As you read this 'Pride of Mann II will have returned from Ardglass, Northern Ireland, having left Port St Mary yesterday afternoon!

She has been skippered by our Training Officer Rodger Clague, supported by Andy Turner, Tina Kelly and Adrienne Sanderson, providing some really good sailing experiences to 4 disabled members; Holly, Laura, Fiona, and Sarah.  

She arrived Port Erin around 11.00-11.30 this morning ready to start the final leg from Port Erin to Peel, after which she'll be cleaned, dressed overall, and made ready for our Open Day on Saturday which will be opened by our Chief Minister,Tony Brown.

Do come along and have a look; we're expecting to be in the far corner of the new Marina, and on land there'll be our stall with competitions to enter!

July will herald the start of Sailing for the Disabled's first Island-wide promotion with the "7's" Sailaround the Island".   This is an ambitious promotion which takes place from the 24th-31st July, where 7 skippers with 7 crews each of 7 people will sail to 7 ports in the Isle of Man, ending with an Open Day coinciding with the Peel Traditional Boat Weekend.

Our yacht, Pride of Mann II, starting from Douglas, will visit Ramsey, Laxey, Castletown, Port St Mary, Port Erin and Peel, berthing for approximately 2 hours at each port where there'll be shore-based receptions and entertaiment welcoming each crew, and wishing 'bon voyage' to the next team of seven!

There is an opportunity for Corporate Sponsorship in cash and kind at each location.

There will be a series of competitions with entry form boxes at each location;  "Guess the 7's distance", "Guess the 7's crew age", etc etc where we will welcome entries and donations.

There will be an opportunity for each of the 7's crews to be sponsored at a sum per mile or an overall amount to add to our much needed funding for the services provided.

Buy a 7's balloon at each of the locations and you may win a prize that money can't buy, or at very least be invited to see for yourself what a fine facility we are able to provide to our disabled members, special needs groups and schools around the Isle of Man.

Suggest to us how we may make this a memorable occasion and involve more people more often on more occasions to enjoy SAILING FOR THE DISABLED.

START NOW by securing sponsorship by downloading a sponsorship form from this website and get your colleagues, friends and relatives to sponsor your 7's skipper - Roy Maddrell, Arne Dahn, Martin Sewell, Alan Young, Brian King, Bobby Moore and Andy Turner and the miles they will do on their leg, or the distance Pride of Mann II will travel during the week, or whatever your own special "Take" on the week is.

MARTIN SEWELL  is the man with all the information.  Contact him by calling 815922/491785 or email martinsewell@manx.net

Here are the lucky winners of the 100 Club draw:-

June 2010

1st                   M Bolam                        £30.00

2nd                  S Curphey                      £18.00

3rd                   T Braid                          £12.00

The Annual Dinner of Sailing for the Disabled is to be held on Saturday, 11th September 2010 at the Mount Murray Hotel when our guest speaker will be Commodore S J Scorer RN, Director of Operations of Trinity House, the General Lighthouse Authority for England, Wales, The Channel Islands and Gibraltar.

Full details are in the June edition of "All Aboard", our Newsletter.

We are always very grateful for the personal efforts you make to help support Sailing for the Disabled.   Alistair Shillito walked the TT Course for us in 2008 raising over £1,000, and he is planning to do it again this year!   Gill Cunningham has twice completed the Parish Walk for us and many others have contributed by doing all manner of things. 

 If you are planning to run a marathon, go sky diving, enter the End to End walk or cycle challenge, join the Parish Walk, join Alistair on his TT walk, enter the Tin Bath Races, lose weight, or join the Peel Dip in 2011, please download the SFTD sponsorship form to help you get the support you earn and deserve for the efforts you are making on our behalf.  

Whatever you do, we appreciate it!   Let us know when and where so we can support you!  

We are looking to increase the membership of the 100 Club.   With a full complement of 100 members you could win a 1st prize of £50, 2nd prize of £30 and 3rd prize of £20.

With our current membership the prizes are 1st £30, 2nd £18 and 3rd £12.   Still worth winning!

Why not contact Dave Bridson on davyb@manx.net and ask for a form.