As the 2025 sailing season gathers momentum, County Antrim Yacht Club has celebrated the success of its early-season volunteer and membership engagement events, supported by RYA Northern Ireland’s ‘We ...

The instructor who sparks confidence in new sailors. The person who quietly keeps things running behind the scenes. The young volunteer who turns up with a smile, rain or shine. Or the club that goes ...

The founder of Pembrokeshire Powerboating & Sailing Academy has been recognised for his contribution to watersports with an RYA Cymru Wales Impact Award. Richard ‘Taff’ Owens set up PPSA in 2013 and ...

It is Volunteers Week and it feels right to pause for a moment to reflect upon the huge impact volunteers make across our community. Words really fail to do justice to the sheer enormity of the ...

RYA Scotland is proud to launch RYA Scotland Youth Voices - our dynamic new approach to youth engagement designed to amplify the voices of young people within the Scottish sailing community.. Aimed at ...

Sunshine and breeze made for a memorable weekend of fast and fun racing for the British Keelboat League Women’s Qualifier at the Royal Southern Yacht Club. The latest round of the BKL 2025 series was ...

OnBoard, the RYA’s flagship grassroots sailing and windsurfing programme for young people aged 8 to 18, is celebrating 20 years of transforming lives on the water. Since its launch in 2005, OnBoard ...

Participants were raving about our recent Women on Water Festival, as they enjoyed a fun-filled day of water-based activity at Ballyholme Yacht Club. 42 women attended the event on 31 May which ...

The RYA is proud to announce the launch of four new British Sailing Talent Academies as part of its commitment to developing the next generation of high-performance sailors.. A new programme ...

A transition from Olympic campaigning to coaching has enabled Ali Young to share her knowledge as a world class sailor and start a whole new learning journey of her own. After representing Great ...

As excitement builds ahead of the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix Portsmouth this July, the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) is proud to be named the event’s Official Community Impact Partner..

When John and Sheila Robinson received the news they’d been selected for an RYA Award last year, they were convinced there had been a mistake. “When we opened the email, John said to me ‘read that, ...