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Sea Cadet flagship took part in a fantastic photo opportunity with HRH The Countess of Wessex today when she met with the Association of Sail Training Organisations (ASTO) crews at the finish of the the Falmouth to Royal Greenwich Tall Ships Regatta today. The Countess is the Patron of ASTO.

Almost half of the vessels competing in the regatta, including the Sea Cadets flagship TS Royalist, are members of ASTO, the UK’s Sail Training umbrella organisation and at least half of the trainees on board each vessel will be under 25.

Over 280 young people from a wide range of backgrounds are sailing on board 19 vessels.

It is the first time a Tall Ships Race has both started and finished in a UK port. Sea Cadets, along with Seafarer's UK are the official charity partners to the Homeport Tall Ships Festival - come and see us in Cutty Sark gardens between 5 and 9 September, 10am - 6pm each day!

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The Tall Ships Festival kicks off today, with the arrival of 50 tall ships sailing into London from the Isle of Wight. Sea Cadets are proud to be an official charity partner of the festival, which runs until Tuesday 9 September, and will feature music, street theatre, fireworks, and stalls bursting with sailing enthusiasts just waiting to inspire you to get out onto the water. Why not visit us at our stall in Greenwich, where cadets who have sailed TS Royalist on her last ever race will be sharing their experiences. Follow us on Twitter to get live updates at the festival or visit the Tall Ships website for more information.

03/09/2014

Over a hundred thousand people flocked into Falmouth for the Falmouth to Royal Greenwich Tall Ships Regatta 2014, to witness the spectacular Parade of Sail. On Saturday 30 August, TS Royalist with 49 other tall ships from across the world positioned themselves at the start line at Falmouth Bay to race to St Catherine’s point off the Isle of Wight. 24 Sea Cadets from across the country are competing in this race on TS Royalist.

They finished the race at around 4pm on Tuesday 2 September. They are now sailing into Greenwich to arrive at 12pm on Friday 5 September. Sea Cadets, the joint official charity partners for the Royal Greenwich Tall Ships Festival, will have a stand at Greenwich for the festival (5 – 9 Sept), please do come and see us!

Pictured is TS Royalist at the start line at Falmouth Bay (photo credit ASTO/Dan Towers)

02/09/2014

Get ahead of the Christmas rush this year and order your Christmas cards from us! Sold in packs of ten (single design) for £3.95 all profits go back into the charity.

The Sea Cadet Shop is selling seven designs this year, including the popular Mail Ship design and the Christmas in the docks for Sea Cadets. Christmas cards are available to buy here.

Please support the vital work we do by inspiring young people to get a head start in life through the confidence they gain as a Sea Cadet and help us to help seafarers get to where they want to be, whether on land or at sea through the work of the Marine Society.

20/08/2014

Sea Cadets has been selected to benefit from a share of £10 million from the Uniformed Youth Social Action Fund, the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne confirmed today.

Sea Cadets as well as 14 other youth uniformed organisations including Girl Guiding, St John Ambulance and The Scouts Association, were selected to receive funds to encourage young people living in disadvantaged areas or hard to reach communities to get involved in social action by joining uniformed youth organisations.

Martin Coles, CEO, says “Sea Cadets are delighted to be one of the charities selected to receive such an amazing investment. This means we can reach out to even more young people with the incredible opportunities we offer. Across the UK 14,000 cadets are challenging themselves and developing new skills through nautical adventure for the best possible head start in life.”