Sailability Antigua recently hosted a Regatta and Disabled Sailing Workshop in conjunction with World Sailing. Twenty specialist Hansa boats were shipped in by container and it was an amazing sight to see disabled and able bodied kids sailing together, often in the same boat. The racing was terrific to watch. At the end, Bob Bailey managed to retain four of the Hansa 303’s at cost price (but unfunded), each to be used in the Sailability program in Antigua, which hosts over 100 children a week.
The Tot Club pledged to fund 50% of one of the boats, if the other 50% could be raised by Tot Club Member donations. Thanks to the generosity of many of our members “on island” at present, and two couples who weren’t but heard about it by the Tot Club jungle drums, this was achieved in just 10 days! The cheque for EC$9,720 (US$3,600) was presented to Bob & Sue Bailey and Maureen Glover of Sailability Antigua at the Friday Tot on February 7th 2019 at the Copper & Lumber Store Hotel.
The boat will be named ‘Up Spirits’.
Sincere thanks to all the members and guests that made this possible (names in order of surname):
Andrew & Caroline Bellamy, Sally Belmont, Peter & Nicky Bovey , Bill Chambers, Mark & Amanda Clinch, Bill Dunn, Mervyn & Amanda Gutteridge, Tom Hollway, Andy Hatton (Hotspot Café), Joe Karpinski, Graeme Knott, Roy Kum, Jonty & Vicki Layfield, Jonathan Lyne, Richard & Denette Matthews, “Des” & Carole O’Connor, Sandy Perkins, Peter Ralls, Mike Rose & Anne Morcom, Willy Wanklyn, Richard & Di Watson, and Moya Williams