RYA Manifesto 

The RYA publishes its Manifesto.

The RYA’s purpose is to promote enjoyable, safe and successful UK sailing and motorboating. A central aspect of this is to represent recreational boating to government and other agencies in order to ensure that they understand and take account of recreational boating activity. We have a clear set of principles which have guided our work in this area for many years.

Why do we need a Manifesto?

Feedback from affiliated clubs and members showed a need for us to articulate these principles more publicly, which we have done through our newly published RYA Manifesto.

In addition, the RYA is dealing with a broader range of politicians and officials from departments where, traditionally, we have not needed to have a strong relationship. We want to make sure that they understand what the RYA stands for and what we are doing on your behalf.

Defending your rights

Defending boaters ‘public right of navigation’ is paramount and fundamental to our principles. Recreational boating continues to enjoy relative freedom to pursue its boating activities, but we cannot take this freedom for granted. Our coastal waters and inland waterways face increasing pressure from competing commercial, environmental and leisure interests. The RYA therefore will continue to provide a robust, articulate and intelligent voice to represent recreational boating and to ensure that its interests are taken into account by government and other agencies.

Click here to read the RYA Manifesto in full.

Copies have been sent to clubs

We have recently sent copies of the RYA Manifesto to all affiliated clubs. We hope you find it useful and informative. If your club would like to receive further copies of the RYA Manifesto please contact us on legal@rya.org.uk.

Contact us

If your club is concerned about any local legislative or regulatory matters that you believe would impact on club activities then please contact us at legal@rya.org.uk. Keeping us informed will enable us to represent you effectively.