About Sailability Tauranga
We are a registered not-for-profit Charitable Trust established in 2016 by a group of experienced sailors and compassionate citizens.
OUR GOAL is to share the joy and fun of sailing with people living with disability.
OUR MISSION is to provide anyone with a disability the opportunity to sail safely, experience adventure and freedom. We help build new skills, self-confidence and pride through achievement in an inclusive environment.
OUR SAILORS are anyone in the Bay of Plenty Region who lives with any kind of disability - physical, learning or sensory - from school age to seniors.
We have a Board of Trustees and an Operations Committee, and members are listed below.
Board of Directors
Patrons
Peter Dallimore
Ralph Roberts
Board of Directors
Chairperson
Alistair Eagleson
alistaireagleson@sailabilitytauranga.nz
Treasurer and Funding Officer
Dr. Jim McCrone
jimmccrone@sailabilitytauranga.nz
Club Captain
Rhonda Ritchie
Site Development
Maunsell Maxwell
Personel
Tom Scott
Health and Safety
Bruce Goodwin
Operations Committee - Administration
Club Captain and Volunteer Training
Rhonda Ritchie
rhondaritchie@sailabilitytauranga.nz
General Administration
Elisha McCarty
elishamccarty@sailabilitytauranga.nz
Media Manager
Elisha McCarty
elishamccarty@sailabilitytauranga.nz
Information Technology
Tim Lip
Community Events Coordinator
Dennis Young
Operations Committee -
Sailing Programmes
Director of Sailing
Alistair Eagleson, alistaireagleson@sailabilitytauranga.nz
Officers of the Day
Geoff Hamblyn, Jim McCrone, Tom Scott
Sailor and Boat Bookings
Paulien Chamberlain
Racing Squad Team Leader
Richard Chamberlain
RIB Skipper and Crew Training
John Hubner
Bosun
Maunsell Maxwell
Maintenance and Grounds Team Leader
Ian Ritchie
Clubhouse Manager
Terry Spitz
Catering Team Leader
Laura Whitiskie
Sailor Representative
Dennis Young
MAHI / WORK
The cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears or the sea.