Girls are outnumbering boys in Welsh Regional Optimist squads this year as OnBoard friendships are helping to keep girls on the water.

Club training hut now able to double up as bird hide!

Fully booked - reserve list only. Tickets are £35 per person and includes: Welcome Fizz / soft drinks at 7pm Menu To Start Prawn Cocktail - served on a layer of compressed watermelon Parsnip, Apple and Honey Soup -served with fresh cream and croutons Honey Glazed Ham Hock Terrine - served on a bed of mixed leaves and roasted fig, passion fruit jelly Breaded Goats Cheese and Beetroot Fritters - served on a bed of mixed leaves with beetroot, port and raspberry compote Mains Turkey Paupiette - Turkey rolled with Cumberland Sausage Meat, Cranberry & Apricot Stuffing and wrapped in Bacon with pigs in blankets Traditional Roast Sirloin of Beef - served with a Yorkshire Pudding & Horse Radish Sauce Honey Roasted Salmon - with Cranberry, orange and ginger sauce Roasted Beetroot, Butternut Squash and Pumpkin Seed Tart - gluten free pastry with caramelised onion and savoury white sauce topped with roasted beetroot and butternut squash and toasted pumpkin seeds Served with Roasted new potatoes, Brussel sprouts, roasted parsnips, and sweet buttered carrots Roast Meat Gravy Desserts Salted Caramel Figgy Christmas Pudding and Rum Sauce Duo Chocolate Truffle Cheese Plate Entertainment - table magician and live music.

Several sailors from the London and South East region have been presented with RYA Lifetime Commitment Awards by HRH the Princess Royal, President of the RYA in recognition of their commitment to their clubs.

EIA Scoping Report submitted to the Secretary of State

Proposed locations to be offered for new seabed rights

Defra seeks views on current marine licensing requirements

The Riley Family, another member of West Kirby Sailing Club and eight other volunteers from the North West were amongst the 57 people recognised at the RYA Volunteer Awards on Friday (16 November).

OnBoard Fun Fleets were run for the first time across the country as part of the Championship