Who's who
Your key British Sailing Pathway contacts
RYA Staff...

Chris Atherton
Overall responsibility for supporting the development of junior racing sailors through the support of RYA Pathway Clubs and junior and youth class associations. This should form a sailor’s introduction to Racing for Life.



Sarah Knox-Johnston
Admin support for Wavemakers, Youth Racing Committee, Pathway Club and Talent Academies. Organisation of annual Stakeholders conference and co-ordination of Eric Twiname Championships entries.

Beth Sparks
Organises and co-ordinates resources and bookings for Youth Double Handers.

Niki Paton
Organises and co-ordinates resources and bookings for Youth Single Handers. Logistics for the Youth Olympic Games, Youth World Championships. ET Championships admin support. Leads on operations for the Diploma in Sporting Excellence (DiSE).
RYA Youth Racing Committee
The RYA Youth Racing Committee is a policy-forming sub-committee of the RYA Racing Committee.
The general purpose of the Committee is to provide the optimum framework of Youth Racing in the UK.
The current YRC members are: -
- Zed Spencer-Milnes (Chair)
- Charles Glover
- Martin Evans
- James Parker-Mowbray
- Lynn Billowes