About Us
The RYA South Regional Team are here to support you, your club, training centre, or class association. We are an integrated team of volunteers, staff, and contractors who work closely together to provide a network of support to grow activity and membership across the region. Together, the team provides:
Team Members
Regional Volunteer Team
Regional Volunteer Team CHAIR - Mike Samuelson chair.so@rya.org.uk
Regional Volunteer Team DEPUTY CHAIR - Paul Tansom
Regional Volunteer Team SECRETARY - VACANT
The Regional Volunteer Team is also comprised of several volunteer area representatives who are linked into the regions area associations, please contact the Chair of the Regional Volunteer Team for your local contact.
Regional Staff Members
DISABILITY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER - Leon Ward, ddo.south@rya.org.uk , 07917 193742
PERFORMANCE MANAGER - Duncan West, duncan.west@rya.org.uk, 07747 111447
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER - Susie Moore susie.moore@rya.org.uk, 07748 806 733
SAILING DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS
OnBoard - Georgia Reid onboard.south@rya.org.uk
Workforce Development – Matt Wright workforce.south@rya.org.uk
Diversity & Inclusion – Jack Mitchell diversity.south@rya.org.uk
Aspirant Trainer Development – Simon Davies simon.davies@rya.org.uk
REGIONAL PRESS AND COMMUNICATIONS - Helen Skelton-Smith, helen@skelton-smithpr.com
RACE MANAGEMENT CO-ORDINATOR – VACANT
RACING RULES ADVISOR - William Edgerton
Keep in touch
You can keep in touch with regional opportunities in several ways
Club Room Newsletter – Sign up here.
Facebook - www.facebook.com/RYASouthRegion
Twitter - @RYASouth
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