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Wheelyboat Trust Spring 2010 Newsletter

Wheelyboat Trust
June 10 2010

THIS YEAR The Wheelyboat Trust turns 25 years old and what better way to celebrate than
with our busiest year so far with 16 new Wheelyboats due to be launched on waters
throughout the UK and Ireland. Three have already been delivered (Lake Windermere,
Eyebrook Trout Fishery and Lough Carrigavantra) with two more for Upper Tamar
Lake and Rudyard Lake currently at our boatbuilder’s. Other projects include Blithfield
Reservoir, Grafham Water, Bewl Water, Hull’s East Park Lake, Rollesby Broad,
Creggan Country Park, Tiverton Canal, River Tay and Loch Awe. There is a good mix
of projects, multi-purpose usage as well as angling, concurrent with our Wheelyboats For All
aims. The most exciting project underway and a new development for the Trust is the
joint-venture with Bristol Sailability to provide them with a 21’ 12 seater—our new Mk IV
and latest Wheelyboat model to join the fleet.Back in 1985 we were The Handicapped Anglers Trust, our principal beneficiaries being disabled trout
anglers, and our solution to their access difficulties was the original (Mk I) Wheelyboat model. The first ever
Wheelyboat venue was Barn Elms Reservoir in London followed soon after by Bewl Water in Kent. Currently,
Wheelyboat number 134 (a Mk III for Rudyard Lake) is being built and as well as angling it will be used for
pleasure boating and nature watching. This project perfectly illustrates the objectives of the Trust today—
open access for disabled people on waters everywhere via a range of Wheelyboat models to meet everyone’s
needs.
The Mk III is our most versatile Wheelyboat to date and has done more than any other model to help the
Trust broaden the use and availability of Wheelyboats beyond the fishing lake. Helping disabled anglers is still
a primary aim, however, and to ensure their needs are fully met we developed the Coulam 15 and 16
Wheelyboats for angling on rivers and stillwaters.
We now supply four distinct models of Wheelyboat (as well as refurbished Mk Is and Mk IIs) each suited to
different activities and the needs of their users. We have come a very long way since the days of our onesize-
fits-all Mk I and, as a result, are helping many more disabled people all over the UK participate in
waterborne activities and thus experience the thrill, challenge, adventure and freedom they provide.Back in 1985 we were The Handicapped Anglers Trust, our principal beneficiaries being disabled trout
anglers, and our solution to their access difficulties was the original (Mk I) Wheelyboat model. The first ever
Wheelyboat venue was Barn Elms Reservoir in London followed soon after by Bewl Water in Kent. Currently,
Wheelyboat number 134 (a Mk III for Rudyard Lake) is being built and as well as angling it will be used for
pleasure boating and nature watching. This project perfectly illustrates the objectives of the Trust today—
open access for disabled people on waters everywhere via a range of Wheelyboat models to meet everyone’s
needs.
The Mk III is our most versatile Wheelyboat to date and has done more than any other model to help the
Trust broaden the use and availability of Wheelyboats beyond the fishing lake. Helping disabled anglers is still
a primary aim, however, and to ensure their needs are fully met we developed the Coulam 15 and 16
Wheelyboats for angling on rivers and stillwaters.
We now supply four distinct models of Wheelyboat (as well as refurbished Mk Is and Mk IIs) each suited to
different activities and the needs of their users. We have come a very long way since the days of our onesize-
fits-all Mk I and, as a result, are helping many more disabled people all over the UK participate in
waterborne activities and thus experience the thrill, challenge, adventure and freedom they provide.