Hanningfield Sailability

Sports category:

Water Sports

Overview

The tidal nature of local Essex rivers and estuaries make handling and launching sailing dinghies difficult for disabled sailors. The Hanningfield Sailability Project has been created to overcome this hurdle. Hanningfield Reservoir is a large non-tidal area of open water with shore side facilities for storage of boats and equipment. We have the full backing of RYA Sailability, Chelmsford Borough Council and Essex and Suffolk Water. We have an RYA qualified instructor available and training opportunities for volunteer helpers.
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Club features

Staff experience:

We have a lot of experience working with disabled people, and have undergone specialised training

Activity format:

Team based

Location:

The Fishing Lodge, South Hanningfield Road, South Hanningfield
Chelmsford
CM3 8HX
United Kingdom

Email address:

hanningfieldsailabilityproject@gmail.com

Attending the club:

Please get in touch via the email provided for more information on how you can attend our sessions.

When we meet:

Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 to 12:30 & 13:30 to 15:30, April - August

Is there a specific meeting point at the address:

We are located at the The Fishing Lodge, South Hanningfield Road, South Hanningfield, CM3 8HX.

Equipment:

Just make sure to wear comfortable clothing, bring a drink bottle, and yourselves!

Accessibility Information:

Disabled toilet and changing facilities are available. We also have hoists to allow non-mobile sailors to access the boats. Craft include Challenger & Weta trimarans, Hansa 303's, two Martin 16's, a Liberty and two RS Venture keel boats.