When you affiliate to the RYA you become part of the RYA family, a community of like-minded clubs and associations working with the RYA to ensure the ongoing success and growth of club and class activity and all forms of boating across the country.
Your affiliation also supports the RYA’s work protecting your rights and freedoms on the water.
Types of membership available for ‘not for profit’ organisations include:
Organisations that deliver training and lessons on a commercial basis should apply for Restricted Affiliation (Associate Membership).
To make an application on behalf of an organisation that you contribute to managing, please complete the appropriate affiliate form below.
The affiliation process takes approximately 2 to 3 weeks from receipt of the application.
Find out more about the annual fees for RYA affiliates.
Affiliation fees are regularly reviewed, and any changes will be communicated via the RYA website and email.
If your organisation is already affiliated to the RYA, the main registered contact will receive a notification of renewal each March.
From April 2024 we are asking all new and existing affiliates to commit to working towards revised affiliation criteria for 2025. The changes in criteria include actions relating to safeguarding, health and safety and inclusion.
Find out more about the updated requirements of RYA affiliation.
Renewal is also a good time to check and update the contact details that we hold for your organisation and update any that have changed or are missing. From January 2024, you can do this in the RYA Affiliation Portal.
To apply for affiliation please fill in the form on this link
To apply for restricted affiliation please fill in the form on this link