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RYA Yachtmaster™ Instructor Conference


‘A first class conference. The RYA are certainly moving forward and are supportive as ever. Lots of networking and a good venue. Thank you for all your efforts.’


for the first time in around 30 years. If you attended, thanks for joining us in Swindon, taking part in the sessions and being such a positive and supportive audience! We had a conscious change of


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his year the Yachtmaster™ Instructor Conference moved from Bournemouth


focus this year. Based on feedback received throughout the year and following last year’s conference, we provided a wide range of workshops and CPD sessions. These provided opportunities to confirm knowledge, share ideas and suggest new methods of course delivery.


Workshops Marketing your boating opportunities


Training Plotter - one year on Publications, eBooks and resources


Duty of care, insurance and disclaimers Coaching techniques Green Blue Coding Radar


Does a person with a disability or young person cause you some concern?


CPD sessions Meteorology


RNLI: PLBs, AIS, EPIRBs and searches Shorebased teaching techniques Stability


The presentation slides used at the conference are available on the website.


A quick show of hands indicated that 95% of the attendees would come back next year, and the written feedback received from over 100 delegates after the conference was


‘Some really good ideas for how to improve the school’s online presence’


‘Good to hear how the RYA are keeping ahead of technology’


‘Very entertaining presenter. My highlight of the conference’


‘Excellent quality speaker, interesting, informative, first class’


‘Excellent. I could have listened to Andy all day. It should be a one day course.’


‘Excellent demonstrations and ideas for using everyday objects to demonstrate the principles.’


extremely positive. The consensus is that we should return to Swindon and stick to this new format. With a clear idea of what our instructors want, we are already looking forward to 2017. If you didn’t come this year please give it a go next year. See you there!


‘Best conference and venue I have attended. Looking forward to next year.’


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