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Swarkestone Sailing Club Sailability Project ...............

Disabled members are an integral part of the club & club life and are welcomed by this, the friendliest of clubs.

The Sailability Project has helped disabled adults and children find new levels of freedom and also encourages disabled people to compete in all aspects of racing and club life.

RYA Sailability ( here )..................................... RYA Sailability Video.( here ) RYA Access Worlds Video ( here )

Testimonials from ' The Signal ' SSC Newsletter ...( here )

Guest Book & Comments

Access Class (UK) ( here) ...... Access TT Events 2010 ( here )

2.4 (Paralympic Class) ( here ) .. 2.4 Events ( here ) ........... not available at SSC

........ ...... Invitation - here .......... Details - here..........Accomodation - here

RYA Race Training - Friday 3rd September - Details here

Access National Championships 2010 -./Notice of Race - here

......................................... OOnline Entry Form - here ................ .Confirm / View Entries - here..

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Please sign the guest book if you are hoping to attend the event as this will help with catering etc . . . ( please remember to include how many are in your party ) - Thank you

Nationals Guest Book

The Swarkestone SC Sailability Project


The Swarkestone Sailing Club Sailability Project has a wheelchair accessible pontoon which has been custom made for maximum stability along with two hoists for getting sailors into and out of boats. These are manned by a team of volunteers who ensure peoples saftey at all times.		Disabled sailors are also welcome to race other club members in club 'PY' (Portsmouth Yardstick) competitions.Also an annual Access regatta is held at Swarkestone SC which forms part of the National Championships


The current fleet includes four Access 2.3 dinghies which are extremely stable and will NOT capsize. These are a fantastic introduction into sailing and offer new levels of freedom for disabled people.		Access Racing is now a key objective of the Sailability Project and always sees our entire fleet of boats competing in some fantastic races on a Wednesday afternoon. The Sailability race series is fiercley contended but in a true sportsman like manner


The project also has five Access 3.03 dinghies which can be enjoyed by two people or for the more advanced sailed solo. .Two of the 3.03 fleet are fitted with electric servos and can easily be rigged to allow the sailor to steer or adjust his sails with a joystick or even just their breath !!		Some members even compete in general club racing and are often seen mixing in, confidently, with the rest of the club and have even enjoyed some success at this level.


The club also has an Access Liberty which also may be controlled manually or using electical assistance so real independence and freedom can be experienced by ALL. Again joystick and 'sip and puff' options are available.		Participants are also fortunate enough to enjoy annual RYA paralympic coaching with George Barker. Assessments using a video camera, a wipe board and magnetic boats will enable sailors to see the progress made.

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Chris Moleworth & Mark Alton Swarkestone SC Members .Access 303 wide 2009 UK National Champions .( above)		Sailability also has two radio controlled laser dinghies (0.25 scale) which are used as training aids for both sailing and racing or in foul weather - ( pictures here )

If you are attending an Access Open Meeting all accomodation enquires are kindly handled by Disability Direct who are a group who support disabled people in Derby. Also, a list of wheelchair friendly accomodation is here or ring the Information Officer .. 01332 - 299449

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Watch the Sailability Slideshow

Watch the Liberty Slideshow

Also See :-

More Photo's in the Gallery

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