Registration Now Open for RYA Northern Ireland’s 2026 AGM

9th November 2026

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The RYA Northern Ireland AGM takes place on Thursday 19 November at Newforge Sports Complex in Belfast. Teas, coffee and scones will be served from 6.30pm and the meeting starts at 7pm.

Members will be asked to adopt the annual report and audited accounts, reappoint RBCA as auditors and elect new directors. After the meeting, there will be a summary of the Navigating the Future strategy.

Three independent directors are proposed for appointment: Julie Gibbons, Richard Wasson and Victoria Milhench.

For the club-nominated director role, every affiliated club gets one vote. The nominees are Rachel Nixon, nominated by Ballyholme Yacht Club; and Gavin Vaughan, nominated by Royal North of Ireland Yacht Club.

The annual report covers 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026, which marks RYANI’s first full year as a registered charity.

Among Northern Ireland’s sporting achievements noted throughout the year in question, Erin McIlwaine and Ellen Barbour won bronze at the 49erFX U23 World Championships in Copenhagen and moved up to the Irish Sailing Senior Squad, while Emily and Annabel Ridout won gold at the RS Feva European Championships at Riva del Garda, and the NI Sailing Team retained the Celtic Cup for the second year running.

The annual report, AGM papers and meeting agenda are available online, and registration to attend is open HERE.

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About the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) Northern Ireland

The RYA is the national body for dinghy, yacht and motor cruising, all forms of sail racing, RIBs and sports boats, windsurfing and personal watercraft and a leading representative for inland waterways cruising.

The RYA is recognised by Government, the media and opinion formers as the representative body and voice for the activities that it represents. It continually fights for the rights and freedoms of its 112,000 personal members.

The RYA has more than 1,500 affiliated clubs and classes, which represent some 350,000 boaters throughout the UK. It is estimated that 4 million people in the UK take part in boating activity annually.

The RYA also sets and maintains recognised standards for training for both leisure and commercial boating through a network of more than 2,400 RYA Recognised Training Centres across 58 countries. More than 250,000 people per year complete RYA training courses.

The RYA is responsible for one of the UK’s most successful Olympic medal-winning sports. Our coaching and development schemes actively support 800 of our country’s top sailors, from talented juniors to Olympic and World champions.

The RYA is committed to promoting all forms of boating and making them accessible to everyone. For more information please visit www.rya.org.uk.

The Royal Yachting Association Northern Ireland (RYA NI) acts for the RYA in Northern Ireland (NI) and the Chairman of RYA NI is invited to join the Irish Sailing Association (ISA) Policy Review Committee.

You can find the RYA Northern Ireland at Sketrick House, GE8, Jubilee Road, Newtownards, BT23 4YH.

RYA NI is a company limited by guarantee – Registration number NI 51945

Contact RYA NI: Tel: 02891 827154 email: [email protected]