News

A family of four have decided to let Dinghy Sailing Magazine into their lives and follow them taking up sailing together. As part of an ongoing project with Dinghy Sailing Magazine, the Dunn family are going through the various stages of learning to sail, buying a boat and going on a sailing holiday among others which is going to be documented for all to read on the pages of the magazine. It will be an insight into how a family can learn and take up a sport together and continue to have fun out on the water. Full story and photos can be found now at Straw's Blog www.strawscorner.wordpress.com

The Poole Park Open Day is here with lots of fun and activities for all the family. Sunday March 28th from 10am to 4pm with all kids going FREE on the water! Free taster and hire sessions are available for children with kayaking, sailing, rowing and bell boating. For those not wanting to get wet there are a host of other activities to keep everyone entertained. Climb Vertigo are back with the climbing wall and Water Balls for everyone to try, have a go at 'hook the lifeboat' with the RLNLI team and meet the Round Table Children's Wish charity. It is a fun day not to be missed.

Rockley is embracing the new world of social networking by joining Twitter and creating two new blogs to run alongside the Rockley websites. It is the age online tweeting and blogging to get across news and information and Rockley is adopting this with regular updates on Twitter. You can follow Rockley at- rockley1. News updates from Straw's Corner can now be followed at Straw's blog- www.strawscorner.wordpress.com and a dedicated blog has been activated for the continuing work of Rockley International in the aim to dvelop watersports globally. The blog will feature news from training courses and events run in association with ISAF and all press releases- www.rockleyinternational.wordpress.com

All of us at Rockley were greatly saddened to hear the news of the passing of Bob Bond.  Bob was widely recognised as the father of the RYA's training scheme and was a lifelong friend to the sport and teaching of sailing.

Rockley Academy is the NEW name for all Rockley's instructor and specialist training including our very own Professional Watersports Training (PWT) courses designed to take the novice sailor up to instructor level in just a few weeks!

Sailing specialist, Rockley International, has returned from the International Sailing Federation conference in Korea with strengthened connections to member nations wishing to develop participation in sailing.

Congratulations to Richard Percy, Pip Woods and Rob Clark. All three Rockley International team members have been appointed as ISAF Trainer / Facilitators.

2009 saw the inaugural ISAF ‘Train the Trainers’ workshop in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

We are delighted to be providing, in conjunction with RS Sailing and VersaDock, the ever popular "Get Afloat" attraction at the 2009 PSP Southampton Boat Show.

Rockley waves au revoir but not goodbye to Cassy Preston and wishes her all the best as she goes on maternity leave.