Our Volunteers
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"Sailability is an opportunity to give back to the sport I love, and safely share with people the thrill, fun and freedom of sailing with like minded volunteers."
- John Hubner - RIB Skipper Training.
- John Hubner - RIB Skipper Training.
Alistair Eagleson
Board Chairman - Director of Sailing Programmes - Policy Writer - Sailing Coach
Sailability: Applies his leadership and education experience to his roles, and ensures Sailability operates safely and professionally at all times.
Rhonda Ritchie
Operations Manager - Club Captain - Volunteer Education - Sailing Skipper - First Responder
Sailability: Uses her superb organisational and communication skills for race reporting and to guide and inspire in all her roles.
Tom Scott
Board of Trustees - Officer of the Day - RIB and Sailing Skipper - First Responder - International Para Sailing Medalist - Weather Guru
Sailability: Inspiring others with his leadership and sailing abilities - living well with paraplegia.
Maunsell Maxwell
Board of Trustees - Bosun - Race Team Support
Sailability: Extraordinarily positive volunteer who affirms everyone's contribution to the team. Manages the dock directing sailors, dockhands and boats with exceptional flair.
Jim McCrone
Board of Trustees - Treasurer - Sailing Skipper and Coach - Officer of the Day - First Responder
Sailability: Balancing the books and processing funding applications, delivering all his roles with a Scottish sense of humour.
Ian Ritchie
Operations Committee - First Responder - Maintenance - Coordinator - RIB/Sailing Skipper
Sailability: Kind and enthusiastic leadership in all roles. Handyman skills applied to maintaining boats and storage facilities.
Elisha McCarty
Operations Committee - Media Manager, Photographer - First Resonder
Sailability: Kind & skilled educator for the media team. Living with dynamic & progressive disability. Recent solo sailor hoping to race in 2026.
Richard Chamberlain
Operations Committee - Weekend Sailing Coordinator - Race Training - Sound Buoy Development - Para Sailing Champion
Sailability: Trains/inspires future racing sailors. Believes in setting an even playing field.
Dennis Young
Operations Committee - Sailor Representative Dock Hand - RIB Crew - Solo Racing Hansa 303s
Sailability: Communicates warmly with volunteers sailors and community groups, while living well with physical impairment.
Paulien Chamberlain
Operations Committee - Sailing Coach - Multi National and World Championships in Hansa 303s and Liberty.
Sailability: Role model for sailors also living well with vision impairment & other challenges; inspirational coach.
Kerehi Maxwell
Two-Person Hansa 303 Racing at Regional and National level - Rigger - Purser - Welcome Team
Sailability: Her warm enthusiasm makes others feel welcome. Living well with cognitive challenges & is a very positive role model.
Apply to Volunteer Today and Join The Sailability Smiles Club!
Apply to Volunteer Today and Join The Sailability Smiles Club!
Check out our Become a Volunteer page and see the wide range of roles that are available - and we provide all the training you need
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