Hi, everyone, Andrew Windsor, has created a new Instagram Account for Visa, please Follow Us and once you have done this there will be a Notification Bell at the top of our Instagram page, tap the 3 buttons… Posts Stories Reels Tap on Goes Live and select the top item get all notifications. Visit our […]
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It could be the Mediterranean! What a day to start our first trip of the year, sunshine, a breath of wind, sunglasses, shorts and caps – magic! Thanks to the support of Thomas Pocklington Trust and UKSA we have our first training session and yes it’s with a twist as it is our visually impaired […]
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Ahoy Shipmates, You’ll know the sad news of Lofty’s passing and will, like us all, miss his large, loud, and laughing presence during this year’s sailing season and beyond. A number of Visa-gb folk attended the celebration of Lofty’s life organised by his family. It would be wrong to call it a fun event but we […]
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Did you know there is an App called Passenger Assistance, this is particularly helpful for when you are planning to travel by train. Book Assistance via the Web: https://booking.passengerassistance.com/ Please take a look at their website: https://passengerassistance.com/, you can download the App by using the below image buttons for Google Play and Apple App Store. […]
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Exciting news, we have received a grant from the Powell Family Foundation which means we are running a special sailing event for 18 to 25 year olds in August, these are the details: Location: Chatham, Elite Sailing, Chatham Maritime Marina, Leviathan Way, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4LP. We have charted a yacht for nine days, the […]
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Andrew is walking 10,000 steps a day during February, to raise money for Visa-GB, he will be walking roughly 6 miles every morning. Andrew said: After Sailing on a trial day, I felt the fresh air on my face and the freedom that we all seek and need. To be a member of a crew […]
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Marvellous Milford made possible thanks to support from the Thomas Pocklington Trust. Travelling on a Sunday often has it’s challenges, especially following two days of strikes on the railways. Our intrepid crew had set off from Preston, Plymouth, Newbury, Gloucestershire and Milford Haven. Lloyd had the greatest challenge with cancelled trains, no assistance and a […]
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VI Sailing with Visa GB, a report by Anita Davies: We are very grateful to both VISA GB and the Whirlwind Trust for giving us the opportunity to sail from Milford Haven. It was an amazing experience for the three members of the visually impaired crew who had a small amount of experience in sailing. […]
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Metro – Visa-gb trip from Cowes to Southampton Quay Metro Blind Sport and Visa-gb teamed up for a four days sailing trip between Cowes and Southampton Quay from 6 July to 10 July 2023 Day 1 started with four visually impaired crew (Gareth Dawson, Mihayl Iliev, Ollie Cousins and Anil Kanani) travelling to Cowes; three […]
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Visa-gb member, Karen Wye, has plenty of experience working with the spoken word. Karen has a show on local radio and is now making Podcasts for us. This is the second one and its a fascinating approach as Karen gives over the airways to fellow sailor and top therapist, Emelye Jessica Purser. Make some time, […]
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