Cowes Sailability Club’s patrol boat Zebedee has returned to the Solent and is overseeing the club’s sailing activities, with backing from a local community fund.

Over 40 members and volunteers of Cowes Sailability Club gathered in Cowes on May 8th for the first Monday afternoon sailing session of the 2017 season.

Volunteer Paul Wilks has been recognised for “outstanding achievement” as a club official at Cowes Sailability Club, in the Isle of Wight Sports Foundation Awards.

Cowes Sailability Club’s cheery volunteers have been fitting out the club’s four boats and brushing up their skills in training courses, ready for the start of the 2017 sailing season.

Island residents who depend on wheelchairs for mobility will be able to enjoy trips aboard ‘Dougal II’ again this summer, thanks to a welcome grant awarded by Wight AID.

Our sailing boat Windhover will soon be in the water for the 2017 season, thanks to a generous donation from the ferry company Wightlink.

A busy volunteer fair, organised by the Isle of Wight Volunteer Centre, provided the perfect platform for Cowes Sailability Club to launch a new appeal for additional volunteers.

New volunteer and experienced sailor Colin Turner has taken on the role of bosun at Cowes Sailability Club for the 2017 season.

A sailing regatta for companies in the construction industry has raised £750 for Cowes Sailability and laid the foundation for wheelchair-accessible boating excursions during Cowes Week 2017.

The Cowes Sailability Club annual Christmas party was a fun night out, enjoyed by members and volunteers, as well as guests from organisations that had supported the club during the year.

The three winners of Cowes Sailability Club’s annual awards are named and praised for their contributions and accomplishments on and off the water during 2016.

A £750 donation from The Leap Partnership has enabled Cowes Sailability Club to progress with plans to promote and deliver accessible boating trips for disabled people next year.