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Hansa Class UK Traveller Trophy Series Round 9 at Frensham Pond Sailability

Hansa Class UK Traveller Trophy Series Round 9 at Frensham Pond Sailability

Hansa Class UK Traveller Trophy Series Round 9 at Frensham Pond Sailability

Hansa Class UK Traveller Trophy Series Round 9 at Frensham Pond Sailability

A hydraulic hoist - it can rotated from the wheelchair on the jetty, over to the dinghy alongside

Volunteers working at Sailability clubs soon realise the importance of knee pads, as they spend so long kneeling on the jetty, leaning over dinghies moored alongside!

Hoist process step 1 - the sailor has arrived already sitting on the sling (see black fabric hanging over back of wheelchair) and the spreader bar can be attached

A 'soft sling' for hoisting sailors into boats (more comfortable and more supportive than smaller slings, but a faff to get it under your body whilst already sitting in the wheelchair)

Hoist process step 6 - the hoist is detached, and the sling (black fabric on right of photo) can be left under the sailor

Hoist process step 4 - watch where the feet are going, as well as the torso, so the feet can be guided into place without tangling