RYA Midlands blog – February 2024
Ahead of the new season we had the RYA Training Conference at Oxford a couple of weeks ago, which was one of the first big events of the year for people from the Midlands. ...
Yearly Archive: 2024
Susie’s Scoop February 2024
Hello, It’s been a busy few weeks for the team, out and about in our region and meeting lots of clubs. I was recently at a combined Sailability event with the London and South ...
Draycote Water Sailing Club in awards spotlight
Draycote Water Sailing Club is in the spotlight for inspiring the next generation of sailors after being shortlisted for a national Royal Yachting Association (RYA) award. The family-friendly club in Warwickshire is a finalist ...
Derwent Reservoir SC is Club of the Year finalist
Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club is celebrating after being shortlisted for a national award by the Royal Yachting Association (RYA). The family-friendly club near Consett has landed a place in the spotlight as a finalist ...
Flying start for British Keelboat Academy
The first training weekend of the year for the British Keelboat Academy saw the 2024 squad developing skills and teamwork at London’s Queen Mary Sailing Club. Sailing both the club’s fleet of RS21s and ...
Gresford SC shortlisted for Club of the Year title
Gresford Sailing Club is celebrating after being shortlisted for a prestigious national award by the Royal Yachting Association (RYA). It is the second year running that Gresford SC has been in the spotlight as ...
Steve’s blog February 2024
Dinghy and Watersports Show It’s the must see sailing and watersports event of the year at Farnborough International on 24-25 February 2024. I’ll be there for both days, so do come along and say ...
Explore new horizons at the RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show
Are you feeling the winter chills? Or have you made it your mission to upskill this year? We preview some of the holidays and courses on offer from our exhibitors at the RYA Dinghy ...
Young volunteers make a difference
It’s no surprise that a large proportion of the volunteers who are the life-blood of sailing clubs are retired – it takes a significant time commitment. But a growing number of teenagers are finding ...
Club hosting applications for Development Academy open
We are excited to announce Club Hosting Applications for the Development Academy (DA) are now open! This training programme is aimed at competent junior sailors who wish to progress down the performance pathway ...