Accessibility
Thursday 2nd September……The Sailing is ON! The forecast is for sunny intervals but there will be a brisk south westerly wind, which will pick up by midday when it will become very gusty, so we may have to limit the sailing in the afternoon. The access down the ramp to the foreshore is now fully open.
What a fab day! The wind was gusting to 38mph, sea very lumpy, Spring tides and sunny. The 40 ft Cat sped along at a top speed of 12 mph. A bit faster than a 303 or Liberty! There were 9 in the group which included Keith, Peter and Derek all of whom had time on the wheel. Thanks to the Disabled Sailors Association who owns the Cat, John, the skipper, and Michael, the volunteer crew.
Our enthusiastic team managed a very credible 16th out of 24 teams. A big thanks to all who were in the team – a mixture of volunteers, sons and daughters, friends and Tony from ASPEN. We are one of 2 charities sponsored. The other is Leonard Cheshire.
New Safety Boat
Donated to WS by Lee Hawley of Vertex Ltd. following on from our award of Disability Charity of the Year. Lee is a member of Chipstead Sailing Club and his business generously supports a local charity each year so we are honoured and delighted that he has chosen WS. WS and CSC will use the boat. Her name is Should’ve Reefed.
West Kent Grand Lodge and the Masonic Charitable Foundation continues to support WS. This time they have generously agreed to donate 3 sets of sails for the Stratos boats. The generosity of West Kent Grand Lodge and the Masonic Charitable Foundation now means that all the 303’s and Stratos boats will have had new sails over the past and coming season.
