Skip to content Skip to navigation Skip to sub-navigation

British Keelboat Academy 

The British Keelboat Academy (BKA) is a partnership between UKSA and RYA. The BKA is designed to support young people aged between 18 and 24 in developing the skills needed to take their keelboat yacht racing to a professional level.

Latest News

BKA sailors overcome Rolex Fastnet test
BKA sailors overcome Rolex Fastnet test
Fastnet challenge looms for the British Keelboat Academy
Fastnet challenge looms for the British Keelboat Academy
BKA sailors to compete in one of the great ocean racing challenges.
Victory for British Keelboat Academy in Vice Admiral's Cup
Victory for British Keelboat Academy in Vice Admiral's Cup
BKA sailors on-board Farr 45 Kolga and Ker 40 Magnum 3 claim event honours

Featured Articles

Live Blog - British Keelboat Academy selections 2012
Live updates from the second selection weekend, starting Thursday September 27, 2012.
About the BKA
About the British Keelboat Academy and the history of the 2 programmes that joined together to create this new Academy for aspiring keelboat sailors.
How to get involved
To be selected for the Academy, future sailors should make an application.
Squad
Further details about the squad and sailors involvement, plus a list of selected squad members.
Crewsearch
The Crewsearch scheme aims to match suitable sailors with credible yacht and keelboat racing campaigns requiring crew. Unlike some crew matching services, all sailors on the Crewsearch list have been
Events
Programme events for 2011, plus past event reports and results.
Boats
The boats providing sailing and training opportunities for selected sailors. 
Sponsors & Supporters
We are fortunate to receive support from a range of individuals and companies to enable the British Keelboat Academy to function.
Contact the BKA
Contact details to find out more about the British Keelboat Academy.
UKSA
About UKSA
Career Training
Leisure Training
Schools Groups

Supporters & Suppliers

Hamble Yacht Services RORC
Gill High Performance Development
Premium Liferaft Services North Sails
Ocean Safety BandG
Harken Spinlock
TT Rigging Grapefruit Graphics

Join the RYA

members save 15% on books and more at the rya shop!

All the reasons to join Join online now
15% Off