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Cruising Skills Week

Resources from Cruising Skills Week, which took place 23–28 March, are now available via the Cruising Skills Week resource hub digital packs. Recording of all the sessions will be released in the coming weeks.

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Tom Cunliffe explains how the CA can support you

Sailor and author Tom Cunliffe is a CA member, and he really believes in what we have to offer. In this reel he offers 12 good reasons to join the CA.

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Cruising the Channel

Planning a Channel crossing? What are the regulations, how do you check in and out?

Find out what you need to know

Your next adventure

Whether it's the Med, Baltic, European Inland Waterways or elsewhere.

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What's On

Crewing Service
9 Apr 2026

Crewing Service meeting

Come along to our final Crewing Service meeting at CA House as the 2026 cruising season be...

Wessex
12 Apr 2026

Wessex Section Fitting Out Lunch

In Person

One more opportunity to get together! A CA Wessex Fitting-Out Lunch will be held on Sunday...

Thames Valley
25 Apr 2026

Thames Valley Section Lymington Rally

A weekend rally based around Lymington, with supper at Lymington SC, lovely walks and opti...

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CAptain's Mate

Trusted by sailors and motor boaters for its reliability and accuracy - wherever you’re going.

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The Orca Project

Orca are damaging yachts in Biscay and off Atlantic Spain and Portugal. Help plan your route, get safety advice, or report an interaction or uneventful passage.

What you need to know