Rya Scotland

A great example of Push The Boat Out reaching out to the local community can be found at Lochcarron Sailing Club in the North West of Scotland. The club is welcoming the local primary school pupils from Lochcarron Primary School to a specific school sailing session on Friday this week to Try Sailing.
The club is then hosting an additional day on the 15th of May for everyone who'd like to try sailing in the area. We think a lot of the children will be keen to share their exper...ience with family and friends!
To find your nearest Try Sailing Event this weekend: http://bit.ly/PTBO2019 #TrySailing #PTBO2019 #TellAFriend
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The Royal Yacht BRITANNIA is celebrating all the 'Yottie's' who served on this historic vessel this week. The Association of Royal Yachtsmen get together annually as volunteers to help maintain the vessel and share stories with the many visitors.
RYA members receive a discount on entry to this iconic vessel and this week is a unique chance to meet some of the fantastic volunteers who ensure Britannia is kept in the manner she is accustomed.
Find out more about the range of ...RYA Member Benefits below:https://www.rya.…/membership/bene fits/Pages/your-benefits.aspx
#RoyalYacht #volunteers
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Bank Holiday Weekends Rule! A massive well done to all of the young Windsurfers and Sailors who headed south to Rutland Water to take part in the 2019 RYA Eric Twiname Championships representing Team Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The whole team including sailors, parents and coaches have put in a huge effort over the winter... and what a set of individual performances and results. Three days of tough racing in a range of conditions meant Scotland took 3rd place overall in the team ranking 🥉👏🏼🎺 A full set of results can be found at
http://www.sailingresults.co.uk/

Royal Gourock Yacht Club joins Push The Boat Out This year with a fantastic event mixing the opportunity to Try Sailing along with some plenty of racing at the club, as they celebrate their 125th Anniversary Year.
Visitors are welcome from 10am on Saturday 18th May with opportunities to try sailing for free, on one of the Club’s own Pipers, or on a member’s cruising yacht.
You can visit their Social Sailing and Cruising stands to arrange this free trial. Waterproofs and lif...e jackets are provided by the club.
Other stands include Club merchandise for sale, Membership information and application forms, Etchells Academy for aspiring younger racers and Cadets for our youngest sailors.
RNLI and You & Sea offer specialist information on safety at sea and RYA courses.
There will be racing on at the club that day starting at noon with a series of races by the Etchells class. The Clyde Classic Yachts race, sponsored by Largs Yacht Haven, commences at 2pm.
Don’t go hungry as throughout the day our chef is offering breakfast rolls till 12 noon, BBQ from 1 - 4pm and bar meals thereafter, all reasonably priced.
Entertainment by The Curries starts at 4pm till 7pm with a short interlude about 5pm for the prize giving for those taking part in the racing.

To find your nearest Try Sailing Event this May:
http://bit.ly/PTBO2019 #TrySailing #PTBO2019
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A quick update on an action packed start to May over the bank holiday weekend, we're not sure where to start!
We have seen some great updates form the clubs who hosted Push The Boat Out events, with some great turnouts across the country. Thanks so much to all the volunteers who introduced many to the sport in somewhat chilly conditions. ⛵
Our junior performance sailors travelled to Rutland Water at the 33rd Eric Twinname Championships with British Youth Sailing and enjoyed ...some very close racing, even bringing home some medals! 💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
And some even managed to get out and tackle some marine litter on the remote beaches! Well done Guy Neville and Craignish Boat Club!
#trysailing #remotebeachcleans #RYASperformance
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Scotland's Marine Protected Area (MPA) network has doubled in size over the past six years and now covers over 22% of Scotland's seas.
Scottish Natural Heritage highlights. "A total of 42 new MPAs have been designated to protect marine habitats, wildlife, geology, undersea landforms, historic shipwrecks, and to demonstrate sustainable management of the sea. Scotland's MPA network makes a significant contribution to both the European and global MPA networks and delivers on ou...r international commitments for protection of the marine environment."
Marine Protected Area Management and Monitoring (MarPAMM) is an ambitious three year marine management project that aims to trial the production of regional marine protected area (MPA) management in Argyll.
To help start the project, MarPAMM have launched a survey that aims to gather opinions about the MPAs in Argyll. To take part please visit:

https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/M arPAMM-Argyll/
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What a lovely day for #ptbo2019 at Toward Sailing Club - SCIO. Come and have a go sailing with a Viking or out on the kayaks! #trysailing

A full fun weekend ahead with 12 venues hosting Try Sailing in May open days as part of Push The Boat this weekend!
Weather looks dry with fair winds albeit a bit chilly in places, so wrap up.
Good luck and safe sailing to Royal Northern & Clyde Yacht Club; Cove Sailing Club; Elie & Earlsferry Sailing Club; Newburgh Sailing Club; Rosehearty Boat Club; St Andrews Sailing Club; Toward Sailing Club - SCIO; Castle Semple Sailing Club; Clyde Windsurfing Club; The Solway Yacht Clu...b; Montrose Sailing Club; and Strathclyde loch Sailing club, and this is just the start! ⛵️⛵️⛵️
To find your nearest event visit: http://bit.ly/PTBO2019 #TrySailing #PTBO2019 #goteam
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Good luck to all the team heading south today to Rutland Water for the Eric Twinname Championships this weekend.
Over 300 sailors across junior classes will get together with a mix of fun and competition, well mainly competition, GO Team SCOTLAND! 💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⛵️
Follow British Youth Sailing over the weekend or our twitter feed@RYAScotland for updates.

A hilarious alternate look at marine wildlife disturbance from the Whale and Dolphin Conservation which is well worth sharing.
We are so lucky in Scotland to have so much marine wildlife, but remember it's #rudetointrude
Follow some of the great wildlife codes available such at The Green Blue Wildlife Guide:
... https://www.thegreenblue.org.uk/Boat-User s/Wildlife
or the Scottish National Heritage Marine Wildlife Watching Code:
https://www.nature.scot/…/scottish-mari ne-wildlife-watching…
As disturbance is just plain rude.
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It’s May and the weather has taken a very positive turn for our favourite pursuits, and this is a perfect time of year to try sailing or windsurfing.
Push The Boat Out is running throughout May with chances to get afloat for the first time being offered across the country. Clubs and training centres are getting set to welcome new comers and give them the experience of Scotland’s coasts and Lochs under sail.
Have you any friends you wish to introduce to the sport? There is an... interactive map showing the locations and details of events taking place. http://bit.ly/PTBO2019
We will be continuing to highlight events throughout the coming month. If you have any fun images from sessions you attend or are running please tag us in on facebook, twitter or Instagram @RYAScotland
#TrySailing #PTBO2019 #TellAFriend
https://youtu.be/KOiN2r5vCEc
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'Plan, Do, Review' is a circular process and the RYA Scotland 2018-9 Annual Review reflects on our journey at the mid-way point in our 2017-2021 Strategic Plan.
RYA Scotland would like the chance to involve the wider community in illustrating the front cover the latest Annual Review.
If you have any 'reflective' images taken over the past year of boating in Scotland please share them with the tag #RYASPHOTOCOMP.
... The winning image will be chosen for the cover of the annual review along with a wee bag of goodies from some of our member benefit partners.
Find out more about RYA Scotland have a read of the review documents below:
https://www.rya.org.uk/scotland/about-us/ Pages/hub.aspx
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Many clubs are hosting BIG events as part of Push The Boat Out this year. Glencoe Boat Club is running two full days of try sailing experiences on the scenic Loch Leven on the 18th and 19th of May.
Working with other community and marine businesses the event brings together Glencoe Outdoor Centre, iPowerboat and SeaXplorer who will be joining the club over the weekend to offer free of low cost opportunities to get afloat.
Max McLean of Glencoe Boat Club said. "There are load...s of activities to get people out on the water with dinghy and keelboat sailing, kayaks and even a brand new rowing skiff being revealed. The club will also have stalls on shore and if the weather allows a BBQ!”
To find your nearest Try Sailing Event this May: http://bit.ly/PTBO2019 #TrySailing #PTBO2019 #Glencoe
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A massive welcome to Helensburgh Sailing Club who are joining Push The Boat Out this year with a Try Sailing event taking place on the 18th of May in Helensburgh.
The Club has always been a popular choice for the RYA Scotland Academies and performance events with some excellent facilities and club volunteers who always ensure success. With a range of boats available, including accessible dinghies, it is a great location to learn to sail.
Howard Marsden of the club comments.... “Bring your friends and join our members for a fun day trying dinghy sailing and yachting. For those with a disability our accessible Challenger dinghies are available for some of the sessions. Enjoy our family BBQ and learn more about what HSC has to offer.”

To find your nearest event visit: http://bit.ly/PTBO2019 #TrySailing #PTBO2019 #sailability
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If you are interesting in tackling some of the causes of Marine Litter in Scotland why not get involved in Keep Scotland Beautiful's Citizen Science project #Source2Sea starting next weekend and running from the 4th-11 May.
The Citizen Science project aims to capture data through about the types of litter, its accumulation and movement through the Clyde river system.
The surveys and clean ups will create valuable data on the issue and take action to clean up and prevent litt...er in the future. The project will use collected data through until early 2020.
The Source 2 Sea Citizen Science toolkit has been developed to be used by community groups, organisations, businesses and schools alike to help build up a picture of litter on the Clyde and its tributaries.
They need your help to get your local area on or around the Clyde on the map!
Keep Scotland Beautiful are asking communities or clubs in the area adopt a survey site adjacent to a waterway within the Clyde catchment whether that be a small burn, tributary river or the Clyde itself.
The boating community maybe able to assist in collating data on some areas of the Clyde near clubs or in harder to reach areas and any help to assist in the project would be warmly welcomed.
Further information on how to get involvedcan be found below. https://www.keepscotlandbeautif…/upstre ambattle/citizen-science
#UpstreamBattle #Source2Sea
Clyde Cruising Club Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park Castle Semple Sailing Club Royal Gourock Yacht Club Helensburgh Sailing Club The Green Blue Clyde Cruising Club Dinghy Section Scottish Canoe Association
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The nationwide Try Sailing campaign, Push The Boat Out, starts next week, promises the opportunity to give friends and family the chance to get afloat this May.
All ages and abilities are welcome, with opportunities for children, families, beginners and lapsed sailors, as well as those with disabilities or special requirements for getting out on-the-water.
Recent studies have reinforced the physical and mental health benefits of getting active, especially outdoors, as well a...s offering an escape from modern day life.
With so many locations around the Scotland’s coasts and Lochs hosting taster sessions, to enjoy and explore our waters, it is a great time to tell a friend about what’s available near them.
http://bit.ly/PTBO2019
#TrySailing #PTBO2019 #TellaFriend
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The Clyde Cruising Club Dinghy Section extends a warm welcome to visitors at Bardowie Loch, on Sunday the 12th of May as part of Push The Boat Out.
Based near Milngavie just to the North of Glasgow, Bardowie Loch is a safe and busy venue for club activities. The club host many University events through the winter months and runs summer schools when the weather is kinder, providing a perfect location to Try Sailing in May.
The CCC Dinghy Section is running free taster session...s on the Loch, with the chance to find out about their facilities and how to get involved. They also do very good cake!
http://bit.ly/PTBO2019
#TrySailing #PTBO2019 #BardowieLoch
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