The latest news, updates and upcoming events from WWYSA — youth sailing and RC model yachting on Westbury Lake, Wiltshire.https://wwysa.org.uk/en-gbhttps://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/friday-youth-sailing-2026-04-10-1800/https://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/friday-youth-sailing-2026-04-10-1800/Fri 10 April 2026 · 18:00 - 20:00 at Westbury Lake. A scheduled session as part of our Youth Sailing programme. Sessions run in two 12-week blocks throughout the season and are available to members aged 8-18 who have registered for the course.Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:00:00 GMTYouth Sailinghttps://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/rc-boat-sailing-session-2026-04-09-1400/https://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/rc-boat-sailing-session-2026-04-09-1400/Thu 9 April 2026 · 14:00 - 16:00 at Westbury Lake. A regular sailing session for our RC Boats section members. Whether you're an experienced RC sailor or new to the hobby, come along and enjoy some time on the water. For more information, contact rcbo…Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMTRC Boatshttps://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/wednesday-youth-sailing-2026-04-08-1800/https://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/wednesday-youth-sailing-2026-04-08-1800/Wed 8 April 2026 · 18:00 - 20:00 at Westbury Lake. A scheduled session as part of our Youth Sailing programme. Sessions run in two 12-week blocks throughout the season and are available to members aged 8-18 who have registered for the course.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:00:00 GMTYouth Sailinghttps://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/monday-youth-sailing-2026-04-06-1800/https://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/monday-youth-sailing-2026-04-06-1800/Mon 6 April 2026 · 18:00 - 20:00 at Westbury Lake. A scheduled session as part of our Youth Sailing programme. Sessions run in two 12-week blocks throughout the season and are available to members aged 8-18 who have registered for the course.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:00:00 GMTYouth Sailinghttps://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/wwysa-2026-season-starts-2026-04-06-0000/https://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/wwysa-2026-season-starts-2026-04-06-0000/Mon 6 April 2026 at Westbury Lake. The official start of our sailing season – time to get back on the water!Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTWWYSA Committeehttps://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/rc-boat-sailing-session-2026-04-04-1000/https://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/rc-boat-sailing-session-2026-04-04-1000/Sat 4 April 2026 · 10:00 - 12:00 at Westbury Lake. A regular sailing session for our RC Boats section members. Whether you're an experienced RC sailor or new to the hobby, come along and enjoy some time on the water. For more information, contact rcbo…Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMTRC Boatshttps://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/wwysa-apr-management-meeting-2026-04-02-1900/https://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/wwysa-apr-management-meeting-2026-04-02-1900/Thu 2 April 2026 · 19:00 - 21:00 at Westbury Lake. Monthly committee meeting for WWYSA trustees and management team.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMTWWYSA Committeehttps://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/rc-boat-sailing-session-2026-04-02-1400/https://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/rc-boat-sailing-session-2026-04-02-1400/Thu 2 April 2026 · 14:00 - 16:00 at Westbury Lake. A regular sailing session for our RC Boats section members. Whether you're an experienced RC sailor or new to the hobby, come along and enjoy some time on the water. For more information, contact rcbo…Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMTRC Boatshttps://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/private-lake-booking-2026-04-01-0900/https://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/private-lake-booking-2026-04-01-0900/Wed 1 April 2026 · 09:00 - 17:00 at Westbury Lake. The lake is reserved for a private booking during this time.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMTPrivate Bookinghttps://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/rc-boat-sailing-session-2026-03-28-1000/https://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/rc-boat-sailing-session-2026-03-28-1000/Sat 28 March 2026 · 10:00 - 12:00 at Westbury Lake. A regular sailing session for our RC Boats section members. Whether you're an experienced RC sailor or new to the hobby, come along and enjoy some time on the water. For more information, contact rcbo…Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMTRC Boatshttps://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/rc-boats-warminster-j-day-2026-03-28-0000/https://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/rc-boats-warminster-j-day-2026-03-28-0000/Sat 28 March 2026 at Westbury Lake. Our RC Boats team hosts this special J Class sailing day – a great opportunity for section members to get together and enjoy some friendly sailing. For more information, contact rcboats@wwysa.org.ukSat, 28 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTRC Boatshttps://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/rc-boat-sailing-session-2026-03-26-1400/https://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/rc-boat-sailing-session-2026-03-26-1400/Thu 26 March 2026 · 14:00 - 16:00 at Westbury Lake. A regular sailing session for our RC Boats section members. Whether you're an experienced RC sailor or new to the hobby, come along and enjoy some time on the water. For more information, contact rcbo…Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:00:00 GMTRC Boatshttps://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/bosun-maintenance-morning-2026-03-24-1000/https://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/bosun-maintenance-morning-2026-03-24-1000/Tue 24 March 2026 · 10:00 - 12:00 at Westbury Lake. Help keep our club in great shape! Join our Bosun team for a maintenance morning – all hands welcome to help with boat repairs, equipment checks and general upkeep. A great way to get involved and mee…Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMTMaintenancehttps://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/pre-season-refresher-2026-03-22-1200/https://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/pre-season-refresher-2026-03-22-1200/Sun 22 March 2026 · 12:00 - 14:00 at Westbury Lake. Dust off the cobwebs and get ready for the new season! A refresher session for members to brush up on their sailing skills before the main season begins.Sun, 22 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMTInstructor Traininghttps://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/ai-winter-training-2026-03-21-1200/https://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/ai-winter-training-2026-03-21-1200/Sat 21 March 2026 · 12:00 - 15:00 at Westbury Lake. Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMTInstructor Traininghttps://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/rc-boat-sailing-session-2026-03-21-1000/https://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/rc-boat-sailing-session-2026-03-21-1000/Sat 21 March 2026 · 10:00 - 12:00 at Westbury Lake. A regular sailing session for our RC Boats section members. Whether you're an experienced RC sailor or new to the hobby, come along and enjoy some time on the water. For more information, contact rcbo…Sat, 21 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMTRC Boatshttps://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/rc-boat-sailing-session-2026-03-19-1400/https://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/rc-boat-sailing-session-2026-03-19-1400/Thu 19 March 2026 · 14:00 - 16:00 at Westbury Lake. A regular sailing session for our RC Boats section members. Whether you're an experienced RC sailor or new to the hobby, come along and enjoy some time on the water. For more information, contact rcbo…Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:00:00 GMTRC Boatshttps://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/rc-boat-sailing-session-2026-03-14-1000/https://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/rc-boat-sailing-session-2026-03-14-1000/Sat 14 March 2026 · 10:00 - 12:00 at Westbury Lake. A regular sailing session for our RC Boats section members. Whether you're an experienced RC sailor or new to the hobby, come along and enjoy some time on the water. For more information, contact rcbo…Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMTRC Boatshttps://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/rc-boat-sailing-session-2026-03-12-1400/https://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/rc-boat-sailing-session-2026-03-12-1400/Thu 12 March 2026 · 14:00 - 16:00 at Westbury Lake. A regular sailing session for our RC Boats section members. Whether you're an experienced RC sailor or new to the hobby, come along and enjoy some time on the water. For more information, contact rcbo…Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:00:00 GMTRC Boatshttps://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/bosun-maintenance-morning-2026-03-10-1000/https://wwysa.org.uk/event-details/bosun-maintenance-morning-2026-03-10-1000/Tue 10 March 2026 · 10:00 - 12:00 at Westbury Lake. Help keep our club in great shape! Join our Bosun team for a maintenance morning – all hands welcome to help with boat repairs, equipment checks and general upkeep. A great way to get involved and mee…Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMTMaintenancehttps://wwysa.org.uk/news/wwysa-in-the-spotlight-ryas-video-feature-celebrates-our-green-blue-award/https://wwysa.org.uk/news/wwysa-in-the-spotlight-ryas-video-feature-celebrates-our-green-blue-award/A few months ago, we proudly announced on our site that WWYSA had won the 2025 RYA Green Blue Team Award, with recognition for our sustainability efforts, coaching excellence, and community initiatives.Wed, 27 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTGeneral Newshttps://wwysa.org.uk/news/wwysa-your-rya-award-winning-club-2025/https://wwysa.org.uk/news/wwysa-your-rya-award-winning-club-2025/At the end of 2024 the Committee and I decided we would enter as many of the RYA Awards as possible following our successful nomination in 2024 for the Green Award.Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMTGeneral Newshttps://wwysa.org.uk/news/new-website/https://wwysa.org.uk/news/new-website/We're excited to launch our brand-new website at wwysa.org.uk. Whether you're new to sailing or a long-time member, our updated site is designed to be clearer, easier to use, and packed with useful information.Sun, 20 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTGeneral Newshttps://wwysa.org.uk/news/rc-boats-j-class-open-day/https://wwysa.org.uk/news/rc-boats-j-class-open-day/Greetings all, following the success of the October 2024 event West Wilts Youth Sailing Association (WWYSA) RC Section will be holding another open day for J Class boats.Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTRC Boatshttps://wwysa.org.uk/news/wwysa-honoured-at-2025-rya-awards/https://wwysa.org.uk/news/wwysa-honoured-at-2025-rya-awards/We are thrilled to announce that the West Wiltshire Youth Sailing Association (WWYSA) has been recognised with three distinguished awards at the 2025 RYA Awards.Sat, 29 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTGeneral Newshttps://wwysa.org.uk/news/registration-for-wwysa-portland-may-25/https://wwysa.org.uk/news/registration-for-wwysa-portland-may-25/Join Us for a Fantastic Sailing Experience at Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy!Tue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTTripshttps://wwysa.org.uk/news/whitefriers-rc-boats-j-class-open-day/https://wwysa.org.uk/news/whitefriers-rc-boats-j-class-open-day/Following the success of the 2024 event Whitefriars Sailing Club (WSC) RC Section will be holding an open day for J Class boats and other large boats.Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTRC Boatshttps://wwysa.org.uk/news/ai-winter-training/https://wwysa.org.uk/news/ai-winter-training/This season really seems to have flown by, once again. During the year we have reported on a number of our young volunteers completing their Dinghy Instructor training.Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTTraininghttps://wwysa.org.uk/news/october-24-principals-report/https://wwysa.org.uk/news/october-24-principals-report/Wow what a fantastic season we have all had. It was so good to see so many of you on the lake enjoying the great outdoors.Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTGeneral Newshttps://wwysa.org.uk/news/commodore-october-24-update/https://wwysa.org.uk/news/commodore-october-24-update/The evening sailing sessions have wrapped up for the year, and what a season it's been! We've seen fantastic progress in everyone's sailing skills.Sat, 02 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTGeneral News