Sea Cadets Crosby Boat Station

23/06/2026

As we are experiencing a heatwave it is important we stay safe in and around the water and being outdoors. See bellow a few points to stay safe in this hot weather.

🫗🧊Stay cool and hydrated, if outdoors for a long period of time it is important we take breaks in the shade and drink plenty of water. 🫗🧊

☀️⛵🛶Cover, be sure to wear caps, use and reapply sun cream throughout the day to protect from Sunburn. UV rays are even stronger when doing on the water activity. ☀️⛵🛶

🕶️🩳 Enjoy the hot weather sensibly, be aware that water temperature can still be cold and cause cold water shock. 🕶️🩳

🚣‍♂️🌊Remember the RNLI's Float To Live Campaign to keep yourself and others safe this summer. 🚣‍♂️🌊

Sea Cadets Training Sea Cadets North West Area Sea Cadets

06/06/2026

We still urgently need some volunteers for staff to cover night supervision for the instructor week; this is from the 26th of July to the 31st July 2026. Without this support we will not be able to let cadets stay at Crosbys accommodation. If anyone is available to offer support on these dates, please contact [email protected]

Reminder - if any Member units, or any district would like to come to the Boat Station and use the facilities, all activities must be booked through Checkfront see the list below of everything we need for a Checkfront booking.

(https://sea-cadets.checkfront.com/reserve/?category_id=3)

- Number of cadets and CFAV's

- Unit name under group name

- Contact Name (person making the booking)

- Email contact

- Phone number

- What activities are you planning (check which activities you are planning)

- The names of instructors, what they are instructing, including safety boat drivers and shoreside assistances and assign them to their respective roles (E.G Dave Cook - Shoreside Assistant, Joe Clarke - Sailing Instructor, Person A – Safety boat driver)

- What craft would be preferred for the activities you are planning

The timings for evening boating, this runs from 18:00 till 21:30, everyone would have to be off the water, kit away and be leaving by that time at the latest. Weekends the building closes at 17:00 so we ask that everyone ideally is gone by 16:30 and on bank holidays the building closes at 16:00 so we ask that everyone is gone by 15:30.

Also, please see the QR code below, it is Crosby Boat Stations Linktree which is full of useful links and information regarding the boat station.

04/06/2026

An update from one of our partner boat stations Sea Cadets Welsh Harp Boat Station.

Are you an experienced SI looking for a new challenge in the London area? A new 5 month contract for the Chief Instructor role at WHBS has opened up. If this is something that interests you or you know someone that might be suitable for the role see the link bellow and feel free to share it in your groups.

Location: Welsh Harp Boat Station, London, NW9 8SAContract: Full time, fixed termuntil 13 December 2026Salary: CompetitiveClosing Date: 14 June 2026 (Position may close earlier if right candidate comes forward) Are you a Chief Instructor looki...

02/06/2026

Due to the recent heatwave we have had over the last week it is so important that we stay safe while we are on or around water source like rivers, lakes, canals, ect. Giving the fact we are now in summer it is more than likely we will see more higher tempretures.

Please take a minute to watch this post from the RNLI about their float to live campaign, this is a really valuable thing to know and share as it could be a lifesaver.

Please feel free to share this across your own pages and units so we can keep everyone safe this summer.

Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre Sea Cadets North West Area
Royal Yachting Association Paddle UK

27/05/2026

What a busy bank holiday we had! It was great to see 2 units collaborating to get as many cadets on the water and achieve so many boating hours in one day. 🛶⛵🛥

Reminder, if you are wanting to come down to the boat station to do unit boating all bookings must be made through Checkfront which can be found via our Linktree. 😄

20/05/2026

Happy faces all round at todays Paddle Discover course at Crosby Boat Station. Reminder, this could be you, if you find a course that you meet the pre requisites for ask you Unit Training Officer to book you on! 😄🛶

13/05/2026

With Bury & Radcliffe Sea Cadets – I just got recognised as one of their top fans! 🎉

10/05/2026

Wow, what a busy weekend down here at CRBS, it was great to see a jam packed weekend with courses and units getting out on the water in such nice weather. We hosted St Helens Sea Cadets, Birkenhead Sea Cadets, and Bury & Radcliffe Sea Cadets who done various activities like paddling and continuation rowing training for competitions. We also have ran a PSRC and Paddle start course full of laughs and valuable skills to ensure safe practice on the water.

We cant wait for more weekends like this at CRBS!

08/05/2026

Looks like a busy weekend ahead for Sea Cadets North West Area, Crosby Boat Station (CRBS) is supporting Sea Cadets Merseyside West district weekend by providing windsurfing kit for their course over at Wallasey Boat Station. Here at CRBS we are hosting 3 member units, and running 2 paddling courses over the weekend.

Happy boating everyone! ⛵🛶😄

06/05/2026

Crosby Boat Station Update -

Due to trainer availability the following courses have been changed from Saturday 4th July to Sunday the 5th July. Theses courses are;

- RYA Powerboat Instructor Skills Assessment,
CRBS/26/1176759

- RYA Dinghy instructor pre-entry assessment
CRBS/26/1176757

Thanks for your understanding.