Welcome to the launch of the 2010 Motor Boats Monthly Cruising Club programme, our 24th year of running cruises in company. We have put together an exciting itinerary with some challenging and enjoyable destinations but don't think it's all hard work, these cruises are also designed to also be relaxing and fun so read on and get that booking form completed.

If you have cruised with us before, welcome back and we look forward to seeing you again in the coming season. For those new to the Cruising club, our aim is to provide our readers with a safe and enjoyable summer cruise in the good company of likeminded individuals. Whatever your boating background, we promise we will do the utmost to ensure you have a good time.

We start the year with a cross channel trip to one of the British Isles best boating destinations, the Channel Islands. This perennial favourite gives us a chance to stock up with cheap fuel in these low tax islands, and with visits to a couple of French ports included in the itinerary, a chance to stock up with cheap wine as well. In July we will be revisiting the historic and picturesque coast of Normandy after a couple of years absence.

Finally for readers on the South and East coasts as well as those based on the Thames we will gather in Ramsgate and head off to the Netherlands where we will vist the provices of Zeeland and South Holland.

In each case we plan to add a something new to our itineraries, so even if you have been before we promise something a little different.