Visa-GB Podcast on Spotify If you get a minute of silence, please listen to our Podcast(s) on Spotify, it will take you on a journey using your imagination alone and if you have previous experience of sailing with us it will take you back to a time when you were sailing with us. Enjoy everyone.
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Dee was interviewed on the In Touch Radio Show on BBC Radio 4, Dee talked about her Sense Adventures and Visa-GB.
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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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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 […]
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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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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, […]
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Cross Channel Report by Karina Gregory Picture shows the crew relaxing in the cockpit of the boat, white puffy clouds on a blue sky and blue sea behind. On the 24 th July 4 visually impaired and 3 sighted crew boarded the UKSA Chale Yacht for our cross channel voyage. Unfortunately plans had to be […]
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Report by Alan McKee on the Royal Escape Voyage 24th to 21st May Picture of Alan Mckee at the helm. The Royal Escape race was scheduled for the 28th of May, but unfortunately the race organisers cancelled the race for the second year, so the skipper decided to still have a week’s voyage […]
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