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Sailability Wellington is alive and thriving in the Hutt Valley, working with the Lowry Bay Yacht Club to create more sailing opportunities for people with a disability in the region. The popular programme now boasts nearly 75 subscribed sailors with an expanding waiting list, and with the addition of one more sailboat this month, there is no sign of the programme slowing down.
“This week we launched the first of our new fleet that we’re working on purchasing for our expansion into the Hutt Valley”, says sponsorship coordinator Don Manning.
“It was a very successful occasion and has cemented the bonds between ourselves and the Lowry Bay Yacht Club and Sea view Marina.”
Sailability Wellington also operates at Evans Bay Yacht and Motor Boat Club, the location where they have been for ten years now.
What the organization needs at the moment is an increase in volunteers to help enable the sailing programme to operate on a larger scale.
Don continues: “Already, we have 25 volunteers between our two sites; we just couldn’t survive without them.”
If you have boating experience and are available between 9:00am – 3:00pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, please contact donmanning@xtra.co.nz
Photos by Pete Mcdonald
