Dart Sailability

08/04/2026

Today we said goodbye to Colin Whymark. He will be sadly missed by all at Dart Sailabilify. R.I.P Colin

18/03/2026

What a fantastic afternoon at Galmpton Village Hall! Full house, brilliant music and a whopping £786 raised — thank you to everyone who came, performed and donated. The amazing line up included Hedgehogs' Brawl, Galliards Recorder Ensemble, Carport Extension and Missin' Tackle. Read more about the event and see photos: https://wix.to/mwG5X5h

A full house enjoyed an absolutely fabulous afternoon of musical entertainment at Galmpton Village Hall on Saturday. The event raised a whopping £786.00 for which we are enormously grateful. The amazing line up kicked off with Hedgehogs' Brawl folk band whose repertoire included both traditional an...

17/03/2026

We’re looking for a passionate fundraiser and trustee to join Dart Sailability and help keep our vital services afloat. Kate, who started in 2021 and has been fundraising ever since, is stepping down after five years. The charity needs around £30,000 each year — can you help us secure that future? Read more and get involved:

We are looking for a fundraiser and trustee to replace Kate who has notched up five years at the charity. She started with us in 2021 with our relocation her main project and has continued general fundraising since. She says: "It costs about £30,000 each year to keep DSG afloat. I have always recei...

12/03/2026

HealthScape are looking for participants in a upcoming project called open start. Building on the success of last years get out and Tri. We have places for up to 12 wheelchair users to take part in open start which we will coach them to be able to take part in a mini triathlon. We supply the venue the coaches the equipment and support to help you realise you can do this. Working in partnership with local and national organisations and no other than para Olympian Mel Nicholls this will be HealthScape’s biggest and most ambitious project ever. The only thing we don’t have yet are participants. For an informal chat or more information please drop us a message or email [email protected].

What do HealthScape get out of this ?. We hope to gain a much better understanding of how in the future we may be more accessible and also to support the disabled community that live in our community.

04/03/2026

Dart Sailability has received a £5,000 grant from the Laywell Matthey Trust to keep our support and safety boats in top condition. Thanks to this generous support, we can continue getting sailors out on the water safely. Read more:

We are delighted to announce that local charity the Laywell Matthey Trust has awarded us a £5,000 grant to keep our support and safety boats in tip top condition. The charity is based in Brixham and was created after the closure of much loved care home Laywell House. It supports causes which help t...

28/01/2026

Beat the January blues with a sunny read! Travelling with Disabled Don — from Cannes to the Caribbean — is hilarious, humbling and heartwarming. Copies £8.99 with £1 per book donated to Dart Sailability. Want a signed copy? Contact [email protected]. Also available from Amazon via QR code. For full post see: https://wix.to/BCKdRIg

25/01/2026

Dart Sailability has received a generous £5,000 grant from The Hadley Trust to help keep our sailors afloat. We’re incredibly grateful for their continued support — this will make a real difference to our club and members. Read more:

£5000 Hadley Trust grantfundraising5 hours ago1 min readKeeping our sailors afloat will be easier thanks to an extremely generous grant of £5000 from The Hadley Trust. We are immensely grateful to the charity for its continued support of Dart Sailability. Thank you!

11/01/2026

Next Friday the 16th of January there is a talk called shooting the Breeze, its at Gampton Village hall. Doors open at 18:15 & the talk starts at 19:00. If you would like to come let Carrie know by Wednesday 14th at the latest. Cost is £5 on the door. Look forward to seeing you there!

02/10/2025

Dart Sailability is still looking for a Chair of Trustees to replace Neil Strevens, who is stepping down after seven years in the post in April for personal reasons. If you'd like to do some good in the community by helping out a worthwhile charity, committed to improving the lives of less-able people of all kinds and ages, are basically computer-literate, and are prepared to give a few hours each week to co-ordinating the policy, administration and finances of the organisation, please contact Neil at [email protected] as soon as you can.

18/06/2025

Dart SAILABILITY Group Needs a New Chair of Trustees. Operating from Dolphin Boatyard in GALMPTON Creek, this very worthwhile charity has been getting disabled people out on the water for over 25 years. The current Chair of Trustees stepped straight into the position on retirement nearly seven years ago, and now needs to step down for personal reasons. If anyone out there who loves boating and/sailing and would like to have access to it for free, in exchange for a few hours admin per week, then please contact Neil Strevens [email protected] for more information about the position. Apart from a love of the River Dart, it would be an advantage to have a reasonable working knowledge of Microsoft 365 Office products, be comfortable speaking in public (only occasionally!) and to have held some sort of managerial position in the past. Please help keep this fantastic charity afloat for the next 25 years!