Canal Boat Cruising Club
based in Nantwich, Cheshire
About Us – The Nantwich and Border Counties Yacht Club is a canal boat cruising club, located in an idyllic rural setting on the Shropshire Union Canal, 1 mile from Nantwich town centre in the county of Cheshire..
The club was founded in 1953 and has grown to its current size with almost 150 members and moorings for some 70 boats up to maximum length of 40ft – steel, fibreglass and wood. The Join Us menu section gives links to important information, including current membership fees, an on-line application form. and direction instructions to the club using Google Maps . If you need further assistance please e-mail us via the Contact Form.
Dorfold moorings
The Dorfold provides safe moorings for fibreglass boats in a basin off the main line. It accommodates approximately 40 boats including a few, short, steel boats opposite the ‘finger’ moorings. See photo above. Water points and 6 amp electrics, maximum, are provided on the moorings as part of club membership. Please use the electricity supply sensibly and never when you are not on your boat!
Mainline moorings
Main line moorings are located opposite the tow path on the Shropshire Union Canal. They can accommodate boats up to 40 feet in length with space for up to 30 boats. Water points and 6 amp electrics are provided on the moorings as part of club membership.
Club facilities
The club has a social room / committee meeting room, a club kitchen, two workshops with electricity and workbenches and a sanitary block, with water taps and electricity points at several places along the moorings for the use of members. For those owners of fibreglass and wooden boats who wish to take their boats out of the water during the winter months, there is a craning out service in October and a craning in service just before Easter (alternate years).
Social events
The club has an active social calendar with twelve to thirteen events throughout the year, including cruises, barbecues, a New Year lunch and other social events. There are working party volunteers to carry out routine maintenance of the moorings and buildings. The club’s AGM is in early December and is an opportunity for members to review the year and to suggest ways to develop the club.