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The Club was formally constituted on 29 December 1929 and as such is one of the oldest inland boating clubs. Originally based at Weston Point at the 'bottom' of the Weaver where it joins the Manchester Ship Canal, some of the boats moved in about 1935 to its present location at Sutton Weaver Dock. The dock was originally built as a loading dock for coal from south Lancashire brought by rail which was then transported to the many salt works and early chemical industries between Northwich and Winsford. It was later taken over by Able Sand & Gravel and a slipway built to repair the barges. Apparently it was not successful and the dock abandoned. By 1935 it was in a poor state but the club members grafted away to dredge the dock. During WW2 the boats were locked in the Dock. Some of those remaining at Weston Point were believed to have moved up the Runcorn lock flight to avoid being disabled in case of an enemy invasion and after the war formed the Bridgewater Motor Boat Club.
Over many years the state of the moorings and facilities have been approved but it remains a members club with cruising and having a good time with friends at the core. Out of 15 boat owners, 5 are second generation boaters and have been boating man and boy for 50 to 60 years.
