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Now that the lighter evenings and warmer weather have arrived, we are back at the scenic lake at Ripon Sailing Club, Farnham, Knaresborough on a Friday night. 

Fancy an evening out on the lake yourself? Why not look to join us as a cadet if you are aged 10-17 or a volunteer for those 18+. Contact us directly for further information, or you can learn more about volunteering for the Sea Cadets here. 

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Everyone achieves something in Harrogate Sea Cadets whether its qualifications, badges or promotions. The Mayor of Harrogate, Councillor Victoria Odham and Rear Admiral Ed Ahlgren OBE were guests of honour and presented all the prizes when the unit held their awards night at Harrogate Ladies College on 24 Feb. Lots of Parents chose to attend as well and their contribution (in delivering and collecting their cadets on parade nights and to the boating station at Ripon Sailing Club) was gratefully acknowleged. 

• "Thank you for an amazing 6 years full of great friends, memories and opportunities!"
• "A big thank you to you all for encouraging me and supporting me throughout the 8 years I have been a cadet. I have thoroughly enjoyed every second of my time with you all and I will never forget all the opportunities I have been given" 
• "THANK YOU!. I've had the most amazing past 7 years in cadets! I can't believe I've stuck at something for so long when all my friends thought I'd quit within a week! I've met people I hope to be in contact with for a long time and I want to thank all the staff for all their amazing support and time".

After 2 years of immense efforts by all the staff and tremendous loyalty from the cadets the unit is back to boating activities as we remember them. Here we see lots of the boats out. Whether its rowing or sailing dinghys or single handers there's lots for everyone to get involved in at Harrogate Sea Cadets.

Sea cadets from Harrogate Unit have returned from the adventure of a lifetime on board TS John Jerwood, one of national youth charity Sea Cadets’ offshore vessels.

12 Cadets aged 12-15, enjoyed working together on a ship in a fun and supervised environment and learnt to steer the ship, navigate and plot the progress on a chart, get involved in mooring the ship, visit 5 different seaside towns and have time ashore in all of them. They also saw HMS Queen Elizabeth and even enjoyed helping out with the catering and washing up! They travelled from Harrogate  to Portsmouth , spending five days at sea between 25 March and 1^st April and had the unique experience of being the only cadets on board which allowed for greater teamwork and getting to know other cadets in the unit. Working together as a team allowed them to see how much serious fun can be had even in a supervised environment and opens up to them new ideas about careers in any of the armed, maritime or emergency services.