Burgee of the Royal Naval Sailing Association Associate

The Royal Naval Sailing Association (RNSA) is the governing body that oversees all aspects of sailing, both racing and recreational sailing cruises, throughout the British

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

. The RNSA is also the advisor to the

Navy Board The Navy Board (formerly known as the Council of the Marine or Council of the Marine Causes) was the commission responsible for the day-to-day civil administration of the Royal Navy between 1546 and 1832. The board was headquartered within the ...

on sailing matters and administers the Bosun dinghy as a one-design sailing class. The Royal Naval Sailing Association was founded in 1935, four years before the outbreak of the Second World War. Their headquarters are in

Gosport Gosport ( ) is a town and non-metropolitan borough on the south coast of Hampshire, South East England. At the 2011 Census, its population was 82,662. Gosport is situated on a peninsula on the western side of Portsmouth Harbour, opposite t ...

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...

, England. The aims of the Royal Naval Sailing Association are: *To encourage and organise sailing and cruising throughout the Royal Navy, and amongst the many members who have left the Service. *To stimulate the design and construction of craft suitable for members. *To organise Branches and Units throughout the Service (Naval Air, British Columbia, Clyde, Dartmouth, East Coast, Forth, Fleet, Medway, Plymouth, Portland, Portsmouth, Royal Marines and Royal Australian Naval Sailing Association). *To encourage and promote liaison with other sailing organisations. *To organise and maintain berthing facilities for members wherever possible. *To co-ordinate racing within and outside the Service. *To administer the Bosun dinghy as a one-design class.http://www.rnsa.net/Central/AbouttheAssociation.aspx RNSA: About the Association

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RNSA Homepage
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