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For the first time in several years, T.S. Sutton Coldfield sent a Senior Boys Rowing Team through to the Area Competition. After weeks of intense training, the time for their passion and skill had come as they raced against eight other teams.

Fending off the competition, the Senior Boys came 1st, 1st, 2nd and 1st, leaving them to be the Overall Winners of the Senior Boy Catagory 2018! This secured their spot in the National Competition, a feat that hasn't been accomplished by Sutton Coldfield Sea Cadets in many years!

BZ to all teams and good luck at the National Competition!

This year, we entered a team consisting of a single Quest into the competition! With little-to-no-training, the team managed to pull through every race with their determination and skill.

On their first time sailing together, the Quest team successfully managed to take 1st Place at the District Competition, beating several other teams in their catagory and securing their place at the Area Competition!

BZ to the team, good luck at Area!

This weekend saw our annual boating regatta go ahead. This is where all of the units in Warwickshire District come to Sutton Coldfield to compete in Rowing and Boat-Handling events

This year, we entered all of the rowing teams, two of the yole teams as well as a rowing boat-handling team! The positions were:

Open Boys Rowing: 1st

Open Girls Rowing: 5th

Junior Boys Rowing: 3rd

Junior Girls Rowing: 2nd

Open Mixed Yole: 3rd

Open Girls Single Yole: 3rd

Rowing Boat Handling: 2nd

This led us to get 2nd place overall at the Regatta!

Well done to all involved and good luck to our Senior Boys at Area in three weeks!

This evening we had our Annual General Meeting. A time when our UMC from the previous year welcomes all instructors, parents and supports to the unit to update them on where the unit is going. This is also a time for anyone new to join the UMC!

This year we saw a good turnout of parents and supporters, with five of them joining the UMC as new members.

We also saw our Chairperson from the past few years, Mr Peter Horrocks; announce that he is not standing for Chairperson again this year. Following this, an almost new UMC has been selected! We would like to welcome:

Chairperson: Mr Nigel Smith
Vice Chairperson: Mr Jason Guiden
Treasurer: Mrs Anat Kanengisser
Health and Safety: Mr Alan Robbinson
Fundraising: Ms Amy Ganley
Secretary: Mr Anthony Taylor

We would like to extend our thanks once more to Mr Peter Horrocks for guiding us through the previous years, and wish luck to our new Unit Management Committee!

Today we saw the rejuvinated Junior Sea Cadet Regatta take place. It has been 3 years since there was last one, as the last one took place in 2015.

As the skies stayed clear, 5 Junior Sea Cadets took to a Trinity to race against other units within the district. With no prep or training, our juniors came back with medals around their necks as they took the bronze!

From the moment they start with us at T.S. Sutton Coldfield, our cadets make us proud at all competitons and events.

BZ Juniors!