Woolverstone Project

28/05/2026

One of our trustees Peter is with others are exhibiting a collection of pottery and paintings at a Felixstowe gallery in June, see attached poster. Two charities will benefit from the proceeds the Woolverstone project and
https://activlives.org.uk/ who organise health walks.
Please come along

08/05/2026

Lovely to see you all - we look forward to the next trip with you.

30/04/2026

Congratulations to Woolverstone Marina and Lodge Park on achieving this. We are delighted to be located there and looking forward to the start of our season - just days away ....

We’re delighted to announce that we have been crowned the 2026 MDL Marinas, Marina of the Year!

02/04/2026

How many of you knew the name of our Sonar? She is called Kip. This is in memory of one of the founding trustees of the Project - Johnty Dickinson. To make sure everyone recognises her on the water, we stuck the name on her bow today.

We also spent much of the day preparing her for going on the water - cleaning and polishing the topsides, so she is looking good and all ready for the season. Thanks to the Royal Harwich Yacht Club and particularly the Ajax fleet team for their help in getting the mast up and launching her on their trolleys.

02/04/2026

Following on from the naming ceremony last week, we have now launched Turnstone ready for our training sessions and then the start of the season in May. Thanks to Woolverstone Marina and Lodge Park for preparing our berth for us and thanks again to everyone who supported us with the funding for the new boat.

01/04/2026

I wonder if this would work for a Hansa 3.03? Happy first of the month to all.

Despite being engineless and steeped in the traditional skills, here at Sea-Change Sailing Trust we are not afraid to experiment with modern developments in order to get the best out of the barge. We’ve been trailing some new leeboards of an unconventional design and are pretty pleased with the results.

27/03/2026

What an amazing day! The naming event for our new Wheelyboat ‘Turnstone’ was attended by many of the donors who made the purchase possible as well as sailors, carers, volunteers, sponsors, friends and supporters.

So many people and organisations to thank!

Babergh District Council
Suffolk Community Foundation
The National Lottery
Tudwick Foundation
Bruce Wake Foundation
Michael Guest Foundation
St James’s Place Charity Foundation
Barchester Foundation
Suffolk County Council
The Wheelyboat Trust

Special thanks to Woolverstone Marina and MoniMar restaurant for providing the venue.
The Outrageous Cake Company for an amazing cake.

Our patron Paul Heiney for officially naming ‘Turnstone’ and helping one of our sailors Chris cut the cake.

25/03/2026

Do come along and join us. Not long until the season starts.

Woolverstone Project
⛵🌊 Set sail with confidence! The Woolverstone Project offers weekly after-school sailing sessions for children with SEND, aged 8-18, at Alton Water. From April to September, young sailors learn boat handling and basic sailing skills in a safe, supportive environment with qualified instructors. A fantastic way to build confidence, independence, and a love for the water! ⚓💙
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10/03/2026

So now that our Man Overboard mannikin from Ruth Lee Ltd has been for their first swim, we felt that it was time they had a name. One suggestion which we liked was to call them 'Rosie' as in Rosie Lee - a cup of tea .... What do you think? Any other suggestions?

05/03/2026

Our first training session of the year - a 'person overboard' refresher course for all our safety boat crews. A good day and really helped by our new Ruth Lee Ltd man overboard mannikin. This made safety boat crews aware of the issues in recovering someone from the water. With this mannikin we can simulate someone floating horizontally or vertically. With the recovery cradle we spent a lot of time simulating a recovery situation and discussing all the issues around it.

Thanks also to Morgan Marine for the great Highfield rescue RIBs which we use for every session.