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The RYA sailing pathway

The Sailing Pathway is Evolving

The RYA is on a mission to make junior and youth racing more affordable, accessible and engaging, and to improve the performances of aspiring young British talents.

For the last 20 years, the RYA has had one of the best talent pathways in sport. But throughout this period the world, the sporting landscape and the way people choose to spend their leisure time have changed. 

During the second half of 2023, the RYA Racing Committee commissioned a strategic review of the British Youth and Junior Sailing Pathway to look at how it can evolve to best support young sailors’ journeys in a changing world.

Please complete this form to express your interest in becoming an RYA Pathway Club.

 

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Our why

To create sailors for life and develop the champions of tomorrow.

 

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The Review

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The new Youth & Junior Pathway

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Pathway Evolution Webinar Series

We know that our communities will have questions around the new Pathway and what some of the programme and structural changes mean as we start to reshape our activities.