Mission

Our aim is to enable all members of society to participate in watersports. Our centre at Baltic Wharf, Bristol has specialist boats equipped to cope with all needs from the fully able to those with very complex needs. We cater especially for children and adults living with disabilities (physical, learning or cognitive), long term health conditions, and/or are from disadvantaged backgrounds. Water-based activities offered include sailing, rowing, powerboating and motor cruising, canoeing, kayaking, stand up paddleboarding and raft building. Shore-based activities include boat building, Disability awareness and First Aid courses, and use of indoor fitness equipment.

Category

Disability

Additional Information

In 2022 we welcomed over 9,500 participants. Of these; Over 20% declared a disability/long term health condition Almost 55% were young people aged 8-18 years Just over 20% were aged 50+ years Almost 10% came from a (known) BAME (black, asian, minority ethnic) background Over 2% came from a (known) disadvantaged area We aim to reach a target of 50% of participants who identify as having a disability, long term health condition, suffering loneliness or isolation or socio-economic disadvantage, or other traditional limitation on accessing watersports.