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Milford Haven Sea Cadets rubbed shoulders with five-time Olympic champion Sir Steve Redgrave at the launch of a new company.

The young people met rower Sir Steve at the event in honour of Wave-tricity, a renewable wave energy company on the Haven Waterway that has chosen the unit as its affiliated charity.

The Commanding Officer, Lieutenant (SCC) William Elliott RNR, said: “It was a pleasure and privilege to meet Sir Steve Redgrave and for the cadets to take part in such a launch event.

"The cadets did really enjoy themselves, and they couldn’t believe how tall he was!"

The company is ran and managed by former Royal Navy officers, who wanted to link up with their local Sea Cadets unit.

Cadets stewarded at the launch, and even got to try out the wave technology.

Congratulations to Lincoln Royal Marines Detachment, which won this year's Gibraltar Cup! 

The gruelling three-day contest came to an end yesterday, with Lincoln, pictured during training, winning by a four-point margin.

The event takes place at the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines (CTCRM), Lympstone, Devon, and the finalists were assessed on skills such as camouflage and concealment, observation, judging distance, practical leadership and patrol lanes. 

The Captain Sea Cadets, Captain Phil Russell, said: “Gibraltar Cup is the highlight of the Royal Marines Cadets calendar, and it was great to see all the hard months of training pay off.

“Well done to all the detachments, who should be really proud of their efforts, and congratulations to Lincoln, who won what was a closely-fought contest."

Chatham finished in sixth place, Queensferry placed fifth, and Plymouth (Drake) came in fourth. Maldon and District was third, while Preston was the runner-up.

#NationalApprenticeshipWeek gets under way today, and aims to bring together employers and apprentices from across England.

Sea Cadets gives you the skills and confidence to follow the career you choose, whether that's via an apprenticeship, university, the Navy, or something else. 90% of Sea Cadets said that the organisation has offered “direction and guidance”, helping them go onto a brighter future.

On Thursday 2 March, Sea Cadets signed for a second Rustler 42 Yacht at the Rustler ship yard in Falmouth. 

Mr Robert Woods CBE, MSSC trustee, is pictured shaking hands with Director of Rustler Yachts Ltd, Adrian Jones, completing the purchase. Cdre Peter Fish CBE RN Rtd, President of Falmouth and Penryn Unit, brought a collection of cadets from the local unit to inspect the build of the first Rustler yacht, T.S. City of London (also pictured).

The new yachts are bigger than the old Tradewind 35s, sleeping six cadets, meaning the charity can help more cadets get to sea and experience an offshore voyage. 

Sea Cadets are delighted to deliver the 300th RS Quest to Westerham Unit. Phase two of the programme will begin to roll out in summer this year and will continue distributing the Quests and RYA Instructor Training course to volunteers and older cadets - meaning that more RS Quests will be available in 2017 with instructors on hand to teach courses.

All units with qualified sailing instructors now have either have RS Quests or access to them via an Sea Cadets boat station.