RYA Affiliated Clubs Conference

November 2017

WelcomeGareth Brookes - Regional Development Officer

Before we start

• The toilets are found

• Fire exits

• Mobile phones on silent

Aims

• Learn about the RYA Midlands Regional plan for the next four years

• Network with your peers from clubs all around the region, share your ideas, successes and challenges

• Meet RYA staff, contractors and volunteers, learn about how they can support your club

• Provide opportunity for you to develop your knowledge and understanding of a range of subject areas to support your club

Delegate Packs

• Agenda

• Regional Plan

• Regional Insights

• Club data sheet

• Race Management and Rules

• Paper and Pen

• Delegate list

• 30% discount voucher

• RYA Dinghy Show flyer

MIDLANDS HEADLINES 2017

Dave Williamson

RYA Chairman

RYA Board - Composition

ELECTED OR APPOINTED BY

COUNCIL

Chief

Executive

Chairman Deputy

Chairman

Non-

Exec

Director

Finance

Director

EX-OFFICIO

Non-

Exec

Director

Non-

Exec

Director

Non-

Exec

Director

Non-

Exec

Director

Home

Country

Chairmen

3

Regional

Committee

Chairmen

7

Super-

numerary

Members

<9

Policy

Committee

Chairmen

6+1

President Chairman Deputy Chair

Personal

Members

(elected)

<12

Honorary &

Corresponding

Members

Non-voting

RYA Council - Composition

Policy

CommitteesTraining

CommitteeParticip’n &

M’ship Ctte

Racing

CommitteeCruising &

Gvt Affairs

Ctte

Powerboat

Racing Ctte

Technical

Committee

Central

Committees

Audit & Risk Ctte

Yachtmaster

Qualification

Panel

International Coastal

Navigation

Panel

Personal

Watercraft

Racing

Inland

Navigation

Panel

Planning &

Environment

al Committee

Circuit

Racing

Offshore

Racing

Powerboat

Records

Racing Rules

Judging & Umpiring

Race

Management

Match Racing

Paralympic SG

Youth Steering Group

Team Racing

Olympic SG

PY

Advisory

Group

Certifying

Authority

Committee

Board replaces TORs of previous Central Finance,

Constitution and Operations Committees

Participation

Membership

RYA Tribunal

Offshore Racing

Group

Technical

Officials

Group

RYA Committees - Composition

Sub –

Committees,

Panels and

Groups

PERSONAL MEMBERS

• Pathway• Personal• Associate• Accredited

AFFILIATE MEMBERS

• Clubs• Class Associations• Sailability Groups• Recognised Training Centres

RYA FAMILY• RYA Home Country orgs• RYA Foundation• RYA Employees• British Sailing Team

OTHER STAKEHOLDERS• Sporting Domestic• Sporting International• Maritime inc Charities• Other: Training Candidates,

General Boating Public

RYA Stakeholder Groups

PERSONAL MEMBERS

• Email, Social Media, letters, telephone• Subject-specific surveys• Gold Members events• Face to Face meetings at Boat Shows

and Dinghy Show• Targeted accredited member comms

AFFILIATE MEMBERS• Regional Volunteer Teams• Website (dedicated Area with locked content)• RDO, SDO, HPM visits & Programme comms.• Annual Regional Affiliates conferences• Pathway classes Stakeholder meetings• Dinghy Show (for relevant clubs & classes)• Email, Social Media, letters, telephone

RYA FAMILY• Aligned strategy and formal MOUs• Annual conference (Chairs, CEOs,

Performance & Participation leads)• Regular ad-hoc meetings• Email, Social Media, letters,

telephone

OTHER STAKEHOLDERS• Regular interaction at Chair, CEO, PD,

DD, FD level• Formal meetings organised by funding

bodies• NOC and Board representation on BOA• Regular ad-hoc meetings & contact

‘Gold standard’ of communication and consultation going forwards

OVERALL STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK

SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS

Increase demand

for sailing and

boating

Increase the

diversity of club

membership

Increase the

number of

instructors and

race coaches

Develop regular

activity for disabled

people

Reduce

membership

churn within

clubs

Increase

junior club

membership

Promote RYA

representation and

membership

1 3 5

2 4

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REGIONAL PLAN FOCUS AREAS 2017-2021

Increase demand

for sailing and

boating

1

• Clubs have capacity (18%)

for growth, equivalent to

4,444 membership spaces

unfilled.

• 51 PTBO venues in the

Midlands with an average of

94 visitors (UK, 84)

attending each event with

10.5% follow-on activity and

membership retention 7%

(UK, 8%).

Insights

1. Increase demand for sailing and boating

Increase demand

for sailing and

boating

Promote sailing

and boating at

high footfall

events

1

Better promote

sailing and

boating

opportunities

through local

media

Ensure there is

sufficient

promotion of

the Try and

Start Sailing

opportunities in

Birmingham

Train and

support clubs

and centres in

the effective

use of social

media

Create focused

Try and Start

Sailing

opportunities

for targeted

groups

Increase the

number of ‘pay

& play’ sailing

and boating

opportunities

Reduce membership churn within

our clubs

2

• Midland’s churn rate is the

lowest at 8.3%, down from

9.7% in 2016.

• Over 1,600 people were

estimated to have left

clubs in the previous 12

months.

Insights

2. Reduce membership churn within clubs

Reduce

membership

churn within

clubs

Help clubs to

identify

reasons for

membership

churn

2

Assist clubs to

improve their

racing and race

training

activities

Share good

practice

through

workshops,

conferences

and newsletters

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Support clubs

to improve their

offer to non-

racers and

newer

members.

Help clubs

improve their

communication

to existing

members

Support clubs

with setting up

systems to

accurately

measure

membership

churn

Increase the

diversity of club

membership

3

• In the Midlands region,

36% of our members are

female – up from 33% in

2016.

• Estimated that 405 club

members are from black or

minority ethnic groups –

2% of total club

membership in the region.

Insights

3. Increase the diversity of club membership

Increase the

diversity of club

membership

Work with

delivery

partners in

Birmingham to

engage the

BAME

community3

Support

providers with

promoting Try

Sailing and

Start Sailing ‘

This Girl Can’

projects

Work with

target clubs to

understand the

needs of the

LGBT

community

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Provide

targeted Try

Sailing

sessions for

BAME

community

groups and

schools

Support

providers with

creating and

developing

regular

opportunities to

increase female

club membership

Support

providers with

making their

offer more

accessible to

those with a

disability

Increase junior club

membership

4

• We have 3,573 junior

members – an

encouraging increase of

19.6% since 2016.

• Juniors form 18% of our

total membership – 3%

higher than the England

overall proportion (15%).

Insights

4. Increase junior club membership

Increase

junior club

membership

Ensure that

there is a

sufficient

network of

OnBoard

providers

across the

region 4

Improve our

offer for junior

sailors and

windsurfers at

all levels

Increase the

provision of

high quality

junior race

training

Work with class

associations to

support junior

pathway

development

Increase the

number of

schools

offering sailing

activities

Improve the

pathway from

OnBoard

sessions to

junior and

family club

membership

Increase

attendances at

regional racing

and coaching

events

Increase the

number of

instructors and

race coaches

5

• 70% of our clubs are

effected by a volunteer

shortage

• 2287 small boat instructors

(12% of all in England)

down 2% from 2015.

Insights

5. Increase the number of instructors and race coaches

Increase the

number of

instructors and

race coaches

Research into

the barriers of

becoming an

instructor or a

race coach

5

Identify

demand for

courses and

locate courses

to meet this

demand

Ensure

instructors and

race coaches

are aware of the

revalidation

process

Train new

Coach

Assessors and

Trainers to run

instructor

courses

Improved

promotion of

courses and

events

Provide

development

opportunities

for instructors

and race

coaches

Improve

diversity of

instructors and

race coaches

through the

development of

role models

Promote RYA

representation and

membership

6

• RYA membership fees

contribute £3.7million to

supporting our sport

• RYA membership is currently

10,041 in the Midlands region.

• 27 RYA Membership Joining

Points registered in the region

(17 of which are clubs).

• 17 of the 27 Joining Points have

been active 2014-2017 (8 of

which are clubs).

Insights

6. Promote RYA representation and membership

Promote RYA

representation and

membership

Improve

engagement with

clubs and

boaters through a

regularly updated

website and

targeted

newsletters

6

Promote the

benefits of RYA

membership at

key RYA

regional events

Work to ensure

that RYA

membership

benefits are

relevant to

boaters from

the Midlands

Promote

environmentally

sustainable

boating and

protect freedom

and safety of

navigation

Connect with

cruising sailors

in the region

through the

delivery of a

new Cruising

Conference

Improve

relationships with

regional

organisations

that are

influential in the

boating or

maritime sectors

Recruit and

train a team of

volunteer

membership

ambassadors

within clubs

and centres

Develop regular

activity for

disabled people

7

• 28 Sailability sites in the region,

1 new in 2017

• Estimated that 5.6% of club

members in the Midlands have a

disability (1,140 people)

• 1 in 5 of the national population

have a longstanding limiting

disability or illness.

Insights

7. Develop regular activity for disabled people

Develop regular

activity for

disabled people

Promote the

appeal of

boating to

disabled people

7

Develop

pathways and

programmes

for disabled

people to get

on the water

regularly

Recognise the

skills and

achievements

of disabled

participants

Increase the

range of club

and centre

activities that

are accessible

and inclusive

Establish

partnerships

with local

disability and

community

organisations

Increase the

number of

clubs and

centres who are

part of the

Sailability

Programme

Develop the

skills,

knowledge and

confidence of

the volunteer

and paid

workforce

Increase demand

for sailing and

boating

Increase the

diversity of club

membership

Increase the

number of

instructors and

race coaches

Develop regular

activity for disabled

people

Reduce

membership

churn within

clubs

Increase

junior club

membership

Promote RYA

representation and

membership

1 3 5

2 4

7

6

REGIONAL PLAN FOCUS AREAS 2017-2021

Midlands Regional Volunteer Team

David Dale

Steven Tinsley

Midlands Regional Volunteer Team – Recent Activities

o Governance – Committee to Volunteer Team

New Terms of Reference

Integrated Team structure

Single Midlands Team

Planning and Budgeting

o Investment –

More boats

Upgraded equipment

More promotional equipment

Better access through on-line diary

o Website – stronger Midlands focus

Easier access

Quality up-to-date content

GDRP

o Ongoing support for regional and

national initiatives

Midlands Regional Volunteer Team – Looking Forward

o Recruitment – more volunteers means greater achievements

o Midlands region development plan Presence at high footfall events Supporting clubs Regional microsite RYA membership – promote

o Regional assets – promote/manage regional fleets

o Support the regional staff team in liaising with clubs/members

o The general purpose of the RVT is to support the regional mission “to develop a thriving network of clubs and centres which work together to introduce people to the sport and retain and engage them in lifelong participation.”

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Vision of the British Sailing Team: To be the World’s best sailing nation

“To inspire next generation to take up sailing and racing for life”

Vision of the British Youth Team:

“To develop and retain the best young sailors in the world”

BST Objectives

• Win medals at Olympic and world level

• Develop and support a culture of leadership across all RYA World Class Programmes

• Optimise the Performance Pathway

• Deliver World Class operations

• Be medal competitive in every Olympic Class

Some Challenges

• New senior management in 2017

• 15% less funding in real terms than Rio 2016

• Increased competition from smaller nations

• Tokyo is a difficult venue

• Rise of ‘sailor entitlement’ – 1st generation of fully funded sailors

• Distraction and cost of new cultural and governance issues

• Medium term threat to UK Sport funding

• Medalled in Worlds of 3 Olympic Classes (49er. 470W, Nacra)

• 2 World Championship wins (49er, Nacra)

• 2 European Championship wins (Laser, 49er)

• 5 other European or World Championship medals

Note

No Giles Scott, Patience / Grube or Hannah Mills

2017 Olympic Class results

How are we going to deliver?

Tokyo 2020 strategy – 6 pillars

1. Develop decision making

2. Focus on boatspeed

3. WITTW – Medal winning plans

4. Performance pathway

5. People development

6. Venue advantage

SAILING OVERLAY

• Bespoke accommodation

• Ribs, Lasers and RSX on site

• Weather study / call book

• Tidal study

• Most of squad trained there in 2017

• Big emphasis on 2019 pre-Olympics in Olympic Trials

Venue Advantage

Update from 2017 WS Conference

• No real change to Olympic formats

• Sailing confirmed in 2024 (Marseille)

• No confirmation of showcase sports (kiteboarding and offshore)

• Athlete gender Equity in 2020 – event (medals) equity in 2024

• Big decisions to be made in May 2018

• Country qualification (40%) starts in Aarhus WS Champs Aug 2018

Where do we go from here?

• 2017 MWP review completed

• November training camp completed

• Winter training in Weymouth, Cadiz and Villamoura

• Miami WC in Jan 2018

• Olympic Selection policy published in March 2018

• WS World Champs (all classes) Aug 2nd-12th 2018

We have a very committed and talented team of sailors, coaches and support staff

Thanks for your support and wish us Good Luck!

Questions?

Break

Welcome Back

QUIZ!

Dates for the diary - 2018

• Club of the Year – deadline Monday!

• Reaching more new members using facebook club development workshops - February

• Instructor Training Day – 24th February – Rutland SC

• RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show – 3-4th March

• Push The Boat Out – the whole of May

• Sign up open now!

• Honda Youth RIB Challenge – 23rd June – Staunton Harold SC

• RYA Zone Championships – 29-30th September – Northampton SC

Further Information

Summary

• There is some really useful information available to support your club • RYA Club Zone (Social B webinars, case studies etc)

• RYA Departments at HQ

• RYA Reginal Staff and volunteers

• Please continue to help us with information gathering to support our bid to provide you with useful resources.

Questions?

Did we achieve our aims?

• Learn about the RYA Midlands Regional plan for the next four years

• Network with your peers from clubs all around the region, share your ideas, successes and challenges

• Meet RYA staff, contractors and volunteers, learn about how they can support your club

• Provide opportunity for you to develop your knowledge and understanding of a range of subject areas to support your club

Feed Back

• Last year’s feed back shaped this conference

• You will be emailed a link to an online questionnaire

• Feel free to email any additional comments.

Thank you!!