The Topper National Sailing Race Series is visiting the North Kent coast for the first time this May. Stage four of the national race series for Topper youth sailors will be the Coastal Championship, with courses set midway between Whitstable Yacht Club and Tankerton Bay Sailing Club. The event, sponsored by Icom UK, takes place over the […]
Each year, students from university sailing clubs across the country work to achieve a sustainability award level from the Green Blue’s University Sailing Sustainability Challenge. There are a range of categories which contain a list of actions for each award level that participating clubs can achieve. New for this year’s students is the ‘conscious consumer’ […]
Opportunity is knocking for a team of sailors to compete for the chance to race an SB20 at Cowes Week. The John Merricks Sailing Trust (JMST), the charity set up in memory of 1996 Olympic Silver medallist John Merricks, has opened applications for the second edition of the Ian Atkins Keelboat Award. This award is […]
Sailors around the UK are invited to enter a new event called the Seldén Sailjuice Spring Series (SSSS) this April and May. It’s aim is to encourage sailors to go racing without breaking the rules or the spirit of Covid restrictions. From 29 March the government is encouraging outdoor sporting activity in England, but with […]
RestartSailing is officially launching its calendar at the RYA Virtual Dinghy Show (27/28 February 2021). It aims to support the grassroots sailing community with a powerful online tool to help promote and coordinate sailing events. Clubs and classes are invited to submit details of their events. Sailors can search for events by a number of […]
Campaigners and politicians are making a ‘big push’ to save an under-threat sailing centre based at Yeadon Tarn. Leeds Sailing and Activity Centre (LSAC) faces permanent closure under a cost saving proposal by Active Leeds, which is run by Leeds City Council, says the Yorkshire Evening Post. The centre provides a large array of watersports […]
The RYA has decided that in light of the current Covid-19 situation it is in the best interests of all parties to postpone the 2021 Youth National Championships. The regatta was due to take place from April 4 to 9 hosted by Plymouth Youth Sailing Club in Plymouth, Devon. With the UK currently in lockdown […]
A massive swell, kicked up by storms out in the Pacific Ocean, capsized several small sailboats ‘like dominoes’ at the mouth of the Santa Cruz Harbour, USA, Sunday afternoon, forcing marine rescue units and local surfers to pull 12 children who were taking part in a sail school from the turbulent, frigid waters. CBS Local […]
The RYA has suspended all non-elite organised training and events following the government’s new guidance. Meanwhile residents of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are also facing new, or extended restrictions. Guidance for the devolved administrations differs. The RYA says it is seeking further clarification from the relevant government departments, including the Department for Digital, Culture, […]
Some 17 Sailability and OnBoard venues throughout England will receive individual grants of up to £10,000 for projects that aim to tackle inequalities in sport and help reduce the negative impact of Covid-19. The £150,000 of National Lottery Funding was awarded to the RYA from the Sport England Tackling Inequalities Fund which benefits organisations running […]
Ten young sailors from across the UK have been awarded exclusive use of their own boat for the next two years through the ongoing partnership between the John Merricks Sailing Trust (JMST) and RYA OnBoard. Launched in 2013, the national programme helps talented young sailors progress in the sport who may not ordinarily have the opportunity […]