What is a commercial endorsement? A commercial endorsement is required for work on board British flagged vessels subject to the MCA's codes of practice for small commercial vessels. A number of ...

Introduced in December 2025, the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) Sport or Pleasure Vessel Code provides a single, modern code of practice for small commercial vessels under 24m in commercial use ...

Sixteen of the nation’s top young sailors have been selected to represent Great Britain at the prestigious Youth Sailing World Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal, taking place 12–20 December 2025.

The Portsmouth Yardstick (PY) numbers list for 2026 are now live. Used around the world, Portsmouth Yardstick is a system, based on a boats relative performance set against the other boats they race ...

The Marine Accident Investigation Branch has issued a safety bulletin following an incident involving a sea safari rigid inflatable boat (RIB). In June, a passenger on a RIB suffered a spinal injury ...

Over 230 of the UK’s top young sailors descended on Pwllheli for the 2025 RYA Youth National Championships, where new champions were crowned after a week of varied and challenging race conditions.

Sailing and boating in the UK are at a crossroads — participation is in decline, and we need to act. As the National Governing Body for sailing and boating, the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) ...

Heading into the new season, recreational boaters are reminded of their responsibility to ensure they make the correct declaration when purchasing red diesel. The RYA was delighted when it was ...

We’re pleased to announce that Affiliation for 2026 is now officially open. Whether you're a sailing club, class association, berth holder organisation or other affiliate, this is your opportunity to ...

The decision to close RYA SafeTrx (the UK version of SafeTrx) has been made by the Royal Yachting Association (RYA), in discussion with HM Coastguard, due to advances in technology since the app’s ...

We’re delighted to announce that the RYA Board has confirmed the appointment of Ross Ryan as the new Regional Chair of the Midlands and Charles Hessey as the new Regional Chair for London and South ...

The RYA Junior Club Championships has been established to find the best junior racing clubs from all regions and Home Countries throughout the UK and bring them together to compete against each other.