Contact details for the RYA Communications Team
For RYA media enquiries please contact:
Loretta Spridgeon
Head of Communications
Contact Loretta for: Member and stakeholder engagement, major incident guidance, public affairs and reputation management, National boat safety campaigns
T: 023 8060 4209 M: 07789 556080
E: loretta.spridgeon@rya.org.uk
Emma Slater
Senior PR and Press Officer
Contact Emma for: Membership Development, I Love Sailing, and RYA Youth RIB Championship enquiries
T: 023 8060 4215 M: 07880 744425
E: emma.slater@rya.org.uk
Emma Cotton
Communications Officer
Contact Emma for: Environmental, Cruising, Legal and Government Affairs enquiries
T: 023 8060 4166 E: emma.cotton@rya.org.uk
Susie Nation-Grainger
Communications Officer
Contact Susie for: Sport Development, Try Sailing, OnBoard, Sailability and Boat Show enquiries
T: 023 8060 4208 M: 07900 248850
E: Susie.NationGrainger@rya.org.uk
Becky Gilbert-Wood
Communications Officer
Contact Becky for: Training, Publications and Qualifications enquiries
T: 023 8060 4194 E: becky.gilbert-wood@rya.org.uk
For Racing, Technical, British Sailing Team and British Youth Sailing enquiries contact:
Will Carson Racing Communications Manager
T: 023 8060 4219 M: 07769 505203
E: will.carson@rya.org.uk
Richard Aspland Racing Communications Officer
T: 023 8060 4216 M: 07469 854599
E: richard.aspland@rya.org.uk
Out of hours contact
The RYA operates a 24-hour, 7 day a week press office; if you have a media enquiry outside of normal office hours (9am-5pm), you can contact a member of the team via mobile.
Alternatively email the press office at: pressoffice@rya.org.uk
Regional Communicators
The RYA’s network of Regional Communicators is contracted as part of the HQ Communications Team, working to promote sailing, windsurfing and powerboating in support of the RYA’s wider objectives to increase participation at all levels.
RYA Cymru Wales
Kieran John
07823 888246
kieran.john@ryacymruwales.org.uk
RYA Scotland
Claire Caffrey
07771 776618
claire.caffrey@ryascotland.org.uk
Marc Turner
07798 646194
marc.turner@ryascotland.org.uk
RYA Northern Ireland
Emma Gallagher
07749 465612
emmablee@hotmail.co.uk
North West
Richard Hemmingway
07814 006673
richard@thehemingways.co.uk
North East
Paula Irish
079 1083 7077
PaulaIrishPR@aol.com
Midlands
Paula Irish
079 1083 7077
PaulaIrishPR@aol.com
East
Holly Hancock
07926 396418
holly.hancock@rya.org.uk
London and South East
Mike Haigh
07925 609909
mick.haigh@icloud.com
South
Helen Skelton-Smith
07917 532991
Via: susie.nationgrainger@rya.org.uk
South West
Manya McMahon
07889 489796
manya@pinpoint-uk.co.uk
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