2016 Review, Swallows & Amazons competition, festive safety and much more

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VIDEO: RYA 2016 – The Review We take a look back at some of the RYA highlights of 2016… Read More Latest RYA member offers for December...  Great savings for RYA members from Gill, Le Boat and Virgin Atlantic.    Read More

RYA Festive Safety Focus – be merry, but safe  Free to download and use, why not give the gift of safety this Christmas and tell a friend about RYA SafeTrx? Read more What's in store from the RYA at the London Boat Show 2017 f you're heading to the London Boat Show in January then make sure you drop by the RYA stand (C009). Read more

VIDEO: HRH The Princess Royal presents RYA Volunteer Awards 2016 Boating's unsung heroes awarded    Read More Nominations open for RYA Regional Youth Champion Awards Make your nomination     Read More

VIDEO: Boating Life Hack  RYA Regional Development Officer, Sam Usher advises you take the time to prepare your boat on land before hitting the water in his boating life hack. Watch The Video Here

Other News RYA reminds boaters to celebrate safely Joff McGill takes the helm of RYA Sailability OnBoard sailors awarded boats by JMST Mills and Clark named World Sailors of the Year Project KRAKEN re-launched to deliver enhanced crime and counter terrorism vigilance RYA Joining Point - Earn commission and share the benefits of membership​​​​​​​ If you have any comments or wish to submit a picture for 'Photo of the month', email us at editor.inbrief@rya.org.uk

Photo Of The Month I received some fabulous pictures again for this issue's Photo of the Month, so thanks to everyone who submitted an entry.  However my winner this month comes from Alastair Jenkin taken in April 16 during a leg of the 2015/16 Joint Services Transglobe Expedition. Taken by Alastair he explains: "this photo shows the other members of Red Watch of the Challenge 72 Adventure of Hornet, Mandy Castle on the helm, with Amy Hill and Matt Sweeting. It was taken at 2330 on 22 April off the east coast of Brazil. The full force of a storm, which had been overhauling us from the south for about 6 hours, heralded by illuminations of sheet and forked lightning, pretty much turning night into day, struck at about 2315. This frame, captured from video, shows the value that ocean sailing can deliver to service men and women: relentless routine, teamwork and camaraderie, interspersed with brief moments which can be both exhilarating and terrifying."  Great picture and great story Alastair. If you have a great boating picture that you'd like to submit for Photo of the Month; whether power or sail; windsurfing, personal watercraft or inland; whatever your preference, please send it in and one lucky image will be chosen as Picture of the month and will take pride of place as the RYA Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter page cover images for the month.  Send your pictures and a short caption about the photo to editor.inbrief@rya.org.uk

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