The Andrew Cassell Foundation supports individuals with physical disabilities, mental health conditions or long term illness to take part in yacht racing and cruising, encourages the integration of sailors with disabilities alongside able bodied sailors. Much of an individual’s ability to deal with the serious, personal and lifelong challenges caused by their condition is centred around personal confidence. The Foundation helps to restore confidence lost through three primary interactions – adventure, socialisation and achievements. Sailing in keelboats and yachts provides the ideal environment for these to occur. Lasting impact is achieved through coach mentoring within an expert supportive culture over many years.
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Registered charity number 1057742 - Founded in 1996
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WORLD RENOWNED SAILMAKERS SINCE 1790 - A sailmakers based in Cowes specialising in racing sails, cruising sails and classic sails. Combining the latest sail making technology with hundreds of years of experience established within the loft, no boat is too big or too small.
Supports ACF Sailing with maintenance and repairs of our sails.
http://www.ratseyandlapthorn.com
The Cowes Corinthian Yacht Club (CCYC) was the birth place of the foundation since back in 1996 when Andy won his Paralympic Gold medal and it continues to support the foundation today.
http://www.ccyc.org.uk/
East Cowes Sailing Club is the quietest but friendliest local club in Cowes. And hold to their name by being welcoming and supportive to all. There members have supportive ACF in many ways from access to Racing, Fundraising and Industry developments.
https://www.eastcowessc.co.uk/
Spinlock is an independent and innovative company, widely acknowledged as the world expert in ropeholding. Based in Cowes, UK, the 'Home of Yachting', Spinlock has over thirty years experience of designing and manufacturing rope holding equipment for sailing boats, from dinghies up to the largest superyachts.
Spinlock as both a local company and next door neighbors to our base have come onboard to help us keep our new sailors safe until they progress to purchasing there own equipment. Also supplying our members with a personal discount.
http://www.spinlock.co.uk
Jollifes Chandlery is one of the largest independent chandleries in the UK. Boasting 4000 sq ft of shop floor and a 150ft high street frontage in Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
Supports us with our safety equipment, and disabled sailors with 10% off purchases to help them engage in racing.
https://jolliffeschandlery.com/
Paul Wyeth Marine Photography - Great yachting photography for magazines, sailors and enthusiasts!
Paul has been a large part of the Foundation's re-birth through looking out for us on the water and allowing us use of his photography. This has been a huge help showing our activity and growth in what we do.
http://www.pwpictures.com
Mark Matthews of MM Sail Solutions is a Volunteer Supporter/Sailor for ACF. Alongside this support, Mark has previously worked with Paralympic Sailors developing their knowledge in Sail care, design and repair. With this Mark is volunteering his time alongside working with Ratsey and Lapthorn Sailmakers in Cowes to improve the sail set up of ACF and also increase the education via practical work shops.
https://www.facebook.com/mmsailsolutions
SeaSafe Systems have come onboard to support, teaming up with ACF to develop recovery nets and training to help educate keelboat sailors about manoverboard recovery. We are grateful for process support from John Barnes a sea safety systems expert.
http://www.seasafe.co.uk/
Primarily focused on painting and finishing boats to high standard from just the gun, bringing the incredibly good finish that can be achieved on cars with polishing and ceramic coating, to the marine industry. Newly onboard to support ACF.
Indigo Marine kindly supports ACF with all our branding needs including applying our graphics to our boats.
https://www.indigomarine.co.uk/
KMO - Supporting our ACF Support RIB serving to enable a safe and reliable engine to keep our sailors progressing forwards.
https://kmomarine.com/
Supported by Teemill print-on-demand store we have been able to build our own custom store and can now sell t-shirts and other items online to raise much needed funds for the charity.
Printing and shipping is directly to you and buy purchasing products through this website you help raise some much needed funds to help us get more disabled people out sailing.
Teemill support us by giving us their professional suit support and shipping priority.
https://acfsailing.teemill.com/
The Wight Aid Foundation WightAID supports charitable projects on the Isle of Wight. Any project that benefits island people or the places we cherish is welcome to apply for one of our grants. They have supported our recovery net developments.
https://www.wightaid.org/
Operating for over 30 years, World Leisurewear is a leading supplier of embroidered, printed or personalised clothing, accessories and merchandise.
World Leisurewear has kindly donated branded kit to the Foundation's 2019 Cowes Week re-launch helping us build awareness and enabling our sailors to feel part of a team.
http://www.worldleisurewear.com
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The Isle of Wight Sports Foundation (formerly the Isle of Wight Sports and Recreation Council) is an independent charity that represents and supports for all sports and recreational clubs on the Isle of Wight.
The aim of the Foundation is to promote sport and physical activity on the Isle of Wight and to provide a voice that carries weight, be it on planning matters, provision and protection of facilities, car parking charges, ferry expenses or government/council legislation in so far as they affect sporting and recreational clubs on the Island.
https://iowsports.org/
The RYA is the national governing body for dinghy, yacht and motor cruising, all forms of sail racing, RIBs and sportsboats, windsurfing and personal watercraft and a leading representative for inland waterways cruising.
ACF has affiliated to the RYA becoming part of the RYA family, a community of like-minded clubs and associations working with the RYA to ensure the ongoing success and growth of club and class activity and all forms of boating across the country. Our affiliation also supports the RYA’s work protecting your rights and freedoms on the water.
Affiliated organisations have access to a whole host of tools and resources, advice and guidance and exclusive benefits to help support club and class activities and future development.
http://www.rya.org.uk