Steve's Yule blog December 2023
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RYA Connected conference
It was great to see a full house for an informative and inspiring day at the London and South East region’s RYA Connected Conference in Guildford on 26 November. There were presentations, forums, workshops, networking, a large RYA team on hand to help with problems and solutions, and a free lunch!
My thanks go to delegates for coming along and everyone involved in the day, and judging by the feedback the delegates enjoyed it:
“Great to see so many RYA staff. Liked the new venue as well. All hard work much appreciated.” “
A really excellent day. We were really pleased to attend. Thank you.”
RYA Connected webinars
….and staying Connected, following on from the conference there is a whole host of informative and free RYA Connected webinars running through to the end of March. The next ones are:
11 December - Recruiting and retaining members
8 January - Creating a volunteer plan
15 January - Handling disputes and complaints
All are at 19.30-20.30
Why not check out the full programme and register
New year resolutions
It’s not too early to start planning for the new year so how about promising yourself a day out at…..
Dinghy and Watersports Show
The must see sailing and watersports event of the year will return to Farnborough International on 24-25 February 2024. Featuring dinghy sailing, windsurfing, wingsurfing, foiling and paddleboarding, however you like to get afloat, it’s got you covered. Join us for interactive family fun, watersports displays and demos, live coaching sessions, hundreds of boats and the biggest names in marine retail all under one roof.
Tickets are now on sale and RYA members and children 15 and under go free.
Training Conference
The RYA Training Conference is for RYA instructors, appointment holders and training centre principals. There’ll be a wide range of top speakers and sessions, too long to list here, and the chance to meet with other delegates, exhibitors and RYA staff.
Please save the date, 27-28 January, and take a look at the details The venue is the Doubletree by Hilton Oxford Belfry.
Portsmouth Yardstick (PY) returns
The Portsmouth Yardstick handicap system is run jointly by the RYA and its affiliated clubs to allow sailors to race different boats against each other fairly. We're once again calling on clubs to submit their data and help us ensure the numbers are as accurate as possible for 2024. Please could we have submissions in before 31 December 2023.
Read more and submit your dataNews round-up
Catch up on recent news including royal presentations for some of our region’s wonderful volunteers, Olympic medallist Alan Warren still racing strong at 88, and our OnBoard Development Day. Read all about it
Happy Christmas
And finally from me a very happy Christmas everyone and all the best for the new year.
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