RNSA eBulletin
May 2026 Edition
Introduction
I hope you have now received your annual Journal and are enjoying it. It can also be viewed electronically via the Members' area (https://www.rnsa.org.uk/Members/Journals). To ensure you receive this and other RNSA communications where / how you wish to, please see the article below (also a RNSA news item). If you have any questions then please do contact us on 02392 521100 or email Sophie via admin@rnsa.org.uk.
Please do also take a look at: RNSA Youth Crew and RNSA Go Sailing for a wide range of sailing opportunities for families of serving personnel and Maritime Reserves. In parallel, RNSA continues to strive to deliver and help enable sailing for serving personnel and veterans through a range of mechanisms and we will look to use our comms channels to highlight them as the season progresses.
RNSA Garden Party at Admiralty House - 16 May
This unique opportunity is booking up fast! The RM Band will be in the form of a Jazz Quintette and will add to what will be a wonderful afternoon. Please book your places this week as we need to share a list of attendees with the Naval Base security team.
Following on from the success of the RNSA90 event last year, we are delighted to announce that we are once again able to offer members the chance to join us for a garden lunch party at Admiralty in the Naval Base, Portsmouth on Saturday 16 May commencing at 1200. With thanks to the Second Sea Lord, this is a wonderful opportunity for some 100 RNSA members to come together at a truly special venue. We hope to be joined by our Commodore and First Sea Lord, General Sir Gwyn Jenkins KCB OBE ADC RM, who has also generously granted permission for the Royal Marines Band to play at the event for us.
For further detail and to book your place please use the link below. Tickets are only £10 pp.
Harbour Oysters
RNSA is pleased to highlight the great work of 'RNSA Moorings' who are partnering with Harbour Oysters and KHM to support the improvement of water quality in Portsmouth Harbour. A group of RNSA and RNSA Moorings staff and volunteers worked hard last week scrubbing 5000 oysters and then popping them into bags and locating them around the RNSA Moorings estate to commence their natural good work. RNSA Moorings is leading this initiative in the harbour and is most grateful for the funding Barfoots (https://www.barfoots.com/) are providing Harbour Oysters to enable this exciting opportunity.
Oysters are natural water cleaners; an adult oyster filters over 150 litres of water a day, removing pollutants and stabilising sediments, making the water clearer and more able to sustain other plants and animals. For more details see: https://www.harbouroysters.com/
Accessing The Members' Area
There are 3 posters like this one that are designed to help you log into the Members Area, select your communication preferences and update your contact details. They can be found in the news area of the website at the link below. If you have any questions then please contact the Office.
RNSA Annual Meeting - 6 May
The Annual Meeting for RNSA members will be held on line at 1830 on Wednesday 6 May. As usual, this will include an update from the Flag Officers and CEO and last around 60 minutes.
It will take place via Zoom and it would be helpful please if you could register in advance using the link below. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.