Access Class Boats

Access boats were designed specifically to meet the needs of disabled sailors.  With their heavily weighted keels and inbuilt buoyancy they are very stable boats.

Seated low and facing forwards movement within the boat is not required.  The only controls needed for sailing are a joystick, with left right movement for steering and a rope, pulled or released, to control the sail. 

There are electrically operated controls on some of our boats to

help anyone who cannot manage full manual control. 

Your first sailing experience will be in a two seat 303 boat with an instructor, moving on as confidence and experience grow to a single seat 2.3 and then solo in a 303 type, if so desired, or on to explore the experience of sailing one of our more advanced types.

The Access boats constitute our primary training fleet.  Your early experience will build towards the equivalent of an RYA Level I qualification.  It is then possible, if you so wish, to take part in specific courses to achieve further levels of qualification.

2 Seat Access 303

and single seat Access 2.3

Single Seat Access 2.3