Monthly Archive: August 2023

Thanks to the generous support of RS Sailing providing additional RS Fevas and Versadock providing the temporary pontoons needed to get the sailors to their boats,  the Eric Twiname Trust, the RYA and Oxford ...

In recent years I’d been trying to get the Club to focus more on attracting and retaining adults who are statistically more likely than juniors to remain as long-term members. Previously Club focus was ...

Hosted by West Mersea Yacht Club, the race has a well-established history. Planned in 1969, the first race was sailed for in 1970, competing for the Coconut Trophy, a polished mounted coconut which had ...

With young people already making their mark on recreational opportunities on the inland waterways, rivers, creeks, inlets, harbours and coastlines, the new awards scheme celebrates youth participation in maritime activities. In partnership with organisations ...

The bill, currently at Stage 1 in the Scottish Parliament,  proposes giving power to Local Authorities to decide whether to charge a levy on visitor accommodation in their area. Currently moorings and berthing for ...

Instructor Profile: Strangford Sailing Club Team I went down mid-week of a Youth Sailing Scheme course to visit the instructors at Strangford Sailing Club & check-in. My interviewees were Jordan, Isabella & Colin from ...

It’s been an action-packed summer so far with our youth and junior sailors busy competing at home and away – putting all their training into practise and achieving some fantastic results! On the home ...

Despite the imperfect weather, we are seeing lots of activity on the water throughout Scotland: junior training weeks, racing and regattas, including the 75th anniversary of West Highland Week, and the tall ships visiting ...