VI-SA-GB is a membership organisation led and operated by an executive committee for all members. VI-SA-GB is the Visually Impaired Sailing Association of Great Britain and Our underlying philosophy is that the world of Offshore Sailing and Blue Water Exploration is not just for the exclusive enjoyment of sighted people.
The cold and wet, the windy and stormy, precipitous and frightening Seas, and the dark and bewildering Oceans are the sailing adventure playgrounds available to all! Barriers will be dismantled, inaccessibility overcome, and negativity challenged with Expert Leadership, facilitation, quality equipment and by being a membership association that represents the views, opinions and aspirations of its members.
Adventure Sailing is the vehicle to empowerment and liberation.
Harness that power, scale those waves, smash through the unknown and be truly independent !
VI-SA-GB understand this because we promote through our mission statement independence and liberty. We understand the limitations and barriers that have to be overcome and dismantled If we are to enjoy equal access to offshore adventure sailing. We know that adventure sailing is a our cruel sea. The final frontier that until now has been introduced to us on the terms of people that have sometimes overly concerned themselves with other factors and through that prevented the empowerment and liberty that is available to us through offshore adventure sailing. Offshore adventure sailing is an empowering, liberating and pleasurable experience by which to enjoy the diverse seas and oceans we are fortunate to have available to us – we just need to reach out and grasp them!
The executive management committee comprises of the following members at present.
We have established VISA-GB now on a mission to correct the largely held misconceptions about blind and partially sighted people and offshore sailing adventure and the manner in which our independence and liberation has been compromised through a sometimes overly cautious approach, and the continued practise of exclusion as yachting equals
Membership of the VI-SA-GB association is designed for adults that are disappointed by the currently disempowering approach to offshore sailing being offered to blind and partially sighted people. – sailing opportunities that concentrate on a safe and sterile cared for environment specialising in the passenger type involvement is not the formula that VI-SA-GB promote !
VI-SA-GB’s members; rather than being ‘passenger types', are more likely to have tasted the liberation of empowerment and independence through experiences that set them free and actively encourage participation in sailing adventure activities. They generally make a point however, of saying how much they would like to be given the opportunity to be included more!
Fly that kite, Feel that power, and don’t take no for an answer!
VI-SA-GB is a not for profit incorporated association with an executive management committee and a governing document.
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Support VI-SA-GB through your membership of the association and join the increasing numbers of other blind and partially sighted sailing enthusiasts over the control of our sailing. Sailing under our terms, and with the liberty, freedom, and dignity that we deserve.
For a annual subscription individual members become part of the UK's most pro active governing association for visually impaired offshore sailing, receiving such benefits as:
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