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Sailability

Sailability is the RYA's charitable arm enabling people with a disability to experience sailing and sail regularly.

There are many places disabled sailors can try sailing in the East Midlands with 10 clubs in the region having a wide range of special facilities and volunteers to help. Many have hoists, launching ramps and specially adapted changing rooms.

Some are also RYA Training Centres where sail training is offered. There are also many different types of boat to try, from dinghies to keelboats, while a host of opportunities also exist for disabled sailors wishing to experience offshore cruising.

Sailability Centres of Excellence

Each UK region has a Sailablity Centre of Excellence. These are centres which meet a variety of critical criteria, most importantly the club being able to provide sailing to nine or more categories of disability.

The selected sites are also recognised training centres and are examples of best practice within disabled sailing. They are vital links for clubs and centres wanting to get involved with disabled sailing to see how things happen in practice.

The East Midlands' Sailability Centre of Excellence is Rutland Sailability, based at Rutland Sailing Club, Oakham.

Sailability Regional Organiser

The RYA Sailability ROs hold a wide range of information and advice to support clubs, volunteers and sailors.They help promote disabled sailing activities to increase the numbers of disabled sailors and ensure the facilities available throughout their region are utilised as much as possible

East Midlands contact: Ray Johnson, Phone: 01780 460311, email.

Sailability clubs in East Midlands

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