Our 2011 project is "Enable All to Sail"

This project plans to offer over 500 extra people from Somerset & beyond free sailing lessons and tasters, this will occur each year from 2011 to at least 2013.

Why you voted for us?

Your votes have:

• Given over 500 people a year the chance to try free sailing lessons
• Provided SYCSA with the funds to achieve our community sailing project

Further information is available from the Big Lottery People's Millions under "2010 Finalists" then "West"

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We asked for money to buy:

• 2 Wayfarer dinghies with small sails
• 1 Comet Trio dinghy
• 6 Pico dinghies

"Enable All" has lift off

Thank you for your vote

 

We look forward to working with you again on our ongoing project:

"Beyond Fleet 2000"

• To meet new demand for training and racing opportunities

  We needed to improve our facilities by adding:

  • 12 new Toppers (5 bought in 2008)
    3 new Oppi's (Achieved in 2008)
    3 new Optimists (Achieved in 2008)
    6 new Pico's (Achieved in 2011)
    1 new Comet Trio (Achieved in 2011)
    3 new Wayfarer dinghies ( 2 bought in 2011)
  • 2 new performance boats e.g. Laser 3000, 4202 RS Visions (Buzz & 2 RS Vision's bought by 2010)
    A wider range of dinghies by adding e.g. a Magno, (Bahia bought in 2011)
    6 new 4.7 Lasers
    1 new road trailer to accommodate 3 dinghies
    Class sails for all dinghies (Partially achieved in 2008, 2010 and 2011)
    A wider range of life jackets (Achieved in 2008)
    Additional spray suits (Achieved in 2008)
    A range of wetsuits (Achieved in 2011)

  We needed to expand our volunteer base by:

  • Converting up to 15 Assistant Instructors into Dinghy Instructors by 2013 ( 12 since 2008)
  • Training up to 5 new Powerboat Instructors by 2013 (1 since2008)
  • Training up to 5 Advanced Dinghy Instructors by 2013 (1 since2008)
  • Training up to 5 new Senior Instructors by 2013 (2 since2008)
  • Converting up to 5 volunteers into Race Coaches/Instructors by 2013 ( 3 since2008)