Redesmere Sailing Club Jetty Replacement

Aim

The project is to build a new fixed jetty, providing improved access to water sports for all, replacing the old jetty now condemned.

How we’ll spend the money raised:

The cost of the new jetty and shore edging is £15,640.56 and will be constructed by RA Marine, experts in jetty and pontoon construction.

Redesmere has been granted £7820 by Sports England, Movement Fund on condition of raising £7820 through Crowd-funding by the community.

The jetty construction will: 

The jetty construction will:

• Be 20m long, to access deeper water and 1.5m wide
• Be constructed of an aluminium frame with an expected lifespan of 40 years
• Have non-slip GRP safety-decking, double board-edging and fenders
• and have rope moorings.

If we reach our target the Jetty will be constructed by March 2026 in time for the opening of the new sailing season.

Why are we crowd funding?

The goal of the project is to provide a jetty which will enable Redesmere Sailing Club to offer more events for the members and wider community so the Club becomes the centre of excellence for water sports in the local area and beyond.

The new jetty will:

• Allow space for more dinghies to moor and instructors to coach
• Allow more sailing skills training 
• Allow safer passage for elderly sailors
• Allow safer passage for people who are less mobile with potential wheel chair access 
• Provide wider space for sailors to freely walk
• Increase our ability to offer events for the members and wider community.

The construction of the jetty is key to running successful water sport events in the future. The new jetty will have a projected life span of 40 years and will be a key investment for water sports in the long-term. Access to the water is now very limited in terms of mooring space due to the old condemned jetty. This is limiting our ability to offer events for the membership and beyond. 

How you can play your part

There are four simple ways to help us reach our target, and make this project a reality.

1. Make a donation. Don’t delay if you’re going to support us because momentum is key to our success! Click on the Pledge section above.

A kind donation of £50  would help us to realise our target, but any donation would be welcome. 

N.B. We hope with your help to achieve our target and secure the Sport England award, but any donations will be used for the project, even if that is not achieved. 

2. Spread the word. Share our project on your social media pages and tell the world to get behind us! The more people we reach the more support we will get.

3. Offer rewards. Get involved if you are a local business by donating things we can offer to our supporters. We will give you a shout out!

4. Fundraise for us. If you want to run your own fundraiser – maybe a sponsored activity or similar – please use the 'contact project' button at the top of our page to let us know. Setting up your own page only takes a few minutes and you won’t need any bank details. Just a fun idea!

Who are we?

Redesmere is an inclusive Sailing Club, established 60 years ago, run by volunteers situated in East Cheshire.  We encourage participation by members and the local community in dinghy sailing and paddle boarding with a particular focus on families, children, the over 65s and people less mobile. A new stable and secure jetty would enable us to remove barriers, increase, access, participation and offer more sailing events for youth skills training, local charities, and sailing for seniors.  Our goal is to provide “Sailing for All by All”.

Website Redesmere Sailing Club

Redesmere wants to increase participation in water sports recognising opportunities for fun, physical and mental health, developing skills for life. We want to remove barriers for different groups by delivering events and activities for; families, children, local charities supporting disabilities, senior model sailing. We currently have a Clubhouse with 30 Club sailing boats, 6 paddle-boards and 4 safety boats.

The Club has recently invested in the new clubhouse extension which includes a dedicated training room, used in particular for skills training of juniors and a changing room with a disability shower and toilet with ramp access. This will complement our desire to make water-sports more accessible for the community.

Community impact

The Club has recently been awarded the prestigious Royal Yacht Association (RYA) 'Pathway Club' status in recognition that Redesmere will play a crucial role in nurturing the future of sailing for junior sailors in its local area.

We proactively forge links with Space4Autism, a local charity.  Over the last few years we organise Activity Days, where we take autistic children and adults, with their families or carers out on the water.

Redesmere has RYA Sailability status. The Club has recently invested in a brand new disabled shower and toilet with ramp access. We also have a Challenger Catamaran for use by people with disabilities. However current access to the water is very limited hence the need for a new stable jetty.

We are also have an active model boat sailing group who are more senior. The jetty would attract more people from the community to join.

We hope you can help us realise our target of constructing a new jetty!

This is your chance to be build a legacy for Redesmere Sailing Club

Be part of building the future of Redesmere Sailing Club by donating to the Redesmere Replacement Jetty Crowd-funding. The Target for the Club to raise is £7820 which will then be matched by the Sport England Award of £7820 making a total of £15,640.

Happy Crowd-funding!

Funding method

Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made