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Whether you are planning your sailing trip, or travelling to or from your sailing trip Avanti West Coast railway have introduced a WhatsApp service to enable passengers with disabilities to get assistance throughout their journey – they are with you all the way and can be contacted at any point.  Let’s hope other companies jump […]

Ahoy Shipmates! On this wet and dark November day what better than to think ahead to next year’s sailing season.  Yes, while you’ve been busy cleaning the barnacles from your oilskins ready for winter storage the good folk at Visa-gb have been plotting a course for our next adventures. Usual rules apply so make that cuppa, […]

Hello Shipmates,  quick message about the new Visually Impaired Sailing Association YouTube channel which is now live on-line. Please follow the link at the end of this message to access and please, please subscribe, it doesn’t cost a penny. So get the kettle on, make a brew, break out the digestive and enjoy!  Here’s the […]

Wakey wakey shipmates! Whilst we recline in our comfy chairs dreaming of the open sea and the wind in our face there’s been some action on the water we want to share.  As you no doubt know our plucky Patron Pip Hare is hard at it preparing for the big one in November.  Working all […]

Visually Impaired Sailing Association, a registered charity and the Uk’s leading provider of offshore sailing for the visually impaired. The charity is run by blind and visually impaired trustees and delivers sailing trips in the UK and Europe with help from sighted volunteers. The philosophy is the empowerment of those with a visual impairment to […]

Hello and Happy Christmas to you, your family and friends from the Visually Impaired Sailing Association. We hope you have a peaceful and relaxing Christmas. Did you know that 2019 marks the 10th birthday of Visa-gb? Well you do now and we are arranging a number of events to celebrate our birthday! We’ve sent a […]

Most sailors want the fastest, most direct and least complicated passage from port to port, not the sailors from Visa-gb who take the longest route to enjoy the maximum sailing time.  It’s true they arrived late for cocktails and they missed some superb canapés laid on by the splendidly hospitable team organising this years fabulous […]

Exciting news for Scotland as they host this year’s Blind Match Racing World Championship. This is a link to the full story: http://www.sailing.org/news/86613.php#.WtDIMojwbIU Dates are 01/09/2018 to 07/09/2018 This will be a great advert for sailing and I hope you can support the event