Woolverstone Project

30/08/2026

Always a pleasure to take Project 21 out sailing at Alton Water. The wind and weather combined perfectly to give us a lovely day on the water. We look forward to the next sailing session with them.

27/08/2026

This week it was our great pleasure to host Oliver Paul the High Sheriff of Suffolk at our Alton Water site.
Oliver was able to meet sailors volunteers and trustees and even try out one of Hansa keel boats.

See Oliver’s post on Linked In for his thoughts

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/high-sheriff-of-suffolk_volunteering-inclusion-sailing-activity-7498028274682462209-PP95?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAB3vt0YBwpws5aXjKzcgBAzcz5bgXrcvuvI

27/08/2026

James (one of our volunteers), recently took one of our sailors (Roger) sailing on his Dufour yacht. Despite his blindness, Roger was an excellent helmsman, steering by feel and enjoying getting the balance and trim just right. This is clear from the very relaxed pose of the skipper (and owner!).

19/08/2026

Looks like you were having a great day on the water. Glad to see that the weather obliged .... We hope to see you again soon ....

16/08/2026

Lovely to take you all out on the river. Hope to see you again soon.

07/08/2026

As we approach another busy weekend for the Woolverstone Project I’ve finally go around to posting something from last weekend, and what an amazing weekend that was!
Saturday saw a new enhanced ‘Sax on the water’ performance in support of the Woolverstone Berth Holders Association Pontoon Party by ‘Lost@C’, a saxophone quartet made up of Woolverstone Project volunteers and friends of the project.
Thank you to the Woolverstone Marina and Lodge Park for hosting the event and for the support of MoniMar Cafe Restaurant, Fox's Yacht Sales, Royal Harwich Yacht Club, for Cellice (Cellice.co.uk) for providing the Dry Ice for ‘that’ song and for for its safe and effective deployment!
Also to ‘Covered Up’ the band on Georgina T for the music and the fantastic Supergroup moment on ‘Hit the road Jack’

Thank you for all of you who have sent me photos and videos.. too many to post here but maybe I’ll do a compilation when I get an hour or two..

Sunday was another in our series of river wild life trips supported by a grant for SEND school pupils and their families. Another fantastic day and I learnt so much from our knowledgable wildlife experts Dougal and Steve.
The highlight for me was watching the Orwell Bridge resident Peregrine Falcon swoop down from its perch on one of the bridge towers.

16/06/2026

Let's hope for an improvement in the weather for future sessions! Lovely to see you all ....

16/06/2026

Many congratulations to Ron. He has done so much for Hansa Class UK.

We are thrilled to announce that Ron Sawford has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours List.

Ron has been instrumental in the development and success of the Hansa Class in the UK and until recently, was in sole command of all the events and regattas that we continue to enjoy.

Congratulations Ron, we are so delighted that you have received this honour for your work with the Hansa Class and Teamwork Trust.

RYA Sailability

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.