RYA Regional Training Days are practical, one-day events designed to upskill and inspire current and aspiring instructors.
Hosted locally, and designed according to local needs across the regions, they support high-quality RYA activity delivery across the small boat schemes and help you develop and grow as a confident instructor at every stage of your journey.
You’ll also have the chance to develop and build connections across the instructor network, and potentially gain recognised qualifications along the way.
Book your place now and build the skills, confidence and connections to deliver great activity in your region.
Find out what’s on where you are:
Across the East region you can tap into a varied programme including female instructor development, junior and youth session delivery, safety boat skills and wingsurfing tasters. All practical, on-the-water learning designed to build confidence and refresh skills across disciplines.
Women on Water (WoW) Instructor Development Day
Friday 20 March
9.30am - 4.30pm
Stewartby Watersports Club
Green Ln, Stewartby
Bedford, MK43 9LY
Instructor Development Day
Saturday 28 March
9.00pm-4.00pm
Norfolk Broads Yacht Club
The Avenue, Wroxham
Norwich, NR12 8TS
Instructor Training Day – Safety boat
Thursday 9 April
9.30am-4.30pm
Grafham Water Centre
The Avenue, Wroxham
Norwich, NR12 8TS
Winging taster for RYA Instructors (Morning session)
Saturday 18 April
9.30am-12.30pm
Oulton Broad Watersports Centre
Nicholas Everitt Park, Oulton Broad
Lowestoft, NR33 9JR
Winging taster for RYA Instructors (Afternoon session)
Saturday 18 April
1.30-4.30pm
Oulton Broad Watersports Centre
Nicholas Everitt Park, Oulton Broad
Lowestoft, NR33 9JR
Instructor Development - Delivering Great Junior & Youth Sessions
Sunday 10 May
09.30-4.30pm
Blackwater Sailing Club
Basin Rd, Heybridge,
Heybridge Basin,
Maldon CM9 4SD
In the Midlands, you can tap into hands-on training days focused on OnBoard, SwimSafe, and boardsports, supporting instructors to deliver engaging, safe and high-quality activity.
OnBoard
Saturday 18 April
9.30am-5pm
Andrew Simpson Centre – Birmingham
Bartley Reservoir, 101 Genners Ln
Bartley Green
Birmingham B32 3NU
Boardsports
Saturday 25 April
10am-4.30pm
Blithfield Sailing Club
Blithfield Reservoir, Waters Rd
Abbots Bromley
Rugeley, WS15 3DU
Hosted at centres offering both powerboat and dinghy disciplines, each day is shaped around the instructors who attend, with real opportunity to influence what happens on the water. Expect practical, hands-on training, open discussion, and plenty of ideas you can take straight back to your own centre.
Regional Training Day
Tuesday 14 April
9.30am-4pm
Newhaven & Seaford Sailing Club
Club House, Marine Parade
Seaford, BN25 2QR
Regional Training Day
Sunday 31 May
9.30am-4pm
Welsh Harp Reservoir
Birchen Grove
London, NW9 8SA
Across the North region you can tap into a varied programme including Instructor and Senior Instructor development, OnBoard volunteer and instructor support, safety boat skills refreshers and the return of the end of season instructor blast. All practical, on-the-water learning designed to build confidence and refresh skills across disciplines.
Regional Training Day North East
Saturday 21 March
10am-4.30pm
Welton Waters Adventure Centre
Common Lane
Brough, HU15 1PT
Regional Training Day North West
Saturday 28 March
10am-4.30pm
The Anderton Centre
New Road
Chorley, PR6 9HG
In the South West, this year’s sessions are leadership-focused development days for Chief and Lead Instructors based at clubs. With workshops, peer learning and time afloat, they’re designed to support those leading teams and driving high-quality delivery at clubs and centres.
Club based Chief Instructor Development Day
Saturday 7 March
9am-4.30pm
Activity Centre – Stithians Lake
Stithians Watersports Centre
Redruth, TR16 6NW
Club based Chief Instructor Development Day
Sunday 8 March
9am-4.30pm
Exe Sailing Club
Tornado, Shelly Road
Exmouth, EX8 1EG
Across the South region, we want these days to be driven by you, and built around the skill development needs of your instructors. So, if you see a particular training or skills gap in your sub-area of the region, please get in touch with Regional Manager Susie Moore to discuss and help us shape a programme that meets your local needs.
Training days information coming soon.
The Regional Training Day is our main way to update instructors across the schemes. The aim is to share ideas, learn from those at the top of their field and get on the water putting into practice the lessons.
RYANI Regional Training Day
Saturday 21 March
9am-4pm
Carrickfergus Sailing Club
Rogers Quay, Carrickfergus
Co. Antrim, BT38 8BE
