Cash boost for disabled sailors

Published 21 Aug 2009 10:57

A SAILING programme for disabled youngsters has been short listed to receive a major cash-boost from the National Lottery Best Sports Project 2009.

Able2sail is the only Scottish project in the sport category and could be in line for a £2,000 cash prize.

The innovative charity, which runs in areas across Scotland, uses a specially adapted yacht, skippered and crewed entirely by volunteers, to offer disabled youngsters and their families the chance to enjoy sailing.

While a few organisations already existed in Scotland that offered dinghy sailing for disabled people, able2sail offers the opportunity to experience sailing aboard a full-size yacht.

Voting has now begun again and the closing date for the competition is the August 14.

But until then people can vote by clicking on the link on the website which is www.able2sail.org.uk or directly on the lottery good causes site at www.lotterygoodcauses.org.uk/awards/shortlist.

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