I would submit as a past canoeist, dingy sailor and now a sports boat enthusiast both on river and sea, that there is a lot the RYA can do to bridge this gap. Information on all issues effecting leisure boat use, whether Motor or Sail, is inadequate - learning from experience only means learning from mistakes aswell as success. A motor cruiser learns from the sea as much as a sailor does - why not then the RYA.

The RYA has a job to do in terms of PR 'between its members' to share issues and experiences, to prevent some of the mistakes and reduce subsequent sail and motor rivalry - between its own members.

The original question, which I've personally heard several times before, shows the RYA seem not to be evenly providing to both camps. RYA publications, magazine and representation need to promote BOTH Sail and Motor issues and advances in sea-use, owner attitudes, safety, environmental advances, or social etiquettes. We're all members of the same group - boating.