Brand New Sailing Opportunities for the North West
Tuesday 14th May

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We are delighted to a brand new venue for one of favourite events – Sailing.

The folks at Bolton Sailing Club Sailability are hosting Sportability on Tuesday 14th May.

The Club can be found at Belmont Road, Bolton, BL7 8BD.

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They have a variety of boats for you to experience the joy, the fun, the exhilaration of sailing with their fleet comprising  of  Hansa, Laser Stratos and most important for us, Access dinghies.

The Access was designed specifically to meet the needs of disabled sailors.  With their heavily weighted keels and inbuild buoyancy, they are very stable.  Seated low, and facing forwards, movement within the boat is NOT required.  The only controls needed for sailing are a joystick, with left/right movement for steering, and a rope, pulled or released to control the sails.  You will be able to start sailing these boats immediately, accompanied by an experienced sailor cum instructor from the Club.  But very soon you can easily sail them on your own.

So, complete novices and never-evers are more than welcome! And for more experienced sailors there are other boats also available.

There is wheelchair access to all parts of the Clubhouse and onto the pontoon. Also a hoist available (if needed), for easier access to the boats.  They can also provide slings but if you have your own please bring this.

Life Jackets are of course provided, but we suggest that you bring a towel and perhaps a change of clothes – you might get wet!

Don’t worry if you haven’t tried sailing before, there will be plenty of hands-on advice, guidance and instruction.

And remember that with Sportability anyone within our remit can participate free of charge.

You don’t need special clothing, anything that is comfortable is OK. Tracksuits are ideal, but any casual trouser, jeans, tee-shirts and sweatshirts or fleeces are fine. It will always feel cooler on the water, so it is a good idea to bring an extra layer. As mentioned before a change of clothes is also not a bad idea – just in case…..

So just to recap on those details:

Tuesday 14th May 2024, at Bolton Sailing Club.
12.00pm meet and greet; 12.30 start; finish around 3 pm

We’d love to see you there, so if you want to join us then please contact Valerie via email us at info@sportability.org.uk

Best Wishes,

The Sportability Team

Please note: Sportability wishes to point out that the events and activities are operated by established Service Providers. For the purpose of clarification, it should be understood that all participants in the sporting events and activities referred to on our website, in our newsletters or in any written or verbal communication, will be deemed to be clients of the Service Provider, and must adhere to that Service Provider’s Terms and Conditions, instructions and operating procedures.