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We have a Big Prize Draw winner!

Posted on: 02/03/2020

We were delighted to have been joined at our Open Weekend by Andy Byham, UK Director of Fairview Sailing, pictured here with the CA's General...

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The CA applauds the scrapping of the DEKPA

Posted on: 25/02/2020

Greece has announced the scrapping of the DEKPA cruising permit in a draft bill for which consultations close on 27 February 2020. The bill will be...

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Mike Golding OBE to deliver the 2020 Hanson Lecture

Posted on: 12/02/2020

At this year’s CA Hanson Lecture on March 25, Mike Golding OBE will tell the inside story of the rescue of Alex Thomson during the Around Alone Race...

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2020 Members' BIG Prize Draw

Posted on: 05/02/2020

The CA’s big draw prize for 2020 offers a chance for members to win a transatlantic sailing trip worth £2250 with First Class Sailing....

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Discounts galore at the CA Open Weekend

Posted on: 01/02/2020

Bookings are now closed for Tom Cunliffe’s talk on the Saturday evening of the CA’s Open Weekend running from 29 February-1 March but there are...

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Not quite farewell to the EU

Posted on: 31/01/2020

In formal terms the UK left the EU on January 31. However, due to the transition period that is included as part of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement...

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80 seconds with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston: Episode 11, Who Inspires the Inspirational?

Posted on: 20/01/2020

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is an inspiration amongst sailors and beyond. His strength of character, bravery and can do attitude have enabled him to...

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80 seconds with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston: Episode 10, What does sailing mean to Sir Robin?

Posted on: 17/01/2020

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston is a household name in the world of sailing and beyond, but did he ever have a driving ambition to become one of the...

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80 seconds with Sir Robin Knox-Johnston: Episode Nine, Sailing Around the World

Posted on: 18/11/2019

We can all agree that sailing around the world is no easy feat and that to sail around the world single handedly takes a special kind of person...

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New, updated editions of CA Inland Waterways guides

Posted on: 13/11/2019

The newly updated 2020 editions of the Cruising Association's three main inland waterways cruising guides, Cruising the Inland Waterways of...

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