enjoy being on the water. Private sessions also available.
Sailability is the part of the Royal Yachting Association which organises sailing for anybody with any disability. It has branches around the country and encourages sailing at all levels from the absolute beginner to those who represent their country at the Paralympics. The aim is to provide enjoyment and freedom on the water.
Hykeham Sailability operates at the Hykeham Sailing Club, on Apex Lake in North Hykeham, Lincoln.
Who can take part?
WASH Sailability aims to introduce the fun, freedom and excitement of sailing to people with disabilities, be they physical, mental or sensory, and also their friends, families and carers. WASH sails at Lackford Lake with the St Edmundsbury Sailing and Canoeing Association (SESCA) on the first and third Saturday afternoon of the month and on Tuesdays 10-5 and Thursday mornings 10-1 from May to October.
The aim of the Nancy Oldfield Trust is to provide the opportunity for people who are disabled or disadvantaged to enjoy a day out on the water, try new activities, improve their self confidence and increase their environmental awareness.
Anyone who is disadvantaged, or has a disability; physical or emotional, temporary or permanent, regardless of their age can enjoy sailing, canoeing, fishing, bird watching and motor boat cruises.
The East Anglian Sailing Trust (EAST), provides children and adults with disabilities with regular opportunities to access and enjoy sailing activities whilst promoting enhanced independence, confidence and community involvement. EAST has no paid staff, and relies totally on its volunteers. This is supplemented by the continuing support it receives The East Anglian Sailing Trust (EAST), provides children and adults with disabilities with regular opportunities to access and enjoy sailing activities whilst promoting enhanced independence, confidence and community involvement.
The Woolverstone Project provides sailing opportunities and tuition for those with disabilities with sailing throughout the year at Alton Water and during the summer months at Woolverstone on the River Orwell. Volunteers are on hand to take the sailors out on the water, help the sailors in and out of the dinghies and to provide refreshments during the sessions. The Woolverstone Project has been providing sailing opportunities for 20 years and with the help of our volunteers and sponsors we continue to run these sessions.
Grafham Water Sailability is a charity based at Grafham Water in Cambridgeshire. Our objective is simply to enable people with many types of disability to enjoy the thrill of sailing.
Many of our members are wheelchair users or have other physical disabilities. Some members have learning disabilities and some are visually impaired. Several of our sailors are partially or profoundly deaf. Out on the lake everyone sails on equal terms and disability is no bar.
