Geoff Holt MBE Golf Day
in aid of Wetwheels Solent CIC
Date and time
Location
Hamptworth Golf
Hamptworth Road Hamptworth SP5 2DU United KingdomRefund Policy
About this event
- Event lasts 8 hours
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The Wetwheels journey
Wetwheels was conceived and founded by disabled yachtsman, Geoff Holt MBE. Our first boat, Wetwheels Solent, based in Portsmouth, made her debut in 2011. This was followed by Wetwheels Jersey in 2013, with Wetwheels Hamble launched in May 2016. In 2018 Wetwheels Yorkshire, based in Whitby and Wetwheels South East, located in Dover opened. Wetwheels South West launched in September 2020 based in Falmouth. The boat was supported by Sport England and we are now one of their strategic delivery partners for disability and inclusion. Edinburgh arrived in March 2023 and Torbay is our latest vessel having been delivered for 2024.
Each of our local Wetwheels Operators is a social enterprise, registered as a community interest company (CIC), or the local equivalent (as in Jersey). Our Operators gain the advantage of the support of the Wetwheels Foundation, a registered charity, and a proven, successful, sustainable operating model.
Our skippers are fully trained and commercially endorsed, and our volunteer crew receive our bespoke disability awareness in a maritime context training. All our boats are certified according to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s (MCA) Cat. 3 standards. Our commitment to safety and quality of service delivery has led the MCA (our regulator as the government agency responsible for safety at sea) to declare us as the ‘subject matter experts on taking disabled people to sea in small boats’.
Read our latest Annual Report 2022.23 for our story over the past year, financial performance and vision for the future.
Our recently published strategy – ‘Over the Horizon – An Invitation’ – outlines our long-term plans. These include new boat locations and widening participation, as well as the support we need to make this vision a reality. Please email Neil Wilson for more details and to receive your copy.
Read our Environmental and Sustainability Policy, and our ongoing commitment wherever possible, to help protect and preserve our coastline.