Sat, 06/07/2019 - 00:00 to Sun, 07/07/2019 - 00:00
It's back! The Port of Dover Marina Weekend 6-7 July 10am-4pm. The CA will be in attendance over the weekend which includes sailing taster sessions, life jacket checks, flare amnesty, boat sales + a range of marine-related exhibitors. If you're not already a CA member, this is a great opportunity to sign up to be part of a regional, national & international cruising community.
Entrance is free to all. Car parking will be free for all visitors, but is limited and offered on a first come, first served basis.
If an existing CA member refers a friend to join the CA, the existing member receives £20 to spend in the CA Shop and the friend who joins receives a 25% discount on their first year's membership fee when paying by direct debit. NOW, you also get the opportunity to win different prizes each month right through to September!
A series of 10 new, full colour guides to moorings on the French inland waterways has been launched by the European Inland Waterways Section (EIWS) of the Cruising Association (CA) and is now available to purchase.
Staying safe at sea is always a hot topic and with the boating season underway, now is the perfect time to check your safety equipment. Sir Robin Knox-Johnston shares his thoughts on safety at sea as he chats with Dee Caffari in the third episode of 80 Seconds with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston.
Look out for a new version of the exclusive-to-members mobile app CAptain's Mate that is now available and provides CA members with the opportunity to identify local assistance from our worldwide network of Honorary Local Representatives (HLRs). The CA network of HLRs provides an invaluable service in over 400 locations worldwide.
A one day seminar hosted by the CA’s Suffolk Section featuring yachting journalist, author and broadcaster Tom Cunliffe.
Sailors who don’t keep their boats in the ports of the English Channel, for example those on the East Coast of England, may never even have considered the Channel as offering rich cruising grounds; rather it’s a piece of water that requires crossing to get from A to B.
The long running saga of the Greek Cruising Tax, known as the TEPAI, was due for implementation on 2 April 2019 following the first attempt to introduce it in 2014.
On Thursday May 9th, the Greek Government finally put the Tax into operation.
With over 4,500 nautical charts to its name, the CA’s chart collection at CA House, is possibly the largest in the world and provides an abundant passage-planning resource for its members.
Over the Easter weekend, CA members and staff joined hundreds of well-wishers in Falmouth, Cornwall, as well as many of Britain’s leading sailors, in paying tribute to Sir Robin on the 50th anniversary of the date he made history. At 15.25 on 22nd April 1969, he entered the record books as the first person to sail solo, non-stop, around the world.
An informal lunchtime reception was hosted by the CA and kindly sponsored by MS Amlin for CA members and members of the Little Ship Club at the Chain Locker on Easter Sunday.
