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.
East Midlands
Talks are held in various venues in the East Midlands.
Essex
Meetings held at Blackwater Sailing Club and mid-week lunches arranged.
Kent
Winter talks are held in Maidstone, and joint rallies are organised with Essex and Suffolk sections.
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 at the Upper Thames Sailing Club in Bourne End near Marlow.
Wessex
Talks are held at Lilliput Sailing Club, Poole.
West Midlands
Year round events held at Severn Motor Yacht Club, also winter meetings held at Ashwood Social Club Kingswinford.
Forthcoming Section Events
Non-members are welcome to attend
Plastics and Pollution in Our Oceans: What can we do?
Date: 06/06/2021
As boat owners and sailors we can all see plastic pollution in our seas. So what can we do to help clean it up and stop it happening? This tragedy...
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Channel Rally and Cruise in Company
Date: 03/07/2021
Sat 3rd / Sun 4th July to 13th July This is yet to be confirmed (COVID). As in the past this rally intended for those perhaps doing their first channel crossing as well as those who just...
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Brixham Trawler Pilgrim - CA Charter
Date: 28/07/2021
Sail on board this heritage vessel, one of the last Brixham trawlers afloat. We have secured the Brixham trawler Pilgrim BM45 exclusively for a charter...
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Channel Section - Plymouth Fireworks Rally
Date: 18/08/2021
Wed 18th August to Friday 20th August A rally in Plymouth to view the spectacular British Fireworks Championship. Other "attractions" will include pontoon drinks, dinner and a walk. With the...
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Med Section Summer Party
Date: 21/08/2021
We feel sure Med Section members are looking forward to meeting up once again and our Summer Party will be an ideal opportunity to do so. Places are...
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East Coast August Bank Holiday Rally
Date: 28/08/2021
Another event packed long Bank Holiday weekend for all CA East Coast Sailors, with or without a boat. Suffolk, Essex and Kent CA Members usually attend with a few from further away, and all are...
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