Chairman’s 2022 Annual Report
Since COVID the charity has found it increasingly difficult to find volunteers to operate the Miss Isle School of Sip -Puff Sailing. Whenever the charity has the opportunity to take somebody afloat it requires at least 4 or 5 people to fulfil the charity’s risk assessment. With this in mind the trust has had to take a long hard look at the Sip-Puff model. The charity needed to consider a way forward that would create the same goals without the need to find the people to volunteer.
The charity has three main offerings. The first being the three radio controlled model boats which were to be converted to a Sip-Puff system. The idea was that these boats would be commissioned during the early part of 2022 and then offered to two local model boat clubs to encourage disabled people to get engaged with some fun on the water. Unfortunately due to the Lambert family and Natasha’s sailing program the model boat program has been moved to the 2023 season. However, the good news is that Brading Sailing Club has offered to take this project on.
The second offering is the Artemis Sailing boat used by the charity. During 2022 it became clear that the charity was not fulfilling its goals with getting people onto the water. The charity had various discussions with the RYA Sailability team to see if they could find an existing Sailability School that would be prepared to take on the Sip-Puff sailing boat.
During October Mylor Sailability came forward and offered to carry on with the Sip-Puff offering.
It was decided at the November trust meeting that The Miss Isle Sip-Puff sailing boat should be gifted to Mylor Sailability . Not wanting to lose the connection with Natasha, Mylor Sailability offered to keep a strong link between the Miss Isle Sip-Puff Sailing and themselves.
The third offering is Natasha herself. Natasha is an incredible inspiration to all those that she meets. Natasha has two goals to help those that are disabled onto the water. The first to help financially with those that can’t afford to get to a Sailability centre and the second to help with the purchasing of equipment to assist disabled people in getting afloat.
In conclusion it is now hoped that during the 2023 season both the Sip-Puff Sailing boat and the model boats will be used fully in helping disabled people to go on or near the water.
Jeremy Dale
Chairman
Charity Commission Registration Number 1162550
Registered address: Chawton Farm Barn, Chawton Lane, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 8QT
7th Year Accounts to July 6th 2022
Income
| Online donations Other donations Expenditure Marketing and promotion Travel & Sailing expenses Donations to RNLI Other expenses Net income Funds at 7 July 2021 Funds at 6 July 2022 |
97.18 5,000.00 5,097.18 (355.00) (620.29) (541.67) (749.53) (2,266.49) 2,830.69 23,856.37 26,687.06 |
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Signed
SPC Evans Treasurer