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Congratulations to this year's competitors and winners at the National Sea Cadet Sailing Regatta!

The event took place in Southport on Saturday, and the bad weather didn't dampen spirits.

The winners were as follows:

SAILING

Open Bosun Class: North West Area

Open Quest Class: South West Area

Junior Topper Class: South West Area

Open Pico Class: Northern Ireland Area

Open PY Class: Eastern Area

WINDSURFING

Open up to 4.5m: London Area

Open up to 5.5m: London Area

Open up to 6.5m: London Area

Windsurfing Class Trophy: London Area

OVERALL

Eastern Area

For the fourth year in succession a team from Milton Keynes are the corps' national champions.  They then went on to represent the corps in the all-cadet competition they were second only to a CCF unit from a large boarding school.  Coached by staff led by CPO Heather Cole and CI Richard Blackwell, who knows what they might achieve next year!

For the fourth year in succession a team from Milton Keyes are the Sea Cadets Corps' national champions.  As a result they represented the corps in the all-cadet national competition where they were second only to the CCF unit of a large boarding school.  Well done - who knows what next year might bring?

There was good news on fundraising, a talk from TV historian Dan Snow and a performance from the London Area band at last night's Sea Cadets reception.

The event at Saddlers' Hall, London, celebrated the charity's successful fundraising appeal for it two new yachts, which the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation contributed £200,000 to. As such, it was announced the second yacht will be named "Sir Stelios" after founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou.

TV historian Dan Snow, a former sea cadet, also gave a talk on his time at Wandsworth Unit, and shared stories of his time offshore.

And London Area's Sea Cadets band impressed guests with a 10-minute performance, which can be viewed on our Facebook page.

Sea Cadets will today (Friday 15 September) help launch its new RS Zest dinghy at Southampton Boat Show, opening up exciting opportunities on the water to more young people.

The dinghy was designed by RS Sailing, in consultation with Sea Cadets, and builds on the success of the RS Quest dinghy that was unveiled in 2015. Sea Cadets will be match-funding 100 dinghies for units, ensuring no one misses out on securing the new addition. The charity currently has a fleet of 7,800 boats, 2,500 of which are sailing dinghies, and working with RS Sailing will allow Sea Cadets to reduce the burden of maintenance and repair. This means volunteers can focus on the delivery of safe, fun and challenging nautical adventure.

Units with limited access to water will benefit from the design, as RS Zest can operate in shallower water. They have grown from the RS Quests, with both sharing many of the same design features.

Tye Shuttleworth, Head of Inshore Boating at Sea Cadets, said: “We are delighted to help launch the new RS Zest dinghy, which will create an even better sailing experience for our cadets.  RS Sailing is the leader in this field, and working with them is a fantastic opportunity for the Sea Cadets. We look forward to seeing the RS Zest in action, and hope they help inspire even more young people to get out on the water.”