The cruiser class is made up of craft that adapt well to drying moorings and shoal waters. Primarily they are bilge keel yachts and multihulls, there are also centre-boarder and lee-board craft.
Cruiser Racing: This takes place together with other clubs in the area as part of the Combined Clubs Series and Southend Interclub. The races include local port-to-port events and racing in the estuary.
Cruising in company is also arranged throughout the season. Events range from tidal sailing, creek crawling, local coastal and foreign voyages.
2026 Cruiser Programme
May
Sun 17th Inshore Cruiser Race 1 (EYC) HW 13:36 5.73m
Sun 31st Inshore Cruiser Race 2 (EYC) HW 13:27 5.38m
June
Sat 13th CCS Cruiser Race to Queenborough HW 11:33 5.35m
Sat 20th BYC Nore Race (Open Event) HW 05:10 5.72m
Sat 27th CCS Cruiser Race to Upnor HW 11:44 5.03m
July
Sun 5th Inshore Cruiser Race 3 (EYC) HW 16:47 5.34m
Sat 11th CCS Cruiser Race to Harty Ferry HW 10:02 4.95m
August
Sun 2nd Inshore Cruiser Race 4 (EYC) HW 15:51 5.65m
Sat 8th Inter Club Cruiser Challenge & Team Race HW 08:10 4.71m
September
Sat 5th CCS River Blackwater Cruiser Race HW 06:29 4.80m
Sun 13th Inshore Cruiser Race 5 (EYC) HW 14:46 6.04m
Sat 26th CCS RNLI Charity Cruiser Race to Stangate Creek HW 13:09 5.66m
