Entries are now open for a brand-new event – the RYA Junior Club Championships – created to celebrate the energy, skill and spirit of junior club racing across the UK.

RYA CEO Sara Sutcliffe spent three days in early June touring sailing clubs and centres across the North West and North East of England, meeting with volunteers, instructors and sailors to hear ...

The Royal Yachting Association, based in Hamble, near Southampton, is the national governing body for all forms of recreational, competitive and professional boating. It represents dinghy and yacht ...

Welsh Sailing / Hwylio Cymru has announced four Pathway Clubs to boost training and development for junior and youth sailors across the country. The RYA Cymru Wales programme will provide ...

Driven by a lifelong passion for ocean sailing and inspired by legends like Robin Knox-Johnston and Sir Francis Chichester, Jerri set her sights on the open sea. After facing personal upheaval and ...

In the UK, having boat insurance is not always a legal requirement. How and where you use your boat will determine what cover you require. For example, third-party insurance may not always be required ...

In just three weeks’ time, the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix returns to UK waters and from Portsmouth’s Southsea Common fans will experience the excitement up close, with grandstand seating ...

When Vanessa Weedon-Jones arrived at Hunts Sailing Club in Cambridgeshire over ten years ago, she asked a simple question: “Can we start a women’s group?” That question, and the club’s immediate ‘yes’ ...

The RYA's training courses and qualifications are recognised and respected all over the world. With more than 2,400 recognised training centres across 58 different countries and more than 100 courses, ...

A volunteer who has dedicated more than two decades of his retirement to Cardigan Bay Watersports has received an RYA Cymru Wales Impact Award. Stephen Wood, aged 83, has been involved since the ...

On Saturday 28 June, Belfast Lough Sailability will host the first of three Sailability events in the 2025 season known as the Sailability Open. This event will be followed by similar events at Lough ...

As a well-known and well-loved face within the sailing community, Matt Toynbee made a far-reaching impact felt personally by many. RYA Scotland is honoured to have felt Matt’s positive influence first ...