Meet Sue

Sue Harold says: Cowes Sailability Club has been a part of my life for the last 15 years. I was one of a small group of people who founded the club in Fishbourne in 2002 with the aim of making sailing more accessible to people with disabilities and failing health. I...

Meet Toby

Toby Matthews says: I was working in Southampton as a marine engineer, when a drunk driver drove into me as I was walking along a street. The accident left me with serious brain injuries, broken ribs and a dislocated arm. I was in a coma for a week and in hospital for...

Meet Matthew

Matthew Fox pictured with Cowes Sailability Club Commodore Patrick de Peyer, collecting a raffle prize Len Fox says: My son Matthew has been a member of Cowes Sailability Club for the last four years and enjoys it enormously. Indeed he wishes the club meetings did...

Meet Simon

Simon O’Connor says: I lost my sight when I was just eleven years old. Life has brought plenty of challenges since then but, now, as an adult, one of the things that I find hardest is identifying activities and pastimes that I can get fully involved in. When my...

Meet Samuel

Denise Denne says: My son Samuel has Down’s syndrome with learning, cognitive, speech and language delay. He loves the water and I was able to arrange an amazing opportunity for him to go on a boat trip because Cowes Sailability Club has accessible boating facilities....

Meet Wendy

Wendy Todd says: I have always been very fond of the seaside. It has been one of my goals for many years to sail on the ocean, but with my disability, I thought I never would. Cowes Sailability Club has made it possible and I am thrilled to bits! I look forward to my...