Poole Sailability

Beautiful day for the first members sail from our new home at Poole Yacht Club.

Soon we will be relocating to our new base at Poole Yacht Club. This video is of our last members sailing session last season from Rockley. Many thanks to Andy the fisherman our friendly neighbour, for capturing this historic last sail from Rockley.

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Well that was a fun evening! A huge thank you to everyone who came to the Poole Sailability BIG QUIZ! A huge thank you too to Peter and Howard for putting so much work into preparing so well. A fantastic mix of questions and everyone learnt something!

Just a reminder it’s the Poole Sailability BIG QUIZ tomorrow Wednesday 11th February at Parkstone Yacht Club 7pm - 8pm! No need to book just turn up and we’ll mix up the tables so everyone has a chance! Look forward to seeing you there!

The first in our Winter evening series is next Wednesday, no need to book if you are a member just turn up. Details below:

Wednesday 14th January 7pm Parkstone Yacht Club, Pearce Avenue Poole, BH14 8EH excellent disabled access and facilities.

Weather for Mariners - A presentation by Gary Wakefield
Subjects: The jet stream, pressure systems, fronts, synoptic charts, isobars, gusts, sea breezes…
Plus a chance for a beer or a coffee with your fellow crew.

Parkstone Yacht Clubs Commodore's Coffee Morning was a great success on 6th December.
We raised nearly £200 on our two stalls. Thanks to those who volunteered for the day, Ann, Frosty, Stuart and Les (who also made items for sale)
Commodore Roger Bennett made another epic cake for the Grand Raffle, shown below

We held our 30th celebration at Parkstone Yacht Club on 21st November. With over 100 people attending it was a wonderful evening.
Our members Sara Walker, Keith Hunt and Avril Stephenson and her Dad,Graham gave speeches telling us why Poole Sailability is so special to them.
Congratulations to those people who were presented with one of our awards by the Mayor of Poole including a special award to Parkstone Yacht. Commodore Roger Bennett collected the clubs award and also made a stunning cake for us all (shown below)
Many thanks to our members friends and supporters who joined us in marking 30 years of enabling people living with disability have the opportunity to enjoy sailing in our remarkable Harbour.
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The cruising fleet at Parkstone Yacht Club gifted these commemorative cushions to Graham Reed who has so kindly been the driving force behind the Big Boat sails for many years, for his services to Poole Sailability.
We are so very grateful ⛵
It has made such a big difference to our members 🙏

The final session of the season, sadly completed with all four Hawks out.
Many thanks for the very kind offer of drone shots of our fleet by the Captain of the fishing vessel below. We look forward to the footage ⛵🙏

A special thank you to Dom Colman of Dorset Marine training for his ongoing support of Poole Sailability. Another 3 volunteers successfully completed their PB2 Power Boat 2 course recently which is essential for driving our Safety Boat called Barbican.

Dorset Marine Training RYA COURSES & BESPOKE TRAINING FOR LEISURE BOATERS

The final Big Boat sail of the season took place yesterday with 15 Poole Sailability members joining the 6 boat owners on their yachts at Parkstone Yacht Club.
What another treat! Smiles all round 😀 Many grateful thanks to Helen, Alex & Graham for driving this valuable initiative and for Parkstone members for their kindness and welcome ⛵❤️