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Dinghy and Watersports Show 2023
…..is on 25-26 February in Farnborough. It’ll featuring dinghy sailing, windsurfing, wingsurfing & foiling and paddleboarding, however you like to get afloat. Join us for interactive family fun, watersports displays and demos, live coaching sessions, hundreds of boats and the biggest names in marine retail all under one roof. I’ll be at the show so come along and say hello. Find out more and get your free RYA member’s ticket
Person centered coaching workshops
……..will take place at Queen Mary SC on 2 March and Surrey Docks on 3 March. Here’s what they are about……
The way people experience the sessions we run makes a huge difference to their experience of our sport. Join us to consider how we can deliver and adapt sessions on the water for people from diverse communities.
The aims of the day are:
- To increase our confidence delivering sessions for people from diverse communities
- To understand how to adapt our sessions for people from diverse communities
- Develop our ourselves as instructors and coaches
Please find out more and book for Queen Mary or for Surrey Docks
Regional Training Day
Join your regional team for a day of personal learning and development at the Regional Training Day (formerly Instructor Training Day) on 11 March at Queen Mary Sailing Club. This is for anyone involved in the practical delivery of activities supported by the RYA small craft schemes to help you get set for the season ahead. Expertise will be on offer to enhance and inspire your knowledge and practical skillset. Find out more The booking link on this page will go live shortly.
Understanding your customers and retaining new members
Can I encourage you to find out more about this with your club development plan in mind. Knowing your customer is vital in order for your centre to grow. Market Segmentation is a process that builds a profile of potential customers, allowing you to better understand who your different customer types are, and where they are located. Here’s more help for you club to do this.
Funding
Let’s say cheers to Proud to Pitch in which is a new funding initiative from Greene King IPA. The aim of this fund is to support sports focused projects that positively impact their club and/or the local community, and would tangibly benefit from funding. The fund is particularly focused on sports projects that have a long term impact. Examples of projects that have previously received funding include:
- Renovations of a club’s facilities making them more inclusive and accessible
- Coaching qualifications
- New equipment
Find out more and apply Also please take a look at Funding Opportunities
Instructor courses
Another reminder about the following courses. Booking links will be live soon.
Dinghy Senior Instructor
- Bewl Water Outdoor Centre 22/23 & 29/30 April 2023
- Queen Mary Sailing Club 7/8 & 14/15 October 2023
Power Boat Instructor
- Dover Seasports 25/26 February & 4/5 March 2023
- Arun Yacht Club 23-26 October 2023
Race Coach Development
There’s one last session left in the winter series of online workshops for RYA instructors, race coaches and trainers, “Question Time” on 7 March. Find out more and book
News from our region
Active Thames awards funding to 26 organisations
Get set for keelboat team racing championship
Ukrainian scouts make sailing plans for 2023
Rye Harbour Sailability fundraising brings new dinghy
Share your stories
We’re always looking out for stories to pop on our web site and send to your local media, and snippets (two or three sentences) to promote your events or show what you’ve been doing, with photos (landscape format) and links. Or why not send us a short video (15-100 seconds, landscape format) done in one take on your ‘phone to share on our social media. All should have some RYA/regional connection. Other clubs can enjoy your achievements and benefit from your experience. Send us your story
