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RYA Training Update 2020

Rachel Andrews and Amanda Van Santen

We’re in this together!

stay active and look after your health, well-being and those around you For up to date advice and information visit:

• RYA Website, Knowledge and advice
• RYA Training Support Site, Coronavirus advice

Needs some motivation? Check out RYA Social Streams and British Sailing Team channels with coaching tips & fun activities

• Youtube Youtube.com/user/britishsailingteam
• Facebook (RYA Training & Britishsailingteam

RYA Offices will be closed 4-19 April 2020

Share your stories…..50years@rya.org.uk

Who's who…….in Small Boat?

• Mollie: Everything Dinghy, Multihull, Keelboat and Windsurfing
• Emma: Everything Power, Inland Waterways and PW
• Cloe and Helen: Everything Recognition and inspection!

And Us…… Rachel and Amanda

GCSE/A-level PE

Sailing is back!!

• Thank you for your support
• GCSE, AS and A level PE activity list
• September 2020

Power Schemes - courses

• Slight decrease in numbers on Helmsman course
• Significant decrease in Crew course – potential for

youth/family

• PB1, 2, stable numbers
• Safety Boat and Tender Operator increasing popularity
• Intermediate and Advanced slight decrease
• PW Proficiency + PW Safety significant increases

Sailing and Windsurfing Schemes

Instructor Training remains healthy

Aware of demand

Windsurfing and Sailing Certificates rising

Overseas market increased sales Remember Taster Certificates are free

Great news, but………keep talking to us

• Provide your feedback

Promotion of Certification

Not all centres are actively issuing certificates, but are flying the flag…. Why are they so important?

• provide achievement and value
• adults do like receiving them!!
• provide an indication of health and popularity
• show challenges and needed change

Paperwork – Going paperless!

Gradual move to paperless approach

• Inspection Report
• ACTUAL Signature required, electronic version
• f an ‘actual’ signature is acceptable
• Instructor revalidation

RYA Training Support Site

Online revalidation

Continued Professional Development

Remember to visit the CPD Hub

• Training Support site
• Regularly refreshed content
• Articles, teaching aids, videos & top tips
• RYA Training Facebook

Check out your:

• Regional CPD
• Appointment holders CPD
• Emotional intelligence & Practical

Surveys

• 1. Coach and Trainer:

Appointment holders survey

• 2. Instructor Training demands

Trinity House Scholarship Fund

• £27 788 awarded since November 2018
• to 12 recipients
• average award is £2315.67

One recipient has applied twice and been successful on both

• ccasions

Applications accepted throughout the year

Mental Health

• What the RYA is doing
• Where to find resources
• Raising awareness, reducing stigma

We’re a family, lets look out for each other

They told me I wouldn’t walk again, they didn’t mention sailing

• 1. Disability Awareness Training
• 2. Assessing access at sailing venues

and facilities

• 3. Improving your communication

environment

• 4. Guidance
• Hoist Safety
• Safety issues on the water
• 5. Digital evaluation tool
• 6. #MoreThanSailing campaign

sailability@rya.org.uk

Warning: sailing knife carriage

• Instructor recently stopped
• Car searched and small sailing knife found in pocket of sailing

bag

• Prosecuted: possessing an offensive weapon
• 12 month community order
• 15 rehabilitation days

https://www.rya.org.uk/knowledge-advice/regulations/Pages/carrying- knives.aspx

Power Schemes Update

Central certification is 10 years old!

It has assisted in:

• Increased security
• Keeping a record of holders
• Replacing lost certificates

Unregistered certs potentially fraudulent and cannot be honoured. Article: Wavelength Nov 2019

IW – MAIB report

• Condition of button fenders
• Emphasis on making a lock

safe

• Not entering a sinking vessel

MAIB Safety Digest 2/2019

Radar and electronic nav

• Need to get on top of this
• Treat yourself!

CPD sessions coming later this year..

Powerboat Trainer course

New eligibility for applying for Powerboat Trainer selection:

• Powerboat Instructor
• Knowledge to level of Day Skipper Theory
• Holds Powerboat Intermediate or Advanced
• PPR course completion certificate

Training Support Site application, annual closing date

Sailing and Windsurfing Update

RYA Sailing Scheme in Keelboats

• Revised RGN information
• Training notice
• Types of vessels
• Characteristics
• Operation

RYA Foiling

Sailing and Windsurfing Courses not a scheme Instructor Training opportunities Inspector Guidance available Interested ………..contact Mollie.Knowlden@rya.org.uk

Keelboat Fatality

• Learning is important and should be encouraged
• Risk Assessment of boat and users
• Awareness of vessel behaviour in conditions
• lifting keels and knock downs
• Rigging essentials, for example locking mechanisms
• Safety boat techniques and training
• Life jackets Vs Buoyancy Aids

• RYA Squad program
• Could the DofE Award Scheme assist centre you are

visiting?

• Opportunities for activity retention and volunteering
• Its easy, our clubs and centres already provide the

structure

• Please put them in touch with Mollie or Amanda

Check out: www.rya.org.uk/go/dofe

Plan B:

• Discover Sailing will be run from

1st July – 30th September

• promotional campaign dates

TBA

• For more information please

contact discoversailing@rya.org.uk Plan C: ..to be continued

Please order before 27th April for events until the 30th September

Let’s stay home, wash our hands and stay safe

Thank you for all you do