Supporting Sailability
A boat named George
Woden Rotary, now part of Murrumbidgee Canberra Rotary, presented a Hansa 303 two-person sailing boat named George to Sailability ACT in February 2017. At that time, Sailability ACT was based on Lake Tuggeranong. In late 2017 the Salability program moved to and amalgamated with the Canberra Yacht Club based on Lake Burley Griffin.
The boat was named George after the then recently deceased father of a Club member whose estate made a generous donation that enabled our Club to purchase the boat. We continue to contribute to the upkeep of George.
You can see George sailing on Lake Burly Griffin in the Sailability program on Sunday mornings and racing with the rest of the Canberra Yacht Club fleet in the afternoon. It is also used for training at other times and it is easy to spot with its blue sail proudly displaying the Rotary wheel and our Club name.
Supporting Sailability ACT
Sailability is an international program offering a supportive environment, experienced volunteers, and equipment to assist people of all-abilities to sail and experience ‘freedom on the water’. It welcomes all people, without regard to age, ability, gender or socio-economic status, as sailors or volunteers and especially carers for people with disabilities. welcomes all people without regard to age, ability, gender or socio-economic status as sailors or volunteers. It sails Hansa 303 Wide two-person boats (and smaller boats).
