Aimed at RYA-affiliated sailing, yacht clubs, charities and university teams across the UK, Sunsail’s Funding the Future initiative offers the opportunity to secure up to £6,000 of funding to invest ...

Save the date! The must-see sailing and watersports event of the year will return to Farnborough International on 20-21 February 2027 Featuring dinghy sailing, windsurfing, wingsurfing, foiling and ...

The Portsmouth Yardstick (PY) numbers list for 2026 are now live. Used around the world, Portsmouth Yardstick is a system, based on a boats relative performance set against the other boats they race ...

The start of the season is a time for fresh ideas, new goals and renewed motivation – and the line-up of guest speakers at this year’s RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show (21-22 February) is set to provide ...

The RYA is marking the one-year anniversary of Reflections on Water, a national campaign created to celebrate the people, progress and opportunities shaping the UK’s blue spaces, while reinforcing the ...

As we welcome the new year, we’re excited to share some positive developments and leadership updates at the RYA. In 2025, we said a fond farewell to two directors. Rob Clark, who led the Sport ...

World champions, Olympic hopefuls, SailGP stars and some of the sport’s most respected coaches and experts are among the first speakers confirmed for the RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show 2026, returning ...

The British Sailing Youth Team delivered an outstanding performance at the 2025 Youth Sailing World Championships, winning three medals — including two golds — in Vilamoura, Portugal. In the female ...

As winter settles in, many of us are reflecting on a fantastic year of sailing and planning ahead for 2026. This winter the National Lottery celebrated it's 31st birthday! Over the past three decades, ...

After becoming aware of a proposed conservancy fee in the Clydeport area in late 2024, RYA Scotland successfully engaged with Peel Ports and Clydeport on a number of occasions. This included their ...

We’re delighted to welcome three new Directors to the RYA Northern Ireland Board: Rob Milligan, Jeremy Westhead and Shirley McKay. Each brings a strong mix of experience from across sailing, sport and ...

When people talk about a boat’s “VAT status”, they’re usually referring to something slightly different: its customs status. That distinction matters, because a boat’s customs status can change over ...