CA London

Welcome to the London Section

Sharing information and expertise is what the CA is all about and CA London plays its part by organising talks, seminars and social events at our London HQ.

Being part of our Section

If you live or work in London, or even if you are just visiting, we hope you will come along to some of our talks and events. In normal times we run extremely popular weekly lectures on Wednesday nights from October to April and hold a monthly club supper over the summer months.

Where We Meet

We meet at CA House, 1 Northey Street, London E14 8BT. Our HQ is home to the CA’s small administrative team, our library and information centre and cabin accommodation. Ania, our catering manager, and her team, are always happy to see you in the bar and restaurant, which is generally open from 6.00pm on week nights and from midday at weekends. Lectures begin at 7pm and finish around 9pm with a break for refreshment. The full programme is published below and, along with other events, on the calendar and events pages.

Forthcoming Events

CA London club supper
Date: 17/09/2025

Come along to CA House to enjoy a chance to meet CA friends and share a meal and a drink or two. These events are quite informal. Just book your place through the website...

Slightly pear-shaped, part 2, Jeremy Batch
Date: 01/10/2025

That the Earth is round had been known for centuries; that it might also be (very) slightly oval was long-suspected, although we disagreed with the French as to which way the oval went...

First Voyages of the East India Company, Rob Smith
Date: 08/10/2025

The East India Company became the most powerful multinational the world has ever known. However, its first voyages were somewhat haphazard. This talk by London tour guide...

Round Britain in a Cornish Crabber, Roger and Chris Hardman
Date: 15/10/2025

Despite never having owned a yacht before, Chris and Roger bought one and set off to sail her round Britain with long time CA members Rachel Edwards and Alan Bennett as...

Not Sailing in Western Greece, Nigel Cuthbert
Date: 22/10/2025

Greece has many hidden treasures in addition to the well-known tourist sites, some of which can be reached easily from ports where your boat can be left safely for a day...

Electric engines Algie Bennett
Date: 29/10/2025

Advancements in battery technology and an ever-evolving range of motors mean that it's increasingly feasible for many of us to swap out not just the petrol outboard on our...

From the Med to the Caribbean, James Kenning
Date: 05/11/2025

In 2024 James delivered his Regina 43 ‘Arkyla’ from its winter base of Valencia in the Med to the Caribbean. In this talk, based on his Hanson Cup winning log, he will...

Our Albanian adventure, Cath Bruzzone
Date: 19/11/2025

Sitting between the very popular Greek and Croatian cruising areas and the rising star of Montenegro, Albania has a way to go before it can offer the delights of typical...

Stars to Steer By, Julia Jones
Date: 26/11/2025

Julia’s latest book tells the stories of more than 100 women sailors from the 1870s to the present day. Its focus, however, is on the twentieth century: trying to get some...

Our annual joint event with the Royal Institute of Navigation
Date: 03/12/2025

Speaker and synopsis will be updated here when confirmed. Please note: lectures can be watched live online but we do not generally make recordings...

To see all seminars and lectures see here, or the calendar of all events see here.

Interested in Finding out More?

Please contact the Section Secretaries, Alison and John Hadley, at calondon@theca.org.uk or
CA staff at office@theca.org.uk or +44 (0) 207 537 2828.

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.

Motorboat

The Motorboat Section aims to bring together motorboaters where ever they are and whatever type of motorboating they enjoy.

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.

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