Book promotes partnership between skipper and less-experienced crew to increase safety and fun for coastal cruisers.
Read moreInternational Offshore Safety at Sea Seminar
The New York YC and the CCA have joined forces to co-sponsor an International Offshore Safety at Sea seminar sanctioned by US Sailing. The seminar will offer hands-on training for full certification in offshore ocean races, but is equally valuable for cruising and deliveries, power or sail.
San Francisco member Mary Crowley has dedicated herself to the health of our oceans. Marin Magazine offers a quick interview of her about her Ocean Voyages Institute, a public charity aimed at preserving the maritime environment and maritime arts and sciences.
Read moreA recent article in Cruising World by TIm Murphy offers some insight into the increasingly popular Safety at Sea seminars. The "International Hands-On" flavor is now required by most major ocean race organizers. CCA offers these classes year round. Find the signups at https://sas.cruisingclub.org
Read moreMeet CCA member Haley King Lhamon. She is a cruiser, a champion racer, coach, and teacher, who co-skippered Team Sail Like a Girl in an extraordinary 2018 distance event, Race to Alaska.
Read moreJon Sanders (with 10 previous solo global circumnavigations and recipient of the CCA Blue Water Medal "without date" -- referencing singular lifetime achievements) will solo circumnavigate the globe for the eleventh time (see the Route):.
Read moreThe new and improved CCA website is here, and we hope you find it reflects our values: making adventurous use of the sea, sharing our experiences, and helping our fellow voyagers.
Read moreS/V Oaxaca, skippered and navigated by CCA Members Michael Moradzadeh and Liz Baylis, experienced a MOB emergency in the 2019 California Offshore Week. The person, a highly experienced and well-known professional sailor, was recovered safely.
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