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Welcome to the website of the Deaf Sailing UK
The Deaf Sailing UK Club's website provides an overview of the
Club and sets out our full programme for the year.
Through an excellent partnership with the Rona Sailing Project (formerly London Sailing Project),
the Sussex Yacht Club, Queen Mary Sailing Club, Island Sailing Club and the RYA Sailability, the Club prides itself on its
offshore cruising, dinghy, keelboat racing and training and social programme events.
Situated in historic Shoreham-by-Sea, the Sussex Yacht Club clubhouse boasts
fantastic views up and down the river with a good opening to a wide sheltered
harbour, and a good base of dinghy training in the Canal at a period Southwick
clubhouse, a few miles east of the main clubhouse.
From a premier marina a few miles north of the Hamble Village near Southampton,
the Club provides the opportunity for the offshore cruising aboard a 57'
yacht, and aboard one of its fleet in a Tall Ship event on some occasions.
The Rona Sailing Project has itself been catering for deaf and hard-of-hearing people
since 1992 in its the cruising crossings in the English Channel and in the
Irish Sea, and still continue to run three more voyages in 2008.
The club also benefits from the good support and kind hospitality from the RYA
Sailability through Sussex Sailability and Royal Southern Yacht Club by joining
some of the social and yachting events to enjoy some day tastings at the sea and
the drinks at their clubhouse.
Please feel free to browse our website to find out more.
Latest News
DSUK Fundraising Event at Sussex Yacht Club - November 2009
Deaf Sailing UK announces a fundraising dinner event for the competitive price of £25 for
a three course meal at Sussex Yacht Club on 28th November 2009 to raise funds for
the future DSUK team entry for regional and national sailing events. It will include for
the first time a professional belly dancing performance, and the Round British Isles
presentation by Matthew Jackson, who was one of first double handed deaf yachtmen to
sail round the British Isles in 1981.
This follows our successful race in Cowes Week for the fourth consecutive year. It is
hoped that a new generation of sailors will be produced in 2009/2010.
Please contact Shauna Taylor on
shauna.taylor@dsuk.org.uk
to get a booking form to book a seat (or your own table of up to 10 people) for three course
meal for £25 or click
here
to fill out the form and register your name via email
and post a cheque to her. An overnight accommodation at Southwick clubhouse,
five minutes drive away, is available for £5 a night. Please click here for more information.
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Deaf Divers UK's Social Gathering Pub in London - November 2009
Deaf Divers UK announces a social gathering pub in Central London on 26th November 2009 to
discuss the 2010 schedule as well as social chat about the diving trips both made in the UK and
in Overseas this year. A great opportunity for you to meet with all deaf diving instructors
at the pub.
Sussex Yacht Club is the headquarter of the Brighton and Worthing Branch of British Sub-Aqua Club,
with large diving activity taking place locally between Beachy Head and Selsey Bill. The trips are
also organised to places further afield with some locations dived in Cornwall to the Orkney Islands.
Expeditions to the Red Sea, Kenya, the Caribbean and other coral reefs are known to have been made.
Some deaf members, particularly those who were advanced PADI, are known to have visited the Yacht Club in the past, but new deaf members are always welcome.
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RYA Training Course at Sussex Yacht Club - October 2009
The Club announces their second RYA Level 1/2 dinghy course
for the training weekend of 10th - 11th October 2009
Please contact Simon Terry, a qualified RYA dinghy instructor, on
zenium07@talktalk.net
for all enquires or click
here
to read the full details on the course. The entry is
open to those from the age of 18 upwards and who wish to attain the necessary skills to sail in
light conditions.
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Sailing Taster Session at Oxford Sailing Club - 29th September 2009
The Oxford Sailing Club announces their second One Day Sailing Taster session at 10am
to 1pm on 29th September 2009
at Farmoor Reservoir, OX2 9NS.
Ruth Marrison, a qualified RYA dinghy instructor, who teaches at Oxford Sailing Club and
her coach, Richard Beardsley, are setting up sailing opportunities in Oxfordshire
for people who are D/deaf or hard of hearing by giving one day sailing sessions to
start with.
They plan to run a Level 1 start sailing course for people who attend a taster
session to increase their confidence and sailing skills. The sessions are for
people aged 8 years or over, there will be a maximum of 12 people on each. There
will be a qualified interpreter at the each session for BSL users. Cost £10 per
head.
For more information or a booking form, please e-mail
sailtraining@oxfordsailingclub.com.
You can also ring Richard Beardsley or Ruth Marrison on 01865 863201.
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DSUK's first BSL DVD launch onboard Jubilee Sailing Trust's flagship Lord
Nelson at Southampton Boat Show - September 2009
DSUK are holding the launch release in conjunction with Jubilee Sailing Trust of its BSL and subtitles
edition of DVD on seamanship, safety and roping onboard Jubilee Sailing Trust's flagship training tall
ship, Lord Nelson. It was the result of the work of Mike Aston, Mags Aston-Adam, and
Melanie Clark, from DSUK when they were invited by JST to sail with the permanent crew on the Canary
Island in January 2006.
The DVD is being promoted to assist the JST crew with basic BSL signs on essential parts of the ship,
and basic communication with deaf crew onboard Lord Nelson on any trip in the North Europe and in the
Mediterranean. Its launch starts at 2pm on Sunday 13th September, on the ship's first day at the show,
and the public can access to view the launch during their tour.
The DVDs are being on sale on JST merchandise in the Solent Hall throughout the show, and the profit
will be shared between DSUK and JST. Please read the article here.
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Sussex Yacht Club - Laser Sailing Session - September 2009
This 3rd Laser Bahia sailing session event will be held at Southwick clubhouse
at 10am. Please contact Lauren Willis on
lauren@syctraining.co.uk. She will advise you of the tide
timetable and the session timetable on Saturday 5th September 2009
In the event of moderate wind, we will switch to three topper Sport 16 at the
Shoreham clubhouse, and we will sail to the sea.
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DSUK enters the Sonar race in Cowes Week - August 2009
The Deaf Sailing UK crew is competing for the fourth year in the whole Sonar
series race class in Cowes Week from
Saturday 1st August to Saturday 8th August. They are retaining their home base
at Island Sailing Club this year, where they access their Sonar at a swinging mooring
from the club's pontoon via the launch service.
For the crew recruitment and race training programme, please contact Andrew on
andrew.taylor@dusk.org.uk
Ruth Marrison enters Cowes Week for fourth time, but competes in the Sigma 33 class in the White Group this time.
Her yacht is called 'FireAngel Odalisque' in honour of Ruth's sponsor FireAngel, which is the
UK's leading manufacturer of home safety products such as smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms,
including specialist systems for the hearing impaired. Her previous sponsors was Spinlock, based in
Cowes, and National Deaf Children Society. See her article, please click below to read.
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Sailing Taster Session at Oxford Sailing Club - July 2009
The Oxford Sailing Club announces their first one day Sailing Taster session at 10am
to 1pm on 21st July 2009
at Farmoor Reservoir, OX2 9NS.
Ruth Marrison, a deaf sailing instructor, and her coach Richard Beardsley, both
from Oxford Sailing Club, will run two taster sessions, first in July and then in
September for D/deaf and hard of hearing people aged 8 years and over. There will
be a qualified interpreter for BSL users in each session.
These sessions have been set up with the Royal Yachting Association Sailability
Project to get more D/deaf and hard of hearing people into sailing.
For more information or a booking form, please e-mail
sailtraining@oxfordsailingclub.com.
You can also ring Richard Beardsley or Ruth Marrison on 01865 863201.
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Sussex Yacht Club - Laser Sailing Session - July 2009
This 2nd Laser Bahia sailing session event will be held at Southwick clubhouse at 10am.
Please contact Lauren Willis on
lauren@syctraining.co.uk. She will advise you of the tide timetable and the
session timetable for Saturday 11th July 2009.
In the event of strong prevailing wind, two Sonar keelboats will be used at Southwick.
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Queen Mary Sailing Club - Laser Sailing Session - June 2009
This 3rd Laser Strados session event will start at 10am, and finish around
4pm on 27th June 2009, finishing with an evening meal at Carluccio restaurant in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.
Please contact Andrew on
andrew.taylor@dsuk.org.uk
for all booking enquires
The entry is open to everybody from the age of 14 upwards, with spectators welcome at the clubhouse.
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Otley Sailing Club - Sailing Event - June 2009
Otley Sailing Club in Yorkshire offers a free sailing session event to all deaf people of all ages.
It will start at 10am and finish at 4pm on Saturday 13 June 2009. It will use the hired boats
from the club, and it will be served on first-come first-served basis..
Please contact Peter Fox on
peter.fox@sayesandcoltd.co.uk
for booking enquires.
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Queen Mary Sailing Club - Laser Sailing Session - June 2009
This 2nd Laser Strados session event will start at 10am,
and finish around 4pm on 13 June 2009. It is planned to hire up to three Laser Stratos
from the club for up to four hours if demanded to meet an expanding crew.
Please contact Andrew on
andrew.taylor@dsuk.org.uk
for all booking enquires
The entry is open to everybody from the age of 14 upwards, and hearing dogs for the deaf are permitted at the club..
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Queen Mary Sailing Club - Laser Sailing Session - June 2009
This 1st Laser Strados session event will be held at 10am on 7 June 2009 at Queen Mary
Sailing Club, London, and a barbeque is planned on the club premise if weather permits.
Please contact Andrew, a member of Queen Mary Sailing Club, on
andrew.taylor@dsuk.org.uk
for all booking enquires
The entry is open to everybody from
the age of 14 upwards, and to those who wish to extend their experience beyond
Level 2 in unobstructed 700 arces reservoir.
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Sussex Yacht Club - Laser Sailing Session - July 2009
This first Laser Bahia sailing session event will be held at Southwick clubhouse at 10am.
Please contact Lauren Willis, who is a deaf member of Sussex Yacht Club, on
lauren@syctraining.co.uk. She will advise you of the tide timetable and the
session timetable for Saturday 6th May 2009.
It is intended to extend the sailing experience of those who have passed the Level 1/2 course, and is planned to sail
the Lasers within the harbour if weather permits.
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RYA Training Course at Sussex Yacht Club - March 2009
The Club announces first RYA Level 1/2 dinghy course
for the training weekend of 28th - 29th March 2009
Please contact Simon Terry, a qualified RYA dinghy instructor, on
zenium07@talktalk.net
for all enquires or click
here
to read the full details on the course. The entry is
open to those from the age of 18 upwards and who wish to attain the necessary skills to sail in
light conditions.
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2009 Dinghy Sailing Show - March 2009
RYA organises the 2009 Dinghy Show at London's Alexandra Palace
during Saturday 1st - Sunday 2nd March 2009.
It gives you a very wide insight of how some sailing organisations
have made their facilities or clubhouse more accessible to you. So
don't miss an opportunity to meet some exhibitors as well as
DSUK members there to find out for yourself.
Please contact Press Officer on
info@dsuk.org.uk
for all enquires or visit
www.dinghysailingshow.org.uk
to find out how to order a discounted ticket online.
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