East Anglian Sailing Trust
The East Anglian Sailing Trust provides disabled East Anglians and their carers with regular opportunities to access and enjoy sailing activities whilst promoting enhanced independence, confidence and community involvement.
With nearly 100 members, the trust provides a team of volunteers who manage three existing programmes which enable disabled sailors to get afloat in safe and suitable boats from wheelchair accessible pontoons at Suffolk Yacht Harbour.
The club has recently acquired a new keelboat for 2008, which volunteers have been maintaining over the winter months so that members with the appropriate skills will be able to sail on the rivers Orwell and Stour to expand their time on the water.
The club applied to Cash 4 Clubs for the vital funds needed to fully equip the vessel with the appropriate safety and communications equipment required for disabled sailing.
William Smith, a trustee of the club said "the £1,000 has had a huge impact on our club. From this grant we have been able to fully equip our new Yeoman 20' keelboat, providing a much larger variety of options for our members."
For more information and to get involved please visit www.east-anglian-sailing-trust.org.uk.
