"Combined Clubs Cruiser Series" (CCCS) Races
Benfleet Yacht Club hold five cruiser races throughout the season in conjunction with Island
Yacht Club, Essex Yacht Club, Leigh Sailing Club, Thames Estuary Yacht Club and Thorpe
Bay Yacht Club.
The CCCS races are as follows:
	Race to Queenborough - organised by BYC
	Race to the River Blackwater - organised by Essex YC
	Race to Harty Ferry - organised by Leigh SC
	Boatacs Trophy to Stangate - organised by Essex YC
	Race to Upnor - organised by Island YC
This arrangement provides the following benefits:
	Attracting higher entry numbers
	Added competition of racing against boats from other clubs
	A chance to meet fellow sailors from other clubs
	Share race management and organising resources
For each of the races, there are three classes of boats: Monohull Cruisers - Fast Handicap,
Monohull Cruisers - Slow Handicap & Multihull Cruisers.
As you will see from the above list of races, they are all port-to-port events, with four out of the
five finishing at a venue with a pub. Therefore, if you are planning to "cruise" to one of the
above destinations, then why not join in with the racing fleet?