About the North East Region
We cover Northumberland, Tyneside, Co Durham and the Cleveland district of N Yorkshire.
The Regional Committee consists of volunteers elected by the Region's Clubs. The Regional Chairman, David Wheldon, has a seat on the RYA Council. Committee members represent boating interests on local marine safety committees and other government and local bodies.
We provide:
- liaison between the Region's Clubs and the RYA,
- co-ordination and encouragement of RYA National Training Schemes,
- representation of the wider interests of all forms of sailing, windsurfing, cruising and powerboating within the Region.
We publish Boating Opportunities and this website and a bulletin for Clubs, organise an annual Spring Conference, arrange cruising musters, monitor environmental developments, select the RYA NE/Trident UK Young Sailor of the Year, and make available for hire a training fleet of dinghies.
We work alongside the Regional Development Officer, Adam McGovern, in providing support for Club development and promoting training courses for dinghies, powerboats, and windsurfing.