Royal Yachting Association: Difference between revisions
m Typo/general fixes, replaced: affliationstitle → affiliationstitle, typo(s) fixed: ’s → 's |
→Notes: Read WP:LINKFARM Tag: section blanking |
||
Line 95: | Line 95: | ||
* [[International Council of Yacht Clubs]] |
* [[International Council of Yacht Clubs]] |
||
* [[British Marine Federation]] |
* [[British Marine Federation]] |
||
== Notes == |
|||
{{reflist|group=note|3}} |
|||
== References == |
== References == |
Revision as of 07:45, 25 July 2020
This article needs additional citations for verification. (August 2014) |
Royal Yachting Association RYA | |
---|---|
IOC nation | Great Britain & Northern Ireland (GBR) |
National flag | |
Sport | Sailing |
Other sports | |
Official website | www |
HISTORY | |
Year of formation | 1875 |
Former names | Yacht Racing Association |
AFFILIATIONS | |
International federation | World Sailing (World Sailing) |
World Sailing members page | www |
World Sailing member since | 1907 Founding Member |
Continental association | European Sailing Federation |
National Olympic Committee | British Olympic Committee |
National Paralympic Committee | British Paralympic Committee |
Other affiliation(s) |
|
ELECTED | |
Patron | The Queen |
President | The Princess Royal |
Board |
|
SECRETARIAT | |
Address |
|
Chief Executive | Sarah Treseder |
Number of staff | Approx. 160 |
FINANCE | |
Company status | Limited Company |
REGIONS | |
The Royal Yachting Association (RYA) is a United Kingdom national body for dinghy sailing, yacht and motor cruising, sail racing, RIBs and Sportsboats, windsurfing and personal watercraft and a leading representative for inland waterways cruising.[1] It is the national governing body for Olympic sailing in the UK[2]
History
The Yacht Racing Association was founded in November 1875.[3] Its initial purpose was to standardize the rules of measurement to different racing yachts so that boats of different classes could compete fairly against each other.[4] Membership at the time cost two guineas and was available to "former and present owners of racing yachts of and above 10 tons Thames measurement and such other gentlemen as the committee may elect".
In 1921 the YRA incorporated the independent Sailing Boat Association and the Boat Racing Association into its body. In 1952 the YRA became the Royal Yachting Association (RYA).[5]
The RYA remains constituted as a membership association, with a Council of elected volunteers as its supreme policy-making body. It publishes over 110 maritime titles that are regarded internationally and is translated into more than 20 foreign languages. RYA Magazine is the organisation's membership magazine.[5]
Committees
While the RYA Council is the RYA's senior policy-making body in boating matters, responsibility for the Association's different activities and areas of interest is delegated to a number of policy committees.
The main function of the policy committees and sub-committees is to agree and oversee the implementation of RYA policy in their respective areas. Responsibility for day-to-day management of each area rests with the RYA's professional staff, with the relevant departmental manager acting as secretary to his or her committee.
See also
- Watersports
- Yachting
- Yacht club
- Association
- British Isles
- Sport in the United Kingdom
- International Council of Yacht Clubs
- British Marine Federation
References
- ^ https://www.rya.org.uk/about-us/Pages/hub.aspx
- ^ https://www.uksport.gov.uk/sports?pg=4
- ^ YachtWorld. "The RYA". YachtWorld. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ^ "Royal Yachting Association". www.watchguard.com. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ a b "The RYA « YachtWorld UK". Retrieved 4 December 2019.
Cite error: There are <ref group=note>
tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=note}}
template (see the help page).