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Sailability facilitates sailing for everyone regardless of age or ability. It began in Australia in 1991. Sailability is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing sailing opportunities for everyone, regardless of age or disability. Sailability Australia now has branches in all states. Sailability caters for people with a wide range of disabilities and experience. Australian disabled sailors have competed here and overseas in Hobie catamarans, Ynglings, 2.4mRs, Summarising Access dinghies. Sailability has support from state sporting authorities and works closely with a variety of disability organizations around Australia, ensuring that people with disabilities have the opportunity to sail in safety and experience adventure and freedom – building mobility, self confidence and pride through achievement. Sailability Penrith Lakes Sailability Penrith Lakes was established in 2002 at the Sydney International Regatta Centre at Penrith, where the opportunity to make the Centre the focus of sailing for the disabled in the Greater West was a strong motivation. Four years on, Sailability Penrith Lakes has around 95 members, either sailors or volunteers. There are twelve Access dinghies comprising of five 2.3s, two Access Breeze Dinghies and five 303’s. We have our own shed, pontoon and wheelchair hoist, also we have seven Yachting Australia qualified staff (YATC) at the Regatta Centre. Sailability Penrith Lakes is supported by Penrith Council and Sydney International Regatta Centre, AMP, National Australia Bank, Western Weekender Newspaper. Sail days and Come ‘N’Try Days are held on Sundays once a month from 11am to mid afternoon right through the year. Access Dinghies were designed to appeal to people who would love to go sailing, but find it too difficult or uninviting to do so. Whether as a recreation, sport or a therapeutic activity, the Access Dinghy design features allow total novices, with no experience, the ability to sail with little or no tuition. The Access Dinghies are: Unsinkable and virtually uncapsizable Incredibly stable and responsive Joystick steering-simply steer left to go left, or steer right to go right Are made so anyone can sail them regardless of ability Sailability Penrith Lakes also caters for the disabled. We have a hoist to help lift those wheel chair bound in and out of the boats with ease. |
Sailability
P O Box 852, Penrith New South Wales 2750
✆ (02) 4729 2059
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