OUR PARTNERS
Blind Sailing looks to provide opportunities for all. We work closely with our sponsors and club that partner with Blind Sailing who enable us to operate. We are about enabling and empowering all visually impaired and blind sailors and creating and sharing as many opportunities as we can. Please read down and hear about our sponsors and partners.
Rooster Ltd
Rooster Ltd has been onboard with Blind Sailing since 2019 where they supported the team in becoming World Blind Sailing Champions and then partnered with Blind Sailing supporting our events and supporting the team with great kit. All blind sailors relie on feeling warm and safe with the ability to move with ease, and Rooster certainly provides this.
Our shop will be online shortly with Rooster watch this space but for now please go to www.roostersailing.com
South Cerney Sailing Club
Blind Sailing has clubs and centers across the UK that support our charity's activities as a large group, or take some of our individual sailors under their wing as part of our #SailatHome project. This means so much and allows our activities. to carry on. But, since 2020 South Cerney Sailing club has made Blind Sailing members and given the charity a base.
They have opened their doors and provided their facilities to train both on and off the water and also access to their club boats. It's a partnership that is providing more access outside of our regular weekends.
See more about South Cerney Sailing Club at www.southcerneysailingclub.org.uk
If your club or center would like to get involved please contact us below.
Sailing Vision Week
Blind Sailing UK is also a keen supporter of Sailing Vision Week, an event organised by Sailing Vision Trust where many of our volunteer and VI sailors started.
Sailing Vision Week (SVW) has been operating for more than 45 years and is believed to be the largest event of its kind for visually impaired sailors in the UK (and possibly Europe). The event alternates between Falmouth and the Solent with local yacht clubs acting as the host venue. Each year between 20 to 25 privately owned and chartered yachts take part and are able to offer 50-60 crew places to visually impaired sailors, with about 1 in 3 VI sailors each year being completely new to the event and to watersports generally. Sailing Vision Week is always very pleased to welcome VI sailors of all ages (minimum age of 18) - previous sailing experience is not required! The week encourages participants to learn new skills, make new friends, and quite literally broaden their horizons. The yachts are grouped into four or five fleets and the week commences with introductions, briefings and yacht familiarisation sessions prior to setting sail.
For more information please visit Sailing Vision Trust’s website at: www.sailingvision.org
or to apply email mail@sailingvision.org
To gain a feel for what the week is like go to RYA Sailability YouTube at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRcuegEsGdw which has a full audio commentary.