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The Royal Naval Sailing Association (RNSA) is the governing body that oversees all aspects of

sailing Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, Windsurfing, windsurfer, or Kitesurfing, kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' (Land sa ...

, both

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and recreational sailing cruises, throughout the British

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. The RNSA is a Service Sports Association, and is also the advisor to the

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on sailing matters. It administers the Bosun dinghy as a one-design sailing class. The Royal Naval Sailing Association was founded in , four years before the outbreak of the

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. It is headquartered at

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, 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.

References

External links

RNSA homepage
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