RYA : Royal Yachting Association

The RYA is Great Britain’s body for all forms of boating, including dinghy and yacht racing, motor and sail cruising, RIBs and sports boats, powerboat racing, windsurfing, inland cruising and narrow boats, and personal watercraft.
It has various goals including: to increase and promote boating, to raise public awareness on matters of security, maintain and promote safe and responsible recreational boating, to defend rights of public navigation.