WOA News
60th Anniversary Regalia now Available!
We’re excited to announce that our new 60th Anniversary regalia is now available in the online shop! If you would like the special 60th Anniversary logo applied to your regalia, please be sure to clearly indicate this on your order forms. If the anniversary logo is not specified, the standard logo will be applied by default. Don’t miss the chance to celebrate this milestone – make sure to select the 60th Anniversary option when placing your order!
Thanks to everyone who entered the WOA 60th Anniversary Logo Competition. There were lots of great designs, and the standard was extremely high, but we are pleased to announce that the overall winner was Otto Hollerwoeger, whose design stood out for its creativity and strong connection to the WOA’s 60-year legacy. We are also delighted to congratulate our junior winner, Harmony Kent, whose entry
impressed the judges with its originality and enthusiasm.
Posted 13th January 2026
The 59th WOA Annual General Meeting
The 59th Annual General Meeting of the Westerly Owners’ Association will be held on Saturday 31st January 2025 at The RNLI College, Poole.
For further information including all the documentation including booking forms, please login to your WOA account and click on following link.
Posted 18th December 2025
Recent Updates
For information regarding the Subsidies for RYA training and the 2026 Logo Competition, please login to your WOA Account where you can access further details under the ‘home’ button.
Posted 29th January 2025
Submit A Pleasure Craft Report (sPCR)
HM Government (Home Office) have introduced a new Universal Permission to Travel (UPT) scheme which includes an updated sPCR along with an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) Electronic Visa (eVisa), Carriers Liability Scheme and the Common Travel Area (CTA).
The sPCRis a voluntary, free to use service provided by the Government, for those in the sector who own or are responsible for pleasure crafts that sail to and from the UK, to report data in advance of travel. It enables users to submit digitised data about the vessel, the voyage and persons and goods on board.
Further information is available by clicking on the following link:
Posted 9th September 2024
Stop the Press – a Story about Insurance
Insured…are you sure?
‘Yes dear, we’re fully insured, well I’m sure we are, well I think we are, I’ll just read the policy (for the first time).’
A friend of mine, let’s call him Ed, has been coughing up his annual premiums for years with the same insurer believing he had the same full coverage summer and winter.
This year his lovely big sailing boat went from its storage on the hard back onto its mooring on the River 2nd week of March, almost immediately there was a mighty storm, so mighty it caused the mast to collapse. ‘Phew’ said Ed, ‘good job I’ve got comprehensive cover. I’ll contact the insurers’.
‘Yes, Ed, you do have insurance for this incident’ said the nice insurance company, ‘but, of course, because it’s prior to 1st April we only cover 80% of the cost and the excess is not £1,000 it’s £2,000’.
‘What’? or words to that effect, said Ed.
Ed thought, ‘I’d better tell my sailing chums about this’. ‘Blimey’, Ed’s chums said, ‘we’d better read the insurance policy’. Many didn’t have cover prior to 1st April, many had higher winter excesses than summer ones.
All checked their policies and made the appropriate altercations.
Moral of the story, check what your policy says it may note say what you think it says.
by Tim Baker (checked, and I’m fully insured for full year in commission.)
Posted 25th April 2024
WOA Yearbook Survey Results
Please find attached the results of the recent WOA Yearbook Survey.
Posted 26th February 2024
Gas Safety – WOA Wiki information for gas regulators for LPG systems.
The following has been written for our members by Nick Vass of Omega Yacht Services, a gas qualified marine surveyor. Please click below to view the attachment.
Latest Calor Gas News – Calor Reverse Decision!!
Before Christmas a notice was circulating on social media stating that Calor were to continue the supply of 4.5kg butane cylinders.
As pleased as we were at this news, as it could not be confirmed, we didn’t celebrate.
I’m pleased to report that Hillary Corney has now had it confirmed by a very surprised Calor distributor following a telephone call by them to Calor. When they confirmed they were reversing their decision to stop the supply of these cylinders.
Thank you to all of you who took the time to complete the WOA Calor survey and also write to the CMA, I’m certain that it was the sheer volume of responses that got their attention.
Also, a huge thank you to Hillary Corney for masterminding the campaign.
A Happy New Year to you all.
Gill Clare, Commodore, The Westerly Owners’ Association.
Posted 28th December 2023
MRCC Visit Report – 12 July 2023
Please find attached the report from the MRCC visit Falmouth.
Posted 25th July 2023
Go to Your WOA Subscription
Click here to go to your subscription where you can make a payment
Zoom News
Check out the recordings of our various Zoom Presentations. They include Merlin Modifications, Crossing the English Channel and Anchoring to name just a few. Click here for
Password Resets
Our password reset system relies on your account accepting the password reset email. Some email accounts will not pass the WOA email on. If it doesn’t appear check your junk folders and if you can’t locate it please ask Woa admin to change the password for you.
Failed Logins
We have noticed from our logs that many of you are trying to login in with your username. Please login using your email address.
Membership Cards
WOA supplies all new members with a robust plastic membership card as part of the new members pack. If you have lost or mislaid yours there is an electronic replacement at My Account, My Membership Card. The electronic card is valid for the current year of membership and can be printed or kept on your phone so saving space in your wallet.
Membership, Website, Forum and all IT help
For member support issues please contact the admin office: adminoffice@westerly-owners.co.uk
Mobile device users
If you find the “hamburger” menu is not working clear the cache on your device. This will solve the problem.
Exclusive offers for Members
Discounted Imray Charts & Books & joining offer for the Cruising Association and discounted marina rates.
Specialist Small Parts for Westerly Yachts
See our updated page under Member services