Emsworth Slipper Sailing Club has a long history of supporting disabled sailing. We have hosted many Sailability weekends, Challenger races and cruises. Many boats and crews from ESSC take part in "Blind Week", and we have fielded up to five boats for several years. With this background and with Clive Frost's long association with The Futcher School, we also give our time to getting young people on the water during weekday term times. Futcher School, parents and young students were enthusiastic about the enterprise and this year we ran six sessions on the water.

The aim is to build confidence on the water and have fun doing it; we use all manner of craft - canoes, rowing boats, paddled boats and the Access Dinghy (a virtually non-capsisable, single handed sailing dinghy). We've used our launch for trips around the harbour and rescued a tender belonging to a club member! We've been crabbing off the pontoon and have enjoyed our lunches out on the terrace.

If you would like to join our happy band of helpers, please contact me, Eileen Higham.

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