Category: Conference

Join us again at an RYA Connected Conference!

Bookings are now open for our 2024 RYA Connected Conferences and we look forward to welcoming you back to this premier event for clubs and affiliates.

Following your attendance at last year’s event, we hope you will join us again this autumn to network with like-minded people, tap into RYA expertise and gain vital knowledge in our engaging sessions to help your organisation thrive.

Tickets are free and include lunch. Come along individually or as a group to represent your club or class association, Sailability group, charity or training centre!

Check out the full agenda and book your FREE place for RYA Connected Conferences

Each event is run by your RYA Regional Manager and will include a chance to hear presentations from local clubs about their experiences as well as other RYA staff, volunteers and external technical experts.

Our theme will focus on creating a safe and welcoming environment for all with a packed schedule for building a successful and vibrant future.

Whether you’re keen to get more people on the water, confused about who needs a DBS check, looking for funding or more instructors, or want to inspire the next generation, RYA Connected will cover all of these topics and MORE!

Our aim is to give you ideas, inspiration and practical know-how to answer the questions that are important to YOUR organisation.

We’ll have presentations, drop-ins and workshops to help you gain and retain volunteers, members or customers – and time for a chat because we know that some of the most important conversations happen over a cuppa.

Please do join us for an informative and sociable day.

Step aboard for your local RYA Connected event!

26 Oct 2024 – Taunton

2-3 Nov 2024 – Dundee, Scotland

09 Nov 2024 – Belfast, Northern Ireland

16 Nov 2024 – Halifax

17 Nov 2024 – Leicester

23 Nov 2024 – Ipswich

24 Nov 2024 – Crawley

30 Nov 2024 – Southampton

RYA Clubs Conference, Guildford, 26 Nov

If your club is RYA-affiliated you should make sure at least one relevant person attends this year’s FREE “Connected” event. There’s bound to be lots of useful things to learn. Previous regional conferences were in Maidstone, but this year it’s in Guildford which is more central for the London & South East region of the RYA.

For more information and to book…

RYA Club Development Workshops, Jan 2022

Following the recent regional Affiliated Club Conferences, in January the RYA will be running a series of online club development workshops to cover the topics that conference delegates said are most important.  These free workshops are a repeat of the workshops presented at the conferences so are ideal if you were a delegate and now want to revisit the content, as well as for those who were unable to make their live regional event.  Each workshop will leave you with the latest information and ideas to create or update your plans and find out what support is available from the RYA.

  • 10th January – 8-9 pm – How can you plan to retain more members?
  • 17th January – 8-9 pm – How can you plan to recruit and retain more volunteers?
  • 24th January – 8-9 pm – How can you plan to develop or replace your facility?
  • 31st January – 8-9 pm – What are the governance and legal challenges that your club is facing?

If you register for the workshop you will be able to view a recording if you cannot make the live session.  These are open to representatives from RYA Affiliated Clubs so do share the details with others involved with running your club. 

Register here for the workshops…

RYA Affiliated Clubs Conference, 21 Nov, Maidstone (also online from 8 Nov)

This year’s RYA Affiliated Clubs Conferences will be exploring the theme of ‘planning for a successful future’. Whether your club has been able to capitalise on the staycation trend or is struggling to resume activities, this is the event to help you move forward. These conferences are ideal for anyone involved in managing your club or its activities: flag officers, committee members, staff and volunteers. 

These events also include a programme of club development sessions led by experts that will explore the following areas:

  • How can we recruit and retain more volunteers?
  • How can we develop or replace our facility?
  • How can we recruit and retain more members and participants?
  • What advice is there for the governance and legal challenges our club is facing?

All the events will be free to delegates from RYA Affiliated Clubs.

London & South East: 21 November 2021 – New Line Learning Academy, Boughton Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9QL

There will also be an Online Conference on Monday 8 November, 7.30 – 9.30pm. However, the content will be available for a month after the event, so you can catch up at a time to suit you to watch a recording.

For more information and to register click here…

RYA Virtual Cruising Conference, 21 March 2021

Bookings for this year’s RYA Cruising Conference are now open!  The online event has a packed schedule to interest regular and novice cruisers alike. Topics will include real-life stories from fellow cruisers, as well as practical cruising advice from the RYA experts and all the latest updates on travelling around the EU.

Places are free for RYA Members and just £10 for non-members. Tickets will allow you access to not only the live speaker sessions but also to the exhibition area where you will be able to visit virtual stands and chat with experts. You can also learn more about the current trends in the cruising world by watching the pre-recorded presentations and videos.  

Register to book your online place here.

RYA Cruising Conference goes virtual, Sun 21 March

The RYA’s annual Cruising Conference will take place as an online event next year on 21 March 2021. The conference promises to cover the issues that matter most to cruisers, including post-Brexit guidance, training insights, real-life stories from fellow cruisers, as well as the latest developments in safety and more. 

Although the event cannot be held in-person this year the conference will still deliver informative and eye-opening talks from a range of speakers. There will also be opportunities for the audience to get involved and a chance to put questions to the experts.

https://www.rya.org.uk/newsevents/news/Pages/rya-cruising-conference-goes-virtual-for2021.aspx

https://www.rya.org.uk/newsevents/news/Pages/get-ready-to-book-your-place-at-the-rya-s-first-virtual-cruising-conference.aspx

Your Brexit questions answered, 2 Oct

Howard Pridding (RYA Director of External Affairs) and Stuart Carruthers (RYA Cruising Manager) will give an online presentation from 7.30 pm on Friday 2 October, with opportunity for questions. Registration is required and attendance is free. We hope it will help to clarify things for boaters about 2021 and beyond.  Register at www.ryabrexitforum2020.eventbrite.co.uk

The online forum is in lieu of a face to face forum, which is now not possible following the latest government stipulations about meeting only in groups of 6. The forum is specifically being offered for boaters in the RYA London and SE region, but will be opened up to others if numbers permit. There is a limit of about 250.