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RS Feva Worlds Championships 2013

RS Feva Worlds Championships 2013

28/08/2013

Two Sea Cadets from the Richmond Unit competed in the RS Feva World Championships in Marina di Grosseto, Italy from 19 - 26 July 2013, and were awarded a Silver Fleet position.

Brothers, Leading Cadet Oliver, aged 16 and Able Cadet Sam, aged 14, were awarded the Silver Fleet position at the annual youth sailing event.

Young people from across the UK, Italy, Holland and Scandinavia to name a few were on 170 boats on the Marina di Grosseto.

Oliver and Sam have competed together for a number of years with much of their training gained from the Sea Cadets Welsh Harp Boat Station, London.

Sam commented: “The event was very challenging with particularly strong competition from the UK’s Royal Yachting Association national squad trained sailors who finished with high positions within the leading top 60 Gold fleet. With further intense competition from the other nations we were very pleased with our Silver fleet position and would hope that we have the opportunity to sail in next year’s event to be staged in Brittany, France.”

Photo taken by the RS Feva Association 

Sea Cadets National Band and Soloist Winners

Sea Cadets National Band and Soloist Winners

19/08/2013

Hundreds of Sea Cadets from across the UK competed in the National Band Competition at the Tower of London on Saturday 17th August. Congratulations to all the bands and soloists who took part, the winners are:

Best Solo Bugler (The Silver Bugle Trophy)
AC T Cox – Portland Unit

Best Solo Drummer (The Alan Wain Brass Drum Trophy)
L/Cpl K Jennings – Harrogate

Best Dressed Band (The City of Plymouth Cup)
Poole

Best Original Composition (The Seamans Cutter Cup)
Portland

Best Cadet Drum Major (The Directors Award)
LC A Lewis-Carthy (Sutton Coldfield)

Best Corps of Drums (The Haynes Shield)
Massed Bands SW Area

Best Marching Display (The Display Trophy)
Poole

Best Musical Display (The Sumner Shield)
Massed Bands SW Area

Best Bugle Section (The Bugle Section)
Massed Bands SW Area

Runner’s Up to Best All Round Band (The Runner Up)
Poole

Best All Round Band (The Eason Bassett Goblet)
Massed Bands SW Area

To see photos from the day, check out the Sea Cadets Facebook page

I'm with the band!

I'm with the band!

14/08/2013

Sea Cadets from across the UK have been taking part in regional band competitions to reach the pinnacle of performance with the finals at the Tower of London.

Performances start with soloists on the green next to the Byward Tower in the morning with the main event – our Marching Band competition in the Moat throughout the day.

Find out more here in media releases

Sea Cadets Offshore Yachts Visit  St Kilda

Sea Cadets Offshore Yachts Visit St Kilda

29/07/2013

Eight very lucky Sea Cadets aged 15 to 17 years old from units in Methil, Norwich, Nottingham, Ross on Wye and Monmouth, St Helens and Tewkesbury set sail for a two week adventure from Saturday 6 to Friday 19 July to explore the outer Hebrides and the island of St Kilda, part of an isolated archipelago 100 miles west of Scotland.

Cadets set sail on Saturday 6 July from Oban on Sea Cadets two 35ft Tradewind Yachts, TS Vigilant and TS City Liveryman. Cadets toured the North Atlantic visiting Canna before anchoring at the beautiful island of Eriskay. The following morning cadets set sail through the Sound of Barra, which is a designated site of Special Area of Conservation to protect the marine and wildlife environment. The cadets then sailed to their final destination on the remote island of St Kilda arriving on Wednesday 10 July.

Today, only a small team of Ministry of Defence workers and summer rangers live on St Kilda. In 1930 the 36 remaining permanent residents of the island requested to leave due to feelings of isolation and loneliness, moving to mainland Scotland.

Cadets explored the remote island, visited a small museum, swam in the crystal clear waters and hiked to the highest point (411m) of the island.

On the way back to Oban, they sailed through the Sound of Harris and spotted a large Minke Whale rolling and diving beneath their yachts for the best part of an hour; a magical experience. The adventure ended with a visit to the waterfront town of Tobermory.

Sea Cadets £4.8million Flagship!

Sea Cadets £4.8million Flagship!

26/07/2013

A £4.8million contact is being awarded to Spanish shipyard Astilleros Gondan S.A, and designers Acubens to build the Sea Cadets new 21st Century flagship which will take thousands of cadets on an offshore voyage.

The new ship will replace the current ship, TS Royalist, now over 40 years old and increasingly expensive to maintain. A flagship voyage is the pinnacle of the Sea Cadet experience and one which the charity wants to ensure future generations of Sea Cadets can benefit from. TS Royalist launched in 1971 taking over 30,000 cadets to sea in her lifetime.

The new and innovative design offers greater use of space, with better all-round sailing ability and performance. Faster and easier to handle than Royalist, the new ship is also more economical to run. This makes it ideal for offering young people offshore sailing, helping them to learn greater seamanship and sailing skills. The ship is expected to be in service for 40 years.

Find out more here in media releases

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