RYA South - Updates

  Marine Industry News - Open Skies Cornwall test drones over Falmouth Harbour - Drones have been flying over the UK’s first ‘drone-friendly’ harbour in Falmouth as part of ship-to-shore flight trials carried out by Open Skies Cornwall. That’s a UK Research and Innovation-Future Flight Challenge programme, delivered by Innovate UK. https://marineindustrynews.co.uk/open-skies-cornwall-drones-falmouth-harbour/ RYA Member Weekly News - How to deal with sailing concussions - The RYA recommends a policy of Recognise and Remove when dealing with someone who may be concussed, but how do you recognise the symptoms? https://www.rya.org.uk/water-safety/sailing-concussions RYA Member Weekly News - RYA receives Platinum Clean Regatta Award - The organisers of the Formula Kite European Championships have been awarded the Platinum Clean Regatta Award, by conservation organisation, Sailors for the Sea. https://www.rya.org.uk/news/kites-sustainability24 RYA Member Weekly News - D...

  Marine Industry News - UK sailing waste campaign saves spinnakers from landfill. A campaign launched by Cornwall-based non-profit Clean Sailors and social enterprise Waterhaul aims to save 200 spinnakers from landfills this winter by collecting, recycling and repurposing them into Waterhaul’s sell-out beach cleaning bags. https://marineindustrynews.co.uk/recycle-spinnakers-campaign RYA Member Weekly News - “In sailing, it’s the boat that’s given the handicap - not the person ” “ Sailing is a sport where disabled and non-disabled people can compete on equal terms in the same event,” says Val Millward, who certainly knows a thing or two about racing - and winning. An experienced sailor and instructor, she’s triumphed in the likes of the Ogston Handicap Open, the Exmoor ‘Beastie’ and the single-handed class at Grafham Grand Prix. And is consistently in the top three Lady Helms of the Seldén SailJuice Winter Series. Val is a below-the-knee amputee who competes in her Chall...