Club sustainability

NETWORK

Club sustainability

Take a look at how we support clubs to make the right sustainable impact

We have a wealth of resources available for your club to use to reduce their environmental impact.

Anchoring and Mooring

Applying a few simple rules when anchoring and mooring can minimise damage to the seabed, follow guidance in line with the RYA.

Electric boating

The future of many forms of boating is electric. Therefore, how we store electric energy to make them work is a key question.

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Planning and licensing

Find out more on how the RYA supports members and affiliates with planning and licensing issues, and how we respond to marine licence applications.

Non-Native Invasive Species

While some non-native species are completely harmless, others can cause damage to the environment, economy, and way we live.

Guidance notes

Environmental and Planning related guidance notes and RYA position papers.

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Antifouling

Antifouling involves applying protective paint to the bottom of a boat. Unlike regular paint, antifoul paint is specifically designed to protect the hull from marine growth.

man spraying down bottom of boat to remove barnacles and unwanted stuff

Greener Boating

There are lots of actions we can take onboard that protect the environment and don’t reduce our enjoyment of the water.

Man antifouling his boat with protective gear and paint

Protect, Collect, Dispose

Protect Collect Dispose Week is back, and the industry needs your input to continue to explore the use of DIY antifouling

Resource Efficiency

From solar panels to wind turbines and LED light bulbs to bio-fuel, there are plenty of easy and practical steps you can take to save energy on your boat.

Children bringing dinghy down Bartley Slipway

Cleaning slipways

It's common to need to clean a slipway to remove fouling and algae. However, you should be aware that what you use to clean a slipway is regulated.

An European pond covered a lot of cyanobacteria, green biofilm grows on the water

Dealing with Blue-Green Algae

If the toxins from algae are ingested in large quantities they can present risks to human health. Therefore, its essential to protect yourself and others.

Dealing with Weed

Advice for dealing with large growths of aquatic weed on inland lakes, gravel pits, reservoirs and rivers which can cause problems for racing and recreational boating in the summer months.

Fuel tanker truck unloading the new 100% renewable diesel fuel called HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil).

HVO

Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil, HVO, is a biofuel derived from waste materials. Its use results in around a 90% reduction in CO2 emissions.