Winter draws on shipmates – unpack the long johns and fire up the kettle, we’ve tales to tell and questions to ask. First and foremost is the latest update on our patron, and sailing superstar, Pip Hare who’s about to set off from the comfort of Poole and head to France for the start of the […]
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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 […]
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In early 2019, I felt I needed a challenge and decided to pursue a personal dream of sailing – an unusual goal given that Warwickshire is so landlocked. Having consulted Google, I learned about the Jubilee Sailing Trust (JST) who provide opportunities to sail on tall ships. I had a good look through their voyages […]
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Ahoy shipmates, hope you’re all hail and hearty So we’ve slipped gently into July, the water butts are brimming with rain water, the oilskins hanging on the peg and we’re ready for the off! But before you leap across the gangplank we’ve got some news to tickle your interest and projects a plenty, so read […]
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Ahoy Shipmates, hope you are hail and hearty! So following the last few glorious weeks it seems like someone has turned the heating off, so it must be time to talk sailing and sailing stuff. Here at the good ship Visa-gb there has been scheming and planning like you would not believe – well actually […]
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Hello shipmates. Listen up as you’ll be hearing the pipes a’ playing and the clogs dancing in delight during these lockdown days. Here at the good ship Visa-gb a turning tide and an offshore breeze is filling our sails with delightful news. We are thrilled, did I say thrilled? Well you can double that and […]
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CITY OF BIRMINGHAM AND BRITISH BLIND SPORT TO HOST IBSA WORLD GAMES 2023 Birmingham has been selected as the host of the 2023 IBSA World Games, a multi-sport event for blind and partially sighted athletes. The decision by the International Blind Sport Federation (IBSA) follows a combined bid between British Blind Sport, UK Sport, Birmingham […]
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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 […]
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It’s time. Yes folks we’ve gone and done it, sorted it and are looking forward to it!! The Scottish Island Flotilla is now slotted in for the marvellous month of May 2021. Here in splendid isolation, tucked in the engine room of Visa towers, there’s been work afoot. We’ve been planning, persuading and biscuit testing […]
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Dear shipmates, we’re sorry but in view of this horrid virus we’re postponing our Scottish Flotilla. The Visually Impaired Sailing Association regrets to announce that the forthcoming Scottish Island Odyssey is postponed. We have all been shocked at the spread of the Corona virus and the effect it is having world wide. The board of […]
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