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:

• Liaison between the Region's Clubs and the RYA.
• Co-ordination and encouragement of RYA National Training Schemes.
• The delivery of instructor and coach development opportunities
• Representation of the wider interests of all forms of sailing, windsurfing, cruising, inland waterways and powerboating within the Region.

Team Members

REGIONAL CHAIR - Adrian Whaley
Email: chair.so@rya.org.uk

SECRETARY  - Anna Rivers
Email: Sec.So@rya.org.uk

REGIONAL MANAGER - Susie Moore
Email: susie.moore@rya.org.uk 
Mobile: 07748 806733 

PRESS AND COMMUNICATIONS - Helen Skelton-Smith
Email: helen@skelton-smithpr.com

REGIONAL RACE MANAGEMENT CO-ORDINATOR – Peter Saxton 

RACING RULES ADVISOR - Andy Wibroe

Sailing Developer  - Jake Elsbury Jake.Elsbury@rya.org.uk

Sailing Developer  - James Hardy James.Hardy@rya.org.uk

Sailing Developer  - Simon Davies Simon.Davies@rya.org.uk

The Regional Team is also comprised of several volunteer area representatives who are linked into the regions’ Area Associations and Harbour Boards.  Please contact the Chair of the Regional Volunteer Team for your local contact.

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