Disabled Sailors Association

NEW DONOR WILL MATCH EVERY POUND DONATED FOR THE NEW WHEELCHAIR ACCESS CATAMARAN FOR DISABLED PEOPLE

Unique in the World we design, build and run WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE YACHTS and dinghies that cannot capsize or sink and allows any disability to use them. Over 50,000 people have used our amazing yachts and dinghies that any disability can control.
£768,670
raised of £1,000,000 target
RCN 1028993

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Story

In 1993 Mike Wood MBE, a wheelchair user himself, founded the Disabled Sailors Association. Since then the charity has enabled 50,000 disabled people to go sailing in specially designed dinghies, yachts and our existing Catamaran, The Spirit of Scott Bader. (thank you Scott Bader Resin Company) Which is now 25 years old and has takes over 1000 people sailing every year

The yacht was perfect, and as one of the only wheelchair boats like it I was able to just roll on and access the whole boat completely independently. I was able to helm, get the sails up, everything! Im certainly looking forward to going out again!

Currently 70% of our sailors are aged 5-25 and wish to sail with us and take advantage of our sail training opportunities, including RYA and DofE qualifications. The demand has increased considerably for young people wanting disabled sailing places, including those with the most complex of disabilities. Our current Catamaran, Scott Bader now needs replacing due to extremely heavy usage/wear and tear from its 25 years service. The proposed new DAZCAT Catamaran is a uniquely designed, specially equipped and fully wheelchair accessible Catamaran, with its design focusing specifically on the needs of disabled children, young adults and wheelchair users although all our sailors will be able to enjoy sailing it.

This is an image of the proposed new Catamaran.

We have launched our fundraising campaign to raise the funds needed for this incredibly special and one of a kind Catamaran. It will allow anyone to access and experience the joy, freedom and independence of sailing. The Disabled Sailors Association is a non-for profit charity, which relies solely on donations from individuals and the voluntary sector to be able to continue its important work. The charity is unique by offering opportunities and experiences to disabled people that are simply not available anywhere else.

We enable people with any disability to go sailing, including those with physical, hidden and learning disabilities, those with serious illnesses, life limiting illness or disability and mental health problems.

Being able to sail and compete against able bodied people is the best feeling, we are no different, we are no less able

About the charity

The Disabled Sailors Association (DSA) provides real sailing opportunities for people with any disability. We are now fundraising to replace our current wheelchair accessible catamaran to ensure we can continue to meet the needs and demands of disabled people who want to go sailing.

Donation summary

Total raised
£768,670.00
+ £488.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£2,167.00
Offline donations
£766,503.00
Direct donations
£1,770.00
Donations via fundraisers
£397.00

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