Join the CA Community - afloat & ashore

Check out the Sections below to find a Cruising Association group near you, check out the events they’re running and find their contact details.

'Cruising Sections’ cover sea areas whilst ‘Local Sections’ are UK-based. There’s also an Antipodean Section for members ‘down under’.

When you join consider signing up to at least two Sections, one near home and another where you want to cruise. You can join as many Sections as you like – it’s FREE - and there are opportunities to get involved in events and discussions most relevant to you and your cruising.

Cruising Sections use dedicated online forums to exchange information. As a CA member you can access any forum at any time, whether you’re a Section member or not. You can even set up automatic forwarding of posts from any forum and the ‘cruising mode’ helps you control receipt of emails when airtime might be expensive or bandwidths restricted.

Cruising Sections

Baltic

Covers the Baltic Sea, Norway, Iceland, Greenland and Faroes. Holds a popular introductory seminar every spring.

Biscay

Covers Western France, Spain and Portugal as well as crossing Biscay. Holds a popular introductory seminar every spring.

Blue Water

For those sailing outside of European waters. Holds a popular Blue Water seminar in the summer.

Celtic

Covers waters from Land’s End to Cape Wrath. Meets at various west coast venues to share knowledge on all aspects of cruising the region.

Channel

For those cruising the south coast of the UK, Channel Islands, and France from the Belgian border to NW Brittany. Holds an annual seminar and summer rally/cruise-in-company.

European Inland Waterways

Covers over 30,000 km of navigable rivers and canals passing through over 20 countries. Annual seminar and lunch each autumn at CA House.

Mediterranean

Covers the Mediterranean from Spain and Morocco in the west to the Levant in the east, and includes the Black Sea. Meets at CA House in the winter, and afloat in the summer.

North Sea

Covers the UK, Belgian and Dutch coasts. Meets at East Coast venues to share knowledge on all aspects of cruising the region.

Local / UK Sections

Antipodean

For members who live in Australia and New Zealand and who sail in the Northern Hemisphere.

CA London

CA London events are held at our Limehouse HQ.

Essex

Meetings held at Blackwater Sailing Club and mid-week lunches arranged.

Kent

Kent Section's 'Winter Warmers', talks by a variety of speakers, will be held via Zoom for the forseeable future.

Solent

Summer rallies with weekend meets. Winter talks with ‘club’ suppers usually at a Hamble yacht club or marina.

South West

For members living in or cruising the areas from Portland Bill to the Isles of Scilly and along the north coast of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset to Bristol.

Suffolk

Joint meetings are arranged with the Royal Harwich Yacht Club at Woolverstone.

Thames Valley

Winter talks are held in partnership with the Gerrards Cross Sailing Association (GXSA) at Colston Hall at The Memorial Centre in Gerrards Cross.

Wessex

Talks are held at Lilliput Sailing Club, Poole.

Forthcoming Section Events

Non-members are welcome to attend

Navigation of the Thames Estuary: tides and changes over time, Roger Gaspar
Date: 06/04/2024

Roger is the author of the book Crossing the Thames Estuary and is a expert on the Swatchways of the Estuary. This will be a very informative evening for anyone who sails...

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Sydney Lunch
Date: 07/04/2024

Join us for lunch, a CA/OCC collaboration event. One table has been booked so it will be first come first served basis. Date: Sunday 7 April 2024 Time: 12:00 Place: Royal Prince Alfred...

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Wessex Section Fitting Out Lunch
Date: 07/04/2024

We are happy to offer one more opportunity to get together at the end of this Winter Season. A CA Wessex Fitting-Out Lunch will be held on Sunday 7th April, 12.00 for 12.30pm, at the Royal Motor...

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Fitting out supper
Date: 27/04/2024

We are holding our Fitting out supper at The Creek, Haslar Marina for a two course dinner on Saturday night at 7pm. Please would members attending in their boat reserve a place at either Haslar...

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Blue Water Spring Seminar
Date: 28/04/2024

The annual Blue Water Seminar includes two informative talks and the opportunity to meet fellow blue water sailors, share ideas, plans and tales of adventures...

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East Coast Bank Holiday Rally - Booking Open
Date: 04/05/2024

Another event-packed Bank Holiday weekend for all CA East Coast Sailors. Suffolk, Essex and Kent CA Members usually attend with a few from further away, and all are most welcome.  Activities...

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Fitting out dinner
Date: 18/05/2024

For those local to the Vilaine we will be holding a fitting out dinner, very informal whoever is around on the day. Previous informal dinners have been very well attended. Venue will be a restaurant...

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Baltic Rally - Rugen 2024
Date: 09/06/2024

Baltic Rally - Rugen 2024 in sheltered waters starting in Stralsund and ending in Swinoujscie just over the border in Poland.  An opportunity to meet with like-minded people whilst visiting...

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Île d'Yeu Rally
Date: 12/06/2024

We are organising a rally at Port Joinville  Île d'Yeu from the 12th to the 14th June 2024.  Please put this date in your dairy if you would like to join us and check back here for...

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Channel Rally & Cruise-In-Company 2024
Date: 15/06/2024

2024 Cross-Channel Rally/Cruise-in-Company We are please to announce details of the 2024 Channel Section Cross-Channel Rally/Cruise In Company.     • Starting either...

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