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The CA looks forward to working with our new Honorary Treasurer, Nick Clayton and Honorary Solicitor, Jenny Bowes, who have come onboard in these key volunteer appointments.

CAptain’s Mate of the Month for February features the report of CA member Andy Travell on Club Nautico de Sevilla, a marina located at the heart of the stunning city of Seville, Spain.

Getting to Seville, the capital of Spain’s Andalusia region, involves motoring fifty-five miles along the River Guadalquivir from the Gulf of Cadiz in the south-west of the Iberian Peninsula, but the effort is worth the destination with plenty to explore.

Over January, February and March the CA Sections are hosting a series of one-day seminars on different cruising waters.

On 1 January 2023, a Dutch sailor was killed by a malfunctioning flare during a passage in the Pacific Ocean.

The sailor fired the flare just after midnight to celebrate the New Year. Unfortunately, despite being deployed correctly, the flare malfunctioned and, despite the efforts of the crew, the sailor died shortly after the incident.

At this evening talk, on Wednesday 8 March 2023, the Cruising Association’s Regulatory & Technical Services group (RATS) will cover some of the hot topics on orcas, windfarms and taxes.

The evening is open to members and non-members, either in-person at CA House, London or via Zoom. It will take the form of five short presentations with the focus being on advice cruisers can use in practice, followed by a panel discussion and Q&As from the audience:

The CA is delighted to announce that Sam Barham has joined the office staff at CA House.

Congratulations to CA member James Kenning who wins the 2022 Photo Competition with his photo of dolphins playing off the Portuguese coast.

Professional marine photographer Paul Wyeth partnered with the CA as the official judge, to cast his expert eye across all one hundred and forty-four entries and decide the winner and three runners up.

Each year, the Cruising Association hosts the Flag Officers’ Lunch and presentation of the Challenge Awards at CA House, London to celebrate the outstanding volunteer work and support which contributes to the goals of the CA.

This year’s event, attended by seventy guests, took place on Saturday 20 January, hosted by President Derek Lumb and Council Members, with Honorary Member Mike Golding as guest of honour.

The Cruising Association (CA) is pleased to announce that new and updated, full colour print and digital editions of the Cruising Association's six main European Inland Waterways Cruising Guides, covering Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands have been published for 2023.

We launch ourselves into January 2023 with an introduction to the stunning Swedish island of Gotland and the well preserved former Hanseatic port of Visby.