Lyme Bay
Welcome to the Lyme Bay Section
The Lyme Bay Section of the CA is a small but active group. We recognise Lyme Bay is an area of the English south coast many sailors will pass through, without stopping and many members do not cruise for a great part of their time within the bay.
The Lyme Bay Area
Members mainly live or keep boats towards the west of the bay, principally on the River Exe, River Dart or around Torbay. Members also cruise much more widely and regularly cross the channel to Brittany or head further west to Cornwall, the Scillies or across the Celtic Sea to Ireland and further afield.
A number of members living locally keep their boats in the Mediterranean and have detailed knowledge of the coasts of Biscay and of the Atlantic coast of Spain and Portugal, so the breadth of knowledge is quite extensive, as of course is true about the CA in general. Others have considerable knowledge of the European canal systems and the Northern Baltic.
Where We Meet
The section meets locally through the winter, starting around the end of the sailing season with a rally on the River Dart, followed through the winter with a monthly evening meeting usually near Exeter, when there is a regular programme of talks. The winter programme is completed with a visit or outdoor meeting. The section welcomes all to any or all of these meetings and of course guests are welcome.
Forthcoming Events
Interested in Finding out More?
Please contact the Section Secretaries, Lesley and Peter Young, at lymebay@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.
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.
