Is this the same Edmund Whelan mentioned above?? Does this make Trousers redundant as chief yacht-spotter??   
http://www.planning-inspectorate.gov.uk/bathsidebay/documents/PT6.pdf   
"My name is Edmund Whelan and I am the RYA Deputy Chief Executive and 
Manager of the RYA Legal and Government Affairs Department. I am a 
barrister by profession. Through my employment with the RYA I have 
acquired extensive knowledge of the interaction of harbour and port 
developments and recreational boating and the potential impact upon 
participation in the sport of sailing."   
Interesting article ref Marina's and watersports development