Sailing and boating in the UK are at a crossroads — participation is in decline, and we need to act. As the National Governing Body for sailing and boating, the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) ...

The LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES Project, in which The RYA’s Green Blue initiative played a key partnership role, has been named the winner of the World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Impact Award. The ReMEDIES ...

The UK’s biggest celebration of small-boat sailing and watersports returns to Farnborough International on 21–22 February 2026, bringing together the community for a weekend of inspiration, innovation ...

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It’s been a great honour to be part of the RYA history over this last 4 years, and in turn becoming the youngest ever board member in its 150 years. As we celebrate this milestone I am honoured once ...

I have been a member of the RYA for over 15 years. I was brought up in Leigh-on-Sea but was a victim of the urban myth that if you can’t afford a boat you can’t learn to sail and started sailing ...

Unlike sports such as cricket or rugby, sailing races do not normally have umpires on the race course, instead any disagreements over rules are settled in the protest room.. A protest is a claim that ...