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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.

Congratulations to all the winners and finalists at this year's National Five-a-Side Football Competition!

The event took place between 24 and 26 February at Grantham Meres Leisure Centre, Grantham, Lincolnshire.

The winners are as follows:

Trophies

Girls Junior: The Wain Cup: Eastern Area (Sheffield Unit/South Yorks District)

Boys Junior: The Ganges Cup: London Area (Greenwich Unit /London Southern District)

Girls Senior: The Wilmott Cup: Eastern Area (Leicestershire District)

Boys Senior: The Guinness Cup: Southern Area (East Kent District)

Player of the Class 

Girls Junior: Marine Cadet Taylor (Eastern Area/Sheffield Unit)

Boys Junior: Cadet First Class William (Southern Area/Salisbury Unit)

Girls Senior: Leading Cadet Bethany (South West Area/Coventry Unit)

Boys Senior: Ordinary Cadet Michael (Northern Area/Greenock Unit)

The opportunities on offer with Sea Cadets have been showcased in a BBC charity appeal. 

BBC Radio Ulster broadcast the appeal yesterday (Sunday 26 February) and today. In it, Cadet Paddy tells how Sea Cadets has helped him to develop as a person, while Northern Ireland Development Worker Neal Somerville explains a little more.

You can listen to the appeal here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08g7pvk

Six Sea Cadets have made the 30-person shortlist for the Duke of Westminster Award, a scheme which gives CVQO learners the opportunity to win a trip to South Africa. 

The CVQO Duke of Westminster Award is designed to find the best of the CVQO cadets across the UK. When looking through applications the Duke of Westminster Award panel look for 'selfless, determined individuals who always keep their heads up and remain positive through adversity; those who have overcome a personal challenge or gone the distance to help someone.'

It's an outstanding achievement to make the shortlist, well done to:

Cadet Hannah - Birmingham Sherbourne Sea Cadets

Cadet Olivia - T S Steadfast, Kingston and District Sea Cadets

Cadet Jake - Guildford Sea Cadets RMCD

Cadet Pearce - Stafford and Rugeley Sea Cadets (RMCD)

Cadet Tierney - York Sea Cadets

Cadet Heath Hornchurch & Upminster Sea Cadets

These six cadets will go through to a selection event in Somerset, to determine which cadets will win the trip to South Africa.