The CA has agreed a new recruitment initiative with MDL marinas. MDL berth holders will be able to join the CA at a discounted rate for their first year only, providing they sign a direct debit. This is similar to arrangements we offer owners’ associations, but with a larger discount.
For MDL it is a bonus they are very pleased to offer their customers. For the CA, it is an opportunity to publicise the benefits of membership to an audience of around 5,000 UK boat owners at no significant cost.
The CA will be exhibiting at the Northern Boat Show being held in Liverpool from Friday 23 to Sunday 25 June.
We will be on stand Q24 - existing members come along to say hello, non-members come along to find out what makes CA membership so appealing to nearly 6,000 cruising boaters worldwide.
New regulations affecting all boat users in Greece have finally been put into place – and all must comply by September of this year or fear being fined.
The CA has been trying to clear up confusion over the replacement DEKPA– the document all boat owners must have stamped annually and carry with all ship’s papers. Despite months of asking for clarification by the Greek Directorates, nothing was forthcoming but the new document has at last been delivered to the Port Police and the process of implementing the new system has begun.
The CA will be exhibiting at London On-Water, "London's No. 1 On-Water Boat Show and Festival" at St Katharine Docks. We'll be on stand MQ11, right outside the Dickens Inn restaurant overlooking the marina - and therefore Tower Bridge - and next to Raymarine.
Dates: Thursday 8 June through Sunday 11 June 2017
CA member Howard Steen has made a short but inspirational documentary film, which you can watch below, featuring two old friends on a sailing trip to revisit the scene of a mountaineering adventure of their youth. The project was three years in the making and, in addition to the fantastic cinematography of the West Coast of Scotland where their new adventure took place, has a strong human interest aspect based on the personal determination of a friend to keep enjoying the outdoors through sailing despite a serious long term disability.
Alarum Theatre Company productions: "Idle Women of the Wartime Waterways"
Recreating the Journey: 75th Anniversary Tour
Date: Monday 24 April 2017
Time: 1930 - 2130
Venue: CA House
During the second world war there was plenty of work for the working boats on the canals, but not enough good crews. So the Women’s Training Scheme was born – young women who took on 72ft boats and 50 tons of cargo.
Come and see us at the London Boat Show on stand D068 - right behind the Raymarine stand. And don’t forget there are half-price tickets for CA members – see MyCA for the code.
January 13th is the day we will be launching our great new CAptain’s Mate app at the London Boat Show when Yachting Monthly editor, Kieran Flatt, will be doing the honours for the CA at the show theatre.
The launch takes place at 4pm and there will be champagne and nibbles on the CA stand afterwards.
Press Release - latest on Greek tax affecting yachts - December 2016
A new Greek tax affecting thousands of British boat owners in Greece has moved a step nearer to being introduced, the Cruising Association reports – but possibly at a lower level than originally thought.
CA member, Chris Robb, has been working with Greek authorities to try to persuade them to make the tax fairer and more workable than originally announced.
CA members can login and read the full details here.
