The HRH The Princess Royal visits Lymington to christen two new boats and present certificates for the charity, Lymington SailAbility map Sailor Geoff Holt (pictured above) was the first disabled person to sail around Britain alone. Paralysed from the chest down and confined to a wheelchair since a diving accident in 1984 Geoff Holt completed the 1,400-mile journey last year in 109 days. Lymington SailAbility is an independent charity set up in 1996 up by a small group of disabled people with one borrowed trimaran. They now have two RIB's, a Pioneer multi and seven trimarans, also they charter a 40ft yacht for a week, which sails daily from the Royal Lymington Yacht Club pontoon.