“Together, we can support the fantastic work you’re doing at club level and ensure the continued success of boating across the UK”


We want to help make your club the best that it can be.


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In it together W


e know it isn’t always easy to run a boating club or organisation. Whether it’s keeping up


to date with safeguarding and equality, recruiting new volunteers, setting up IT systems or managing accounts, it can feel like there’s never enough time for everything. But to have a club that’s safe, modern and attracts new members, it’s vital to have the right policies and procedures in place. This is where the RYA ˔˙Ѓ˜˔˧˜ ˦˖˛˘ˠ˘ ˖ˠ˘˦ ˜ ˧ support the brilliant work you’re doing.


Protect, prevent and support – that’s the ethos behind RYA ˔˙Ѓ˜˔˧˜ʡ ˊ˛˘ ˨ ˔˙Ѓ˜˔˧˘ ˧ ˧˛˘ RYA you become part of the RYA family, a community of like- minded clubs and associations working with us to ensure the ongoing success and growth of club and class activity across the country. ˇ˛˘˥˘ ˔˥˘ ˦ ˠ˔ ˕˘˘Ѓ˧˦ ˧ ˕˘˜˚ ˔ ˔˙Ѓ˜˔˧˘ʡ ʸ˔˖˛ ˘˔˥


To help us continue to support them, we require RYA ˔˙Ѓ˜˔˧˘˦ ˧ ˖ˠˣ˘˧˘ ˨˥ ˔˙Ѓ˜˔˧˜ ˣ˥˖˘˦˦


they receive personalised recommendations, covering areas such as safeguarding and safety management systems, equality and complaints handling. There’s also access to training and development, racing services and support with funding applications. To keep providing the right programme of support, we ˥˘ˤ˨˜˥˘ ˔ ˔˙Ѓ˜˔˧˘˦ ˧ ˧˔˞˘ ˣ˔˥˧ ˜ ʴ˙Ѓ˜˔˧˜ ʥ ˨˥ ˔˨˔ ˔˙Ѓ˜˔˧˜ process. This helps us understand


the level and type of activity you deliver and the processes you have in place, as well as ensuring our contact database is up to date. It’s also a great opportunity to check if your policies and procedures need any amendments. ˇ˔˞˜˚ ˣ˔˥˧ ˜ ʴ˙Ѓ˜˔˧˜ ʥ helps ensure we have up-to-date information to inform the work we’re doing on a national and local basis. This includes getting more people safely sailing and boating more often, as well as protecting our rights and freedoms on the water. Together, we can support the fantastic work you’re doing at club level and ensure the continued success of boating across the UK. ʴ˖˖˘˦˦ ˧ ˧˛˘ ˤ˨˘˦˧˜˔˜˥˘ ˜˦ ˩˜˔ ˧˛˘ ˅ˌʴ ˃˥˧˔ʡ ʼ˙ ˨ ˛˔˩˘ ˔ ˤ˨˘˦˧˜˦ ˔˕˨˧ ˧˛˘ ˤ˨˘˦˧˜˔˜˥˘ ˥ ˨˥ ˚ ˜ ˣ˘˔˦˘ ˘ˠ˔˜ ˔˙Ѓ˜˔˧˜˥˔ʡ˥˚ʡ˨˞


CASE STUDY ˆ˧˘˩˘ ˊ˛˜˧˘ ʶ˗ ˆ˔˜˜˚ ʶ˨˕ Since our club has been an RYA


˔˙Ѓ˜˔˧˘ ˘Ϡ˩˘ ˧˔˞˘ ˔˗˩˔˧˔˚˘ ˙ ˧˛˘ ˔˕˨˗˔˧ ˔˗˩˜˖˘ ˔˩˔˜˔˕˘ʡ ˇ˛˘ ˅ˌʴ ˣ˥˩˜˗˘˦ ˘˧˥˘ˠ˘ ˛˘ˣ˙˨ ˚˨˜˗˔˖˘ ˔ ˥˔˚˘ ˙ ˧ˣ˜˖˦ ˜˖˨˗˜˚ ˘˙˔˥˘ ˙Ѓ˖˘˥˦ ˜˖˜˗˘˧ ˠ˔˔˚˘ˠ˘˧ ˔˗ ˕˘˦˧ ˣ˥˔˖˧˜˖˘ ˙˥ ˘˦˦˘˧˜˔ ˣ˜˖˜˘˦ʡ ˊ˘Ϡ˩˘ ˖˦˨˧˘˗ ˧˛˘ˠ ˙˥ ˘˚˔ ˔˗˩˜˖˘ ˧ ˛˘ˣ ˨˦ ˣ˥˘ˣ˔˥˘ ˙˥ ˘ ˔˦ ˔˗ ˘˚˜˦˔˧˜ ˔˗ ˛˘˧˛˘˥ ˘ ˘˘˗ ˧ ˨ˣ˚˥˔˗˘ ˨˥ ˦˧˔˧˨˦ ˙˥ˠ ˔ ˨˜˖˥ˣ˥˔˧˘˗ ˦˧˔˧˨˦ ˧ ˔ ˜ˠ˜˧˘˗ ˖ˠˣ˔ʡ ˊ˘Ϡ˩˘


˔˦ ˨˦˘˗ ˧˛˘ ˅ˌʴϠ˦ ˘ˣ˘˥˧˜˦˘ ˧ ˕˥˜˚ ˨˥ ˖˨˕Ϡ˦ ˖˦˧˜˧˨˧˜ ˨ˣ ˧ ˗˔˧˘ʡ ˇ˛˜˦ ˜ˠˠ˘˗˜˔˧˘ ˠ˔˗˘ ˧˛˘ ˖˨˕ ˘˔˦˜˘˥ ˧ ˠ˔˔˚˘ ˔˦ ˘ ˖˔ ˥˘˙˘˥ ˧ ˧˛˘ ˖˦˧˜˧˨˧˜ ˜˦˧˘˔˗ ˙ Ѓ˚˨˥˜˚ ˨˧ ˧˛˘ ˔˦˘˥ ˘˔˖˛ ˧˜ˠ˘ʡ ʵ ˣ˨˧˧˜˚ ˔ ˧˛˘ ˅ˌʴ


˥˘˖ˠˠ˘˗˔˧˜˦ ˜˧ ˣ˥˔˖˧˜˖˘ ˨˥ ˖˨˕ ˛˔˦ ˔ ˣ˥ˣ˘˥ ˦˧˥˨˖˧˨˥˘ ˔˗ ˜˦ ˘ ˥˨ʡ ˂˨˥ ˠ˘ˠ˕˘˥˦ ˖˔ ˥˘˔ ˞˜˚ ˘ ˛˔˩˘ ˣ˜˖˜˘˦ ˧˛˔˧ ˠ˔˜ˠ˜˦˘ ˧˛˘˜˥ ˘ˠ˘˧ ˔˗ ˦˔˙˘˧ ˔˗ ˠ˜˜ˠ˜˦˘ ˔ ˥˜˦˞˦ʡ


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