Cruising Association

The Cruising Association (CA) which was founded in 1908 is the largest British-based organisation which caters exclusively for cruising sailors. Membership is composed of sailors based in the UK and around the world who cruise inland, inshore and offshore by sail or power.

With more than 6400 members across the globe, and growing, The Cruising Association provides services, information, help and advice to cruising sailors worldwide. Founded in December 1908, The Cruising Association publishes the Cruising Almanac which covers from Shetland in the north around the coasts and islands of Great Britain and Ireland; on the continent, from Bergen into the approaches to the Baltic and right down to Gibraltar, and has local representatives all over the world. The Cruising Association has 18 UK and worldwide Sections providing specialised knowledge and events wherever members cruise.

The Cruising Association is a limited company run by a volunteer Council and a number of committees and groups, and has a Secretariat that runs the business of the Association from its headquarters, CA House, in London's Limehouse Basin. The Association's Patron is Sir Robin Knox-Johnston.