Events scheduled for Thursday 5 June 2025

Winds of Joy - Sydney - AM

Time: Thu June 5, 10:00 am to Thu June 5, 12:00 pm

Passengers: 15
Crew: 7

The Winds of Joy program is an inclusive, safe space, designed to give young people with disabilities and disadvantaged youth an empowering and uplifting experience on the water. Participants are supported by skilled volunteer sailors, who will give students the opportunity to have hands-on experience with a large high performance yacht, specially fitted to accommodate wheelchairs.

Bookings require a minimum 7 people with at least 5 people living with disability or who are disadvatanged. The boat can fit up to 3 wheelchairs per sail. To book this program please Sign Up on our website and login with your username and password.

If you are one of our authorised crew members and would like to crew, please follow the steps as per above and add your name to the crew list. All crew should register their intention at least 2 weeks prior to their intended sail and be at the boat 1 hour prior to the sail time listed for boat call

Winds of Joy - Sydney - PM

Time: Thu June 5, 12:30 pm to Thu June 5, 2:30 pm

Passengers: 15
Crew: 7

The Winds of Joy program is an inclusive, safe space, designed to give young people with disabilities and disadvantaged youth an empowering and uplifting experience on the water. Participants are supported by skilled volunteer sailors, who will give students the opportunity to have hands-on experience with a large high performance yacht, specially fitted to accommodate wheelchairs.

Bookings require a minimum 7 people with at least 5 people living with disability or who are disadvatanged. The boat can fit up to 3 wheelchairs per sail. To book this program please Sign Up on our website and login with your username and password.

If you are one of our authorised crew members and would like to crew, please follow the steps as per above and add your name to the crew list. All crew should register their intention at least 2 weeks prior to their intended sail and be at the boat 1 hour prior to the sail time listed for boat call

Winds of Joy - Geelong - AM

Time: Thu June 5, 10:00 am to Thu June 5, 12:00 pm

Passengers: 13
Crew: 8

The Winds of Joy program is an inclusive, safe space, designed to give young people with disabilities and disadvantaged youth an empowering and uplifting experience on the water. Participants are supported by skilled volunteer sailors, who will give students the opportunity to have hands-on experience with a large high performance yacht, specially fitted to accommodate wheelchairs.

Bookings require a minimum 7 maximum 13 people with at least 5 people living with disability or who are disadvatanged. The boat can fit up to 3 wheelchairs per sail. Our regular life jackets are designed for students 40kg and above, if you have students that weigh less than this, please let us know so we can properly equip our boat. For safety reasons, we require a 3/1 teacher to student ratio while on board.

To book this program please Sign Up on our website and login with your username and password.

If you are one of our authorised crew members and would like to crew, please follow the steps as per above and add your name to the crew list. All crew should register their intention at least 2 weeks prior to their intended sail and be at the boat 1 hour prior to the sail time listed for boat call

Winds of Joy - Newcastle - AM Cancelled Internal

Time: Thu June 5, 10:00 am to Thu June 5, 12:00 pm

Passengers: 13
Crew: 8

The Winds of Joy program is an inclusive, safe space, designed to give young people with disabilities and disadvantaged youth an empowering and uplifting experience on the water. Participants are supported by skilled volunteer sailors, who will give students the opportunity to have hands-on experience with a large high performance yacht, specially fitted to accommodate wheelchairs.

Bookings require a minimum 7 maximum 13 people with at least 5 people living with disability or who are disadvatanged. The boat can fit up to 2 wheelchairs per sail. For safety reasons, we require at least a 3 student to 1 carer ratio on board. To book this program please Sign Up on our website and login with your username and password.

If you are one of our authorised crew members and would like to crew, please follow the steps as per above and add your name to the crew list. All crew should register their intention at least 2 weeks prior to their intended sail and be at the boat 1 hour prior to the sail time listed for boat call

Winds of Joy - Newcastle - PM CANCELLED I

Time: Thu June 5, 12:30 pm to Thu June 5, 2:30 pm

Passengers: 13
Crew: 8

The Winds of Joy program is an inclusive, safe space, designed to give young people with disabilities and disadvantaged youth an empowering and uplifting experience on the water. Participants are supported by skilled volunteer sailors, who will give students the opportunity to have hands-on experience with a large high performance yacht, specially fitted to accommodate wheelchairs.

Bookings require a minimum 7 maximum 13 people with at least 5 people living with disability or who are disadvatanged. The boat can fit up to 2 wheelchairs per sail. For safety reasons, we require at least a 3 student to 1 carer ratio on board. To book this program please Sign Up on our website and login with your username and password.

If you are one of our authorised crew members and would like to crew, please follow the steps as per above and add your name to the crew list. All crew should register their intention at least 2 weeks prior to their intended sail and be at the boat 1 hour prior to the sail time listed for boat call

Winds of Joy - Brisbane - AM CANCELLED Weather

Time: Thu June 5, 10:00 am to Thu June 5, 12:00 pm

Passengers: 8
Crew: 4

Making Waves Foundation offer a Winds of Joy Program which is designed to give children with disability and disadvantaged children and youth the opportunity to go sailing. Through our crew, MWF are able to provide positive role models, demonstrating that people with a disability do not have to be confined by it and creating optimism. This program is run entirely by volunteers.

Group bookings of minimum 4 maximum 8 with at least 3 people with a disability and a maximum of 2 wheelchairs including can be booked by school or community groups. To book this program please Sign Up on our website and login with your username and password.

If you are one of our authorised crew members and would like to crew, please follow the steps as per above and add your name to the crew list. All crew should register their intention at least 2 weeks prior to their intended sail and be at the boat 1 hour prior to the sail time listed for boat call

Wright of Passage - Geelong

Time: Thu June 5, 9:30 am to Thu June 5, 3:00 pm

Passengers: 6
Crew: 4

Making Waves Foundation Wright of Passage program is for young people between the ages of 15 to 18 who are looking for learning options outside of the classroom.

Participants work with our volunteer mentors in a stable workshop environment to construct sailing dinghies, kayaks, and similar projects. Through this process they build confidence, consistency and develop the positive attitudes and skills needed for their journey through education, training, and employment.

The program runs on Wednesdays and Thursdays across the school terms. Alternate Thursdays involve sailing training out on the harbour (no sailing in term 3 due to the weather).

THIS PROGRAM IS BY INVITATION ONLY, please email Matt Smyth (msmyth@makingwaves.au) if interested.

Wright of Passage - Sydney - Sailing

Time: Thu June 5, 9:30 am to Thu June 5, 3:00 pm

Passengers: 6
Crew: 4

Making Waves Foundation Wright of Passage program is for young people between the ages of 15 to 18 who are looking for learning options outside of the classroom.

Participants work with our volunteer mentors in a stable workshop environment to construct sailing dinghies, kayaks, and similar projects. Through this process they build confidence, consistency and develop the positive attitudes and skills needed for their journey through education, training, and employment.

The program runs on Wednesdays and Thursdays across the school terms. Alternate Thursdays involve sailing training out on the harbour.

THIS PROGRAM IS BY INVITATION ONLY, please email Matt Smyth (msmyth@makingwaves.au) if interested.