Island-to-island cycle ride raises £1,631
Jeanie Pelling has smashed her fundraising target after cycling from the island of Anglesey to the Isle of Wight. See Jeanie’s Highlights below. Nurse Jeanie Pelling has raised £1,631 for Cowes Sailability Club after completing a solo cycle ride from the...
Stroke survivors enjoy boating for wellbeing
Boat trips organised by Cowes Sailability Club improve feelings of wellbeing in people affected by stroke. Following on from the success of last year, Cowes Sailability Club will once again be organising boating trips for people who have survived strokes on the Isle...
Uplifting cruise for group with dementia
Trip organised with National Lottery funding helps to relieve social isolation. A grant from the National Lottery Community Fund helped Cowes Sailability Club to organise a boating trip for a group of people aged between 45 and 60 with early onset dementia. The...
Meet Belinda
Belinda found joy and friendship at Cowes Sailability Club after multiple sclerosis limited her ability to participate in other activities. A diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis 23 years ago has resulted in many unwanted changes in my physical ability and life in general....
Weekly sailing activities resume
The 2023 sailing season has commenced and new members and volunteers are welcome. People with physical disabilities, learning difficulties and debilitating medical conditions on the Isle of Wight are setting sail once again. Cowes Sailability Club’s 2023 season has...
Epic cycle ride supports disabled sailing
Please sponsor Jeanie Pelling who is cycling 318 miles in aid of Cowes Sailability Club! Nurse Jeanie Pelling is planning an epic cycle ride from the island of Anglesey in North Wales to the Isle of Wight in Southern England to raise funds for Cowes Sailability Club. ...
A little magic helps with fitting out
Final preparations for the sailing season have been completed with some welcome funding from a Magic Little Grant. Volunteers at Cowes Sailability Club have been busy preparing the charity’s three Drascombe Longboats, to get them ready for use by people with...
Huge joy at surprise boat donation
With an additional sailing boat, Cowes Sailability can now offer 50% more sailing places this year Above: Peter Taylor on La Lunga. Below: Saskia Taylor, her granddaughter and Pooh Bear on La Lunga. There has been huge joy at Cowes Sailability Club following the...