20 - 29 May 2022

Returning for 2022, World Sailing’s international Steering the Course campaign aims to introduce women and girls across the globe to the sport of sailing and promote further opportunities for those already involved.

If your venue runs women on the water sessions, female club races, or any other initiatives then we would love to hear from you!

You may also want to celebrate the women at your club including coaches, instructors, mark layers, race officials, helm or trimmers and volunteers.

Tag us on our social media channels.

The RYA will be supporting the campaign with a social media takeover. Clubs taking part are invited to share their activities by registering or tagging their RYA Region or Home Country on social media.

The hash tag is #SteeringTheCourse

Ideas for increasing female participation at your club or centre:

1. Taster sessions
2. Organise races that must be helmed and/or crewed by women
3. Run training sessions for women to become instructors, coaches and race officials
4. Actively encourage more women into senior leadership roles 
5. Enhancing representation of women and girls in communications and marketing highlighting opportunities, achievements and benefits of increased participation for women and girls
6. Support women’s social events, talks and knowledge transfer to create clear space for women to participate and build networks
7. Starting the conversation with your female members about what is needed to enable them to get out of the water more often

If you would like advice on encouraging female participation at your venue, contact your Regional Development Officer.

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