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Annual General Meeting

Annual General Meeting 2026

The RYA’s 2026 Annual General Meeting will take place at 11:00 on Friday 27 November 2026 and will be broadcast live from RYA House, Hamble.

To ensure the voting process is managed independently and securely, voting is being managed directly by PIN Communications. Eligible members will receive an email with instructions on how to cast a vote online. Please check your junk/spam folders if you haven’t received voting information. Voting will close at 23:59 on Wednesday 25 November.

Questions can be submitted by emailing agm@rya.org.uk before 11:00 on Thursday 26 November.

Annual Strategic Report 2026

President

HRH The Princess Royal, KG, KT, GCVO, QSO

Agenda

  1. To approve the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of 21 November 2025 (circulated with the spring 2026 issue of RYA Magazine).

  2. To receive the Report of the Board of Directors and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2026 (together with the report of the Independent Auditor).

  3. To elect the President for the ensuing year: HRH The Princess Royal, the retiring President, is eligible for re-election and has signified her willingness to continue to serve in office.

  4. To appoint the Auditor and to delegate to the Board of Directors authority to fix the

    remuneration of the Auditor.

  5. Special resolution to amend the Articles of Association and Board Regulations:

    Special resolution 1
    Amendments to the provisions relating to Director Appointments and definitions regarding independent Directors.

    Special resolution 2
    Introduction of the RYA Tribunal and development of articles relating to Termination of Membership.

    Special resolution 3
    Development of Articles to enable remuneration to potentially be paid to the Chair of the RYA Board.

    Special resolution 4
    Miscellaneous and Consequential Amendments to improve consistency and to reflect special resolutions 1 to 3.

  6. Any other business.

Any matters raised under Agenda Item 6 cannot form part of the official business of the meeting and thus may not be proposed as formal motions. This item is included to afford members an opportunity for informal discussion.

Find out more about proposed changes to resolutions 1-4

RYA Board Regulations - November 2026 - Proposed Changes Incorporated

RYA Articles of Association - November 2026 - Proposed Changes Incorporated

For information and recordings from previous years, visit our AGM archive.