Speakers & Stages

See the list of 2019 talks below. A new line-up will be announced later this year for the 2020 Show.

Main Stage -Great Hall

The main stage will move to the Great Hall for the 2020 Show.

Saturday talks

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 Kirsty Urwin from The British Sailing Team's Sustainability Group shares 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
12:30	The Future of Dinghy Sailing - come and join the debate Mark Jardine, Liz Rushall and Alistair Dickson ask a panel of young sailors including Luke Patience and Hannah Cockle about the future of the sport - come and join in!
13:15	Prize Presentations The Green Blue University Sailing Sustainability Awards (Saturday only)
13:30	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 sub-grid levels. British Sailing Team's Meteorologist, Simon Rowell tells us how
14:15	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
15.30	Musto Junior Riders 2019 competition prize giving presented by Ian Walker
15:45	Club of the Year 2018 winners, Notts County SC talk about how and why they applied and what winning has meant to them
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
16:30	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	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

Sunday talks

10:15	Shirley Robertson, Matt Sheahan and Annie Lush welcome you to the Show
10:30	Tribes and Trends Celebrating the diversity of dinghy sailing - classes, sailors, clubs and more. Rob Andrews talks 'tribes' with our hosts
11:15	Dinghy Cruising Adventures Roger Barnes talks about his latest dinghy cruising adventures and gives advice for those getting ready for another amazing year of cruising
12:00	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
12:45	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
13:30	RYA Regional Youth Champion Awards Followed by British Youth Sailing Recognised Club Presentation
13:45	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
14:30	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 sub-grid levels. British Sailing Team's Meteorologist, Simon Rowell tells us how
15.15	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	Sailing on Film Be inspired by incredible footage on the big screen
16.30	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

RYA Knowledge Zone - Panorama Hall

* Talks and timings may be subject to change

Saturday and Sunday

Time	Talk
11:00	Rig Tuning with Michael McNamara Top tips on how to set up your rig for various conditions
12:00	Coach yourself quicker - with a little help from technology 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
15.00	Crewing with Saskia Clark (Saturday only) Olympic gold medallist Saskia Clark gives her top crewing tips for success on the race course - how to build a consistent event series and planning the first beat
15.00	Happy sails and sad sails - the art of downwind sailing (Sunday only) Steve Cockerill, The Boat Whisperer gives tips on trimming to steer and how to avoid using your rudder for more speed downwind.
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

Women's Sailing Hub

Come and join us at the Women’s Sailing Hub for an interesting line up of passionate and knowledgeable experts

*Talks and timings may be subject to change

Time	Saturday and Sunday
10.30am - 4.30pm	RYA Regional Development Officer Susie Moore Susie will be on hand to answer your questions on how to get the most out of being on the water this season as well as top tips on getting more women on the water in 2019
11am	The Magenta Project: Accelerating women to the top of sailing Annie Lush talks about how The Magenta Project is accelerating women to the top of sailing, come and find out about the work they are doing
12pm	Q&As with RS:X sailor Bryony Shaw (both days) and Nacra 17 crew Kirsty Urwin (Sat) and Laura Marimon (Sun)
1pm	Beyond dinghy racing - opportunities in yachts and keelboats Emma Wrixon and Rosie Povall from the British Keelboat Academy will be talking about opportunities available to women ranging from club racing to national competitions
2pm	Keen to get into volunteering? Could becoming a Race Official be for you? The RYA is keen to see more women out on race courses either racing or in race management. Come and find out all about how you can get involved
3pm	Fitness Tips with Alex Hopson, the British Sailing Team's strength and conditioning coach
3.30pm - 4.30pm	RYA Regional Development Officer Susie Moore Susie will be on hand to answer your questions on how to get the most out of being on the water this season as well as top tips on getting more women on the water in 2019

Sailors' Corner - West Hall

Test your knot tying skills on the Marlow Ropes knot pod or take on the Wattbike challenge or simply chill out with some of your sailing heroes

*Timings may be subject to change

Time	Saturday
All day	Marlow knot tying pod, Wattbike challenge and get your face in the frame in the British Sailing Team cut out!! Don't forget to tweet your photos #dinghyshow
11am	Come and have a chat to James Peters, British Sailing Team 49er sailor and Ian Walker, RYA Performance Director. Your chance to ask them any questions you may have
12pm	Splicing and knot tying with British Sailing Team's Luke Patience and Chris Grube. David Mossman from Marlow Ropes puts their skills to the test - come and see how they get on!
1pm	Olympic Gold medallist, Saskia Clark will be on Sailors's Corner to chat and answer any of your questions - come and say hello
2pm	Invictus Games Team UK sailors, Andrew 'Pav' Taylor and Sadie Melling will be around to talk about the Games in Sydney
3pm	Olympic RS:X sailor, Bryony Shaw will be on Sailors' Corner - come and find out how her preparations are going in the lead up to the trials
All day	Marlow knot tying pod, Wattbike challenge and get our face in the frame in the British Sailing Team cut out!! Don't forget to tweet your photos #dinghyshow

Time	Sunday
All day	Marlow knot tying pod, Wattbike challenge and get your face in the frame in the British Sailing Team cut out!! Don't forget to tweet your photos #dinghyshow
11am	Come and have a chat to Olympic RS:X sailor Bryony Shaw and Ian Walker, RYA Performance Director. Your chance to ask them any questions you may have
12pm	Splicing and knot tying with British Sailing Team's 49er FX crew Emily Covell, and 49er sailor Nick Robins. David Mossman from Marlow Ropes puts their skills to the test - come and see how they get on!
1pm	Project Scaramouche - students from Greig City Academy can tell you all about their adventures
2pm	Come and chat to British Sailing Team's Sam Whaley
3pm	Roger Barnes answers all of your dinghy cruising questions
All day	Marlow knot tying pod, Wattbike challenge and get our face in the frame in the British Sailing Team cut out!! Don't forget to tweet your photos #dinghyshow

West Hall Stage

The West Hall Stage will have a programme of talks from class associations, clubs, experts and adventurers. More information will be available soon.

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