2011 saw the 14th Royalist Regatta in Portsmouth on 17-18 May and with 13 boats competing, the most sponsors Sea Cadets has ever had! With 20 knot winds on race day the Royal Thames Yacht Club committee brought the competition to a close after four of the six races, it was a challenging but exiting time for all competitors. The Royal Navy took the Shipwrights Trophy and the dishiest crew with the City Cup was awarded to Worshipful Company of Management Consultants and Worshipful Company of Shipwrights, the Best Dressed Crew to Yusen Logistics and The Bonhams Telescope for the crew that demonstrated the most need thereof went to Worshipful Company of Haberdashers.
Competitors sat down to the Regatta Dinner on HMS Warrior 1860 with speeches from Southern Area Navy Board Cadet POC Zoe Jones and the guest of honour and former First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Jonathon Band GCB DL ADC. Fundraising on the night raised £5,070 for the charity – a big thank you to all that took part!
Royalist Regatta
Scunthorpe cadet is part of winning team
Scunthorpe Sea Cadet Charlotte Seal took part in the 25th annual RYA (Royal Yachting Association) Eric Twiname Championships at Rutland Sailing Club on 7-8 May. This is the pinnacle of the RYA’s Junior racing calendar, and saw young competitors in over 285 boats and windsurfers pit their sailing skills against the best young talents from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Charlotte was the second girl in her class overall and her team, the North Zone, won the team trophy for windsurfing. Charlotte sails in the Bic Techno 7.8m class.
National Drill & Ceremonial Competition 2011
The 2011 competition took place over the weekend of the 6 - 8 May 2011 at HMS Raleigh, Torpoint, Plymouth. 286 cadets and 100 staff took part in the event which included the following classes: Unarmed, Armed, Royal Marines Cadets, Colour Party and Piping.
CEO, Martin Coles and Captain Sea Cadets, Captain Mark Windsor RN were amongst those attending the event and fortunately the weekend’s downpour held off until the end of the competition.
Congratulations to South West Area who were crowned overall winners.
South African adventure for prize winning cadet
Congratulations to Charlotte Robinson from Hereford Unit who has won a trip to South Africa as part of CVQO’s Duke of Westminster Award competition. She joins eight other cadets for a three week trip to South Africa. From 20,000 potential nominees, 21 competitors took part in a challenging selection assessment in April. The nine finalists were selected from 300 nominations, from over 20,000 eligible CVQO learners nationwide. These are young people who possess a wide range of skills and abilities and have overcome personal challenges, as well as demonstrating a consistently high level of commitment to their communities and their peers.
Charlotte says, “I have found through applying to university that competition for spaces is high, and I have been accepted into my first choice university of Bristol. Out of the 1764 applicants for my course, only 122 were given an offer. I believe that CVQO has helped me become one of the lucky ones.”
Our Model Cadets
Feb 2011
Sea Cadets from London and Southern Area units had the amazing opportunity of taking part in a Mario Testino photo shoot to celebrate the upcoming Royal Wedding. The picture, taken on location at Syon Park in London, appears in the May edition of Vogue which is out now. The cadets look brilliant! They are pictured here with Mario Testino.
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