Speakers & Stages

10:15

Shirley Robertson, Matt Sheahan and Annie Lush welcome you to the Show

10:30

Taking care of your playground (Saturday only)

Kate Fortnam from The Green Blue talks about how we can make our boating more environmentally sustainable and The British Sailing Team Sustainability Group share what they have been up to

11:00

Tribes and Trends 

Celebrating the diversity of dinghy sailing - classes, sailors, clubs and more.  Rob Andrews talks 'tribes' with our hosts

11:45

Sailing at the Invictus Games (Saturday only)

Andrew 'Pav' Taylor and Sadie Melling share their Invictus Games experience. Be inspired as they tell their incredible stories

The Future of Dinghy Sailing - come and join the debate

Mark Jardine and Liz Rushall ask a panel of young sailors about the future of the sport - come and join in!

13:15

Prize Presentations

The Green Blue University Sailing Sustainability Awards (Saturday only)

Weather forecasting for successful sailing

Whether you are a racer or cruiser, find out how to get a good forecast quickly and apply it locally to at sub-grid levels. British Sailing Team's Meteorologist, Simon Rowell tells us how

Foiling for You

Can anyone really foil? Paul Outram and Phoebe Twigg talk about first time foiling and how getting airborne might be easier than you think. Find out how, when and where to give it a go and learn more about the newly available RYA courses

15:00

Countdown to Tokyo 2020

Ian Walker gives an update on the British Sailing Team's preparations for Tokyo 2020 - find out all you need to know about the Olympic classes, sailors and adapting to Tokyo living

16:00

RYA and Yachts & Yachting Club of the Year Awards supported by Gallagher (Saturday only)

Meet our finalists and find out which club will be crowned Club of the Year 2019

Treasure Hunt Presentation 

If you have taken part in the Treasure Hunt, don't miss your chance to win some fantastic prizes.  You have to be in the audience to win so make sure you are at the Main Stage for the presentation

17:00

Sailing on Film

Be inspired by incredible footage on the big screen

Tribes and Trends 

Celebrating the diversity of dinghy sailing - classes, sailors, clubs and more.  Rob Andrews talks 'tribes' with our hosts

Dinghy Cruising Adventures

Roger Barnes talks about his latest dinghy cruising adventures and advice for those getting ready for another amazing year of cruising 

 Project Scaramouche - the next steps

The project that inspired the sailing world and wider community - Jon Holt and students from Greig City Academy talk about what's next for Project Scaramouche

Foiling for You

Can anyone really foil? Paul Outram and Phoebe Twigg talk about first time foiling and how getting airborne might be easier than you think. Find out how, when and where to give it a go and learn more about the newly available RYA courses

The Story of the International Moth

David Henshall tells us about the 90 years of continuous innovation not to mention some heroic failures - the story of the international Moth

Weather forecasting for successful sailing

Whether you are a racer or cruiser, find out how to get a good forecast quickly and apply it locally to at sub-grid levels. British Sailing Team's Meteorologist, Simon Rowell tells us how

Countdown to Tokyo 2020

Ian Walker gives an update on the British Sailing Team's preparations for Tokyo 2020 - find out all you need to know about the Olympic classes, sailors and adapting to Tokyo living

Sailing on Film

Be inspired by incredible footage on the big screen

Treasure Hunt Presentation

If you have taken part in the Treasure Hunt, don't miss your chance to win some fantastic prizes.  You have to be in the audience to win so make sure you are at the Main Stage for the presentation

Time

Talk

11:00

Top tips on how to set up your rig for various conditions

12:00

Be your own coach 

Olympic Sailing coach Paul Brotherton talks to Andy Rice about the simple things you can do to improve your racing skills including the use of technology and data

13:00

Top tips for getting the most out of your Laser

Don't miss Sam Whaley, British Sailing Team Laser sailor giving his expert advice 

14:00

Foiling technical tips

Double Olympic medallist and Moth sailor Simon Hiscocks talks through set up, gybing and tacking on the foils and how to interact with the boat 

Crewing and trapezing with Saskia Clark (Saturday only)

Olympic gold medallist Saskia Clark gives her top crewing tips for success on the race course - including a demo on the trapeze rig!

16:00

Fit for Sailing 

Alex Hopson, British Sailing Team's strength and conditioning coach talks about and demonstrates what you can do to get fitter for the sailing season ahead

RYA Regional Development Officer Susie Moore

Susie will be on hand to answer any of your questions about how to get on the water and shares her knowledge on women's sailing sessions.

The Magenta Project: Accelerating women to the top of sailing

How to become a Race Official

Jacqui Roberts, RYA Race Officials Development Officer wants to see more women officials out on the race course.  Come and find out how and why you should get involved.

 All day

Come and chat to some of our sailing heroes, try the knot and splicing experience as well as the Wattbike challenge 

Olympic Medallist 470 sailor Luke Patience with his crew Chris Grube and 49er sailor James Peters will all be hanging out on Sailors' Corner on the Saturday (times to be confirmed)

Come and chat to Olympic gold medallist, Saskia Clark who will also be on the stand on Saturday

Both days you can meet Ian Walker, Shirley Robertson and Annie Lush on Sailors Corner