• The Burro Dragon

  • Some of the helpers at the bag pack Shoprite Port Erin

  • Attending the Lusitania memorial 3 May at Peel

  • I enjoyed my birthday out sailing

  • We like sailing, why don't you join us.

  • Peel Clothworkers primary school pay their first visit

  • Visitors to our waters

News

Charity Conversion and Structure

On 1 July 2022 after nearly 12 months of work your charity successfully converted to a Company limited by guarantee and all memberships, assets and liabilities transferred to the new charity. This is a great step in the development of your Charity.  The new charity is also called Sailing for the Disabled, and the old charity will be dissolved following the AGM in November 2022. This is an administrative change and should make no difference to most members.

With the conversion, the structure of the charity was developed to meet the new legal form. The diagrame explains the new structure.

The Board comprises of a Chairman, Vice-Charman, Treasurer and Secretary. The Board is responsible for the overall management of your charity. They then appoint three committees to deal with operational matters. Each committee is led by a Board member and provides the reporting link back to the committees. The committee have delegated authority from the Board to deal with their field and significant matters will be referred to the Board for approval.

The current Board members responsible for the committees are:-

Andrew Evans – Sailing Committee

Paul Atkinson – Fundraising Committee

Carole Quayle – Engagement Committee

Members have been approached to join these committees and the committees have started activity. We would welcome contact from members interested in joining any of the committees.

2022 AGM Wednesday 2 November 2022 at 7.30PM

The 2022 AGM will take place Wednesday 2 November 2022 a notice has been sent to all members today where we hold an email address, if you have not received the email please contact the secretary secretary@sftd-iom.com.

 

The Sailing for the Disabled AGM is being held at 7.30pm on Wednesday 2 November 2022 at Sight Matters, Corrin Court, Heywood Avenue, Onchan, IM3 3AP


The AGM is later than usual this year as we had to amend the accounting year end from 31 March to 30 June to allow for the conversion. The year end will revert to 31 March for 2023 onwards. 

 

This years AGM  will be split into two halves as we have to hold an AGM for the "old" charity and the "new" charity. This should not lenthen the meeting signficantly as most matter will be dealt with in one meeting or the other and not both. Full notification of the meeting and agends will be sent out 19 October 2022. It is our intenton to dissolve the old charity folloing the AGM.  

 

Coffee morning on Pride of Mann III in Douglas harbour

Join us Saturday 21 May on our Coffee morning from 10.30 - 13.00 on board POMIII in Douglas harbour.

Open to all members and friends of the charity. We are looking for volunteers to help with the event so if your are able to help contact Carole, mobile 480652 or carolequayle@gmail.com

Any donations of cakes will be very welcome!

Coffee Morning Saturday 21 May

Saturday 21 May we are having a coffee morning on board to welcome Pride of Mann III back in Douglas we will publish details shortly but keep the date for your diary! We are looking for volunteers to help with the event so if your are able to help contact Carole, mobile 480652 or carolequayle@gmail.com

Pride of Mann III Returns

After a frustrating period in which Pride of Mann III (“POM”) has been waiting for repairs, she will finally be back on the Island Sunday 1 May fully repaired. This is great because we can all get back to what we love, going out sailing and the weather should be on our side now as well. POM will be back on her usual birth in Douglas.

 

The sailing schedule has been updated to 30 June and there are lots of sails on there for you to come and join. There are plenty of ways to book sails: via email crewmaster@sftd-iom.com , via phone 471222, Text and WhatsApp. If you see our Crewmaster Chris Wood, he will even take bookings in person! We are trying to make it nice and easy.

 

There are some training sails scheduled these are open to everyone but the focus is on crew development,

 

Keep an eye on the sailing schedule on the website as it will be updated on an ongoing basis.

 

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