Lost At See Blind Sailing Team

Lost At See Blind Sailing Team Blind Sailing Team based in Perth, Western Australia. Kylie Forth has skippered the team since 2007, with Ryan Honschooten and Erin McGlew trimming the sails.

The Team
Since its inception in 2007, the current team has sailed out of Royal Perth Yacht Club on the beautiful Swan River in Western Australia. Most people work their way up slowly through the ranks of competitive sailing, but our sailors were all thrown in at the deep end. None of them imagined that a seemingly casual phone call from a friend would end with them signing up to participate in an

international championship, in Italy, in three months time. Yet they all agreed without hesitation to the challenge of learning a new role, and came back from their first championships with a passion for sailing and a determination to do better next time. Past championships have favoured a two-person team configuration, so Kylie, Ryan and Erin have sailed as a complete team only once, in the 2011 IFDS International Match-Racing Championships in Perth. This is set to change in 2014, as the next IFDS World Blind Match-Racing Championships requires a three-person team. Justin Kelleher joined the team as Coach in 2011. Since then, he has worked exclusively with the team, who have benefited greatly from both his match-racing and elite competition experience, and the continuity of having the same Coach over a prolonged period of time. Justin’s training sessions are renowned for incorporating a hypothetical opponent boat, which has proved invaluable when the team have not had the resources to train against a real opponent. Justin has seen the team develop into an elite unit, and they have been able to move to the next level under his guidance. Anna Mulholland joined the team as sighted foredeck hand for the 2013 World Blind Sailing Championships. Anna was an integral part of the team, both on and off the water. This year, Fiona McCabe joins the team as sighted foredeck hand and we are in training for the 2017 World Blind Sailing Championships in Sheboygan, USA. We also have a dedicated team of supporters, boat owners, past coaches and volunteers who provide much-needed help and encouragement along the way. These people assist with logistics, training sessions and sourcing equipment. Our on-water team would not be able to function without this support, so we are always sure to “ring the bell” for them in the Wardroom bar on our return from competitions.

Two of our blind sailors on the fastest boat out there this arvo, absolute speedsters on Melee. Thanks Royal Perth Yacht...
29/04/2026

Two of our blind sailors on the fastest boat out there this arvo, absolute speedsters on Melee.

Thanks Royal Perth Yacht Club for the pretty pics ⛵️

Lost At See sailors were well represented at Wednesday Results yesterday with Kylie (skipper), Erin and Todd picking u...
12/02/2026

Lost At See sailors were well represented at Wednesday Results yesterday with Kylie (skipper), Erin and Todd picking up a 2nd and Fastest in EricO Division C, and Ashleigh crewing on Melee in Division A with a 3rd.

Image description: green Fastest, white Third, and blue Second flags, and Ashleigh, Bethany, and Mike sailing on Melee.


Here is an ecelent resource to help build a blind sailing program from scratch. Webinars run over 4 weeks at3 different ...
10/02/2026

Here is an ecelent resource to help build a blind sailing program from scratch. Webinars run over 4 weeks at
3 different time slots to suit your schedule. The first one was excellent, and we're looking forward to finding out more tips and practical strategies next week.

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22/12/2025

Congratulations to the winners of our small raffle. First prize: Jaki Mcilduff, second prize: Lucy Spear, third prize: Siobhan Page. All winners have been notified. Thanks so much to Gary Griffiths , and for generously donating the prizes. Thanks everyone for your support and well done to all our winners.

Raffle winner # 85
18/12/2025

Raffle winner # 85

18/12/2025

Our major raffle draw was completed last night. Commodore selected the winning ticket #85 Freda Tarr. Congratulations Frida!
Thank you everyone who helped the team get to Oman and compete at the highest level.

Small raffle still available. Win a twilight cruise, Elmstock Tea hamper or voucher to Juniper and Bay restaurant. Contact us for tickets if you want another chance to win.

16/12/2025

Last chance to grab tickets in our raffle to win a Twilight sail for four people, or a hamper of Elmstock tea. We’re drawing the raffle Wednesday evening 17 December. Tickets are one for $10, or three for $25. Comment below if you would like some and message us for payment details. Thanks so much for your support!

Thats a wrap, team! 2nd B1 team (5th overall) in the inaugural World Sailing Inclusion Championships 2025 Oman. We snuck...
14/12/2025

Thats a wrap, team! 2nd B1 team (5th overall) in the inaugural World Sailing Inclusion Championships 2025 Oman. We snuck this photo on the podium with the GBR B1 team after the ceremony! Thank you all for your support, and after some well-earned rest we'll keep you posted on what's to come!

Royal Perth Yacht Club Oman Sail Australian Sailing Sailability WA at RPYC

09/12/2025
08/12/2025

A fabulous end to the regata today. We began with a gloriously relaxed race to 2nd where everything seemed to come together and we were able to enjoy the entire race. We followed that up with a 4th, and ended with a tight race down the final leeward leg to third in front of the Swedish team. We finished in 5th place overall, just behind GBR B1, the only other B1 team in the regatta. After packing down the boats and celebrating the winners at the closing ceremony, we pent the evening consolidating friendships we had made over the week and winding down with some of the other sailors. So proud of the team and of what we have achieved this week. Thank so much to World Sailing and Oman Sail for putting on such an excellent event. Now for a well-deserved rest before spending the next couple of days exploring Oman.

08/12/2025

Final tickets available! We have 6 tickets left with us in Oman, and we're double-checking numbers to see if we have any left in Perth.

$50 per ticket, prize $1000. Total number of tickets capped at 100, so you've got pretty good odds. Let us know if you want one!

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