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Sailing with a difference!

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The East Anglian Sailing Trust would like to invite Special Olympics Suffolk to come and try sailing with EAST. 

 

We sail from Levington Marina on the beautiful River Orwell in Sonars, which are very safe keelboats that can take up to 4 participants known as sailors  plus 2 trained crew in each boat, so you are never alone!

We sail from Levington Marina on the beautiful River Orwell in Sonars, which are very safe keelboats that can take up to 4 participants known as sailors  plus 2 trained crew in each boat, so you are never alone!

 Our sailors can join in with sailing the boat, indeed if keen can take RYA sailing courses  or just enjoy a leisurely sail on the river. 

While we are not able to get wheelchairs into our boats, we can hoist people into our boats from the pontoon, and our newly redecorated centre is fully accessible too. It even has a galley kitchen for drinks snacks and even meals at low cost.

We welcome individual sailors with parents/carers if needed or, why not come with friends or with your group? 

Do come and see us, dates still available for a one off session or a series of sessions. Initial cost for a session is £12 per person, no cost for carers/parents..

Do contact me for more information, and look at our website http://www.east-anglian-sailing-trust.org.uk.

Lynda Skelton

Sailorsupport@e-a-s-t.org.uk 

07881 813599

Inclusive Boccia Tournament hosted in Suffolk – July 2024

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Special Olympics Suffolk delivery partner, ActivLives,held the second Inclusive Boccia Tournament recently in Stowmarket, Suffolk. The event attracted 42 competitors, who played a total of 70 ends of boccia, over 26 matches, scoring 123 points. There were over 75 people attending the event, during the course of the day.

Boccia (pronounced ‘botcha’), is a target game, played with balls, where all of the participants are required to sit down whilst they play. “It is one of those sports that is relatively easy to play, but devilishly tricky to play well”, said Mike McCarthy, from ActivLives. The sport is particularly suitable for players with a disability, and will be part of the Paralympic programme being held in Paris next month.  

The tournament in Stowmarket consisted of three divisions, where players competed in teams of three, in a round-robin format. The day concluded with a ‘spider decider’ mass team event, with all 42 players involved.

“The atmosphere has been absolutely brilliant, with plenty of very close matches throughout the day. It has also been great to welcome visiting players from Special Olympics Peterborough and Kent”.     

Many thanks to all of the athletes, to our brilliant team of volunteers, to our supporting partners Special Olympics Suffolk, Special Olympics GB, the Suffolk Community Foundation and to our hosts for the day at Mid Suffolk Leisure Centre.

If you would like to find out more about how to get involved with boccia in the Stowmarket, Ipswich or Felixstowe areas, please call ActivLives on 01473 345350 or email mike@activlives.org.uk