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Project 21 sailing day
As well as our regular sailing, we often do some special sailing days for various groups. One of those is Project 21. They run activities, clubs and events for people with Down's Syndrome in the East of England and we are delighted to be one of those activities. We were really lucky with the weather and, though it was a little chilly, there was a perfect sailing breeze allowing them to take charge of the More »
1 May 2024
Compounding our compound
We always start sailing quite early in the year - usually in March. With an early start like that comes, not surprisingly, weather risks. Usually these are strong winds, but this year it was just relentlessly wet. This caused us some problems with moving boats in and out of the compound, so we decided to try and improve the access. One of our volunteers did a detailed survey of the site and researched a range More »
25 Apr 2024
Fred Olsen - grant
We were delighted to welcome staff from Fred Olsen and Suffolk Community Foundation to our session at Alton Water. Fred Olsen Cruise Lines awarded a £2,000 grant to the oolverstone Project, as part of funding through the Suffolk Community Foundation and the staff came to present us with the cheque. Georgina May, Public Relations Executive and member of the Charity Committee at Fred Olsen Cruises Lines, said: "Supporting local communities is close to More »
30 Sep 2023
The history of Little Ship
The Woolverstone Project was founded in 1993, the year of the Royal Harwich Yacht Club's 150th Anniversary. The first Trustees were Peter Hooper, Johnty Dickinson and Simon Tozer, all members of the Club. Their names live on through our boats - the Sonar is named Kip (Johnty's nickname) and one of our 3.03s is called Simon Tozer. In 1994 the Project was presented with its first two boats. A Drascombe Longboat, "Shellduck", was donated by More »
28 Jul 2023
Upcoming events
Jan 1 … Dec 9 |
Sailing with the Woolverstone…A Summary of Sailing Opportunities. |
Jul 29 |
10:00 - Adult Open 18A session for Sailability Adult individual sailing members |
Jul 29 |
10:30 - Mon am series i » River Orwell 90Members pre-Booked River Orwell Trip. |
Jul 29 |
13:30 - Mon pm series i » River Orwell 90Members pre-Booked River Orwell Trip. |
Aug 1 |
17:00 - Youth Group 14A session for Sailability Youth sailing members |
Aug 2 |
10:30 - Friday Care Home series am » River Orwell 94Members pre-Booked River Orwell Trip. |
Aug 2 |
13:30 - Friday Care Home series pm » River Orwell 94Members pre-Booked River Orwell Trip. |
Aug 4 |
10:30 - Wildlife Trip am 2024 » River Orwell 96Members pre-Booked River Orwell Trip. |
Aug 4 |
13:30 - Wildlife Trip pm 2024 » River Orwell 96Members pre-Booked River Orwell Trip. |
Aug 5 |
10:00 - Adult Open 19A session for Sailability Adult individual sailing members |
Aug 8 |
17:00 - Youth Group 15A session for Sailability Youth sailing members |
Aug 9 |
10:30 - Friday Care Home series am » River Orwell 101Members pre-Booked River Orwell Trip. |
Aug 9 |
13:30 - Friday Care Home series pm » River Orwell 101Members pre-Booked River Orwell Trip. |
Aug 11 |
10:30 - Wildlife Trip am 2024 » River Orwell 103Members pre-Booked River Orwell Trip. |
Aug 11 |
13:30 - Wildlife Trip pm 2024 » River Orwell 103Members pre-Booked River Orwell Trip. |