The Unit travelled by coach from Mimosa to the PGL camp at Segries, near Vallon Pont D’Arc in the Ardèche. The trip was broken with a few hours at a water park (not pictured).
Photo: Left to right- Martin Spensley, Mano Sivarajah (Enfield), Callum Naughton-O’Caoimh, Ashley Ul-Haq, ’JJ’ Leblebici, Savior Onuorah, Joe Alacorte, Dawid Wozniac, Ronnie Julienne, Zak Bartley and Teddy Janes.
The cadets continued sailing and they also tried their hand at wind surfing and raft building. All the cadets and some of the junior staff gained a sailing qualification. Those over 16 years gained the Royal Yacht Association, National Sailing Scheme, Level 1 Award, while those under 16 gained the RYA, Youth Sailing Scheme, Stage 1 Award.
Photo: A flotilla of Hobie Cats
The cadets spent the day learning and practicing dinghy sailing techniques, starting on Picos and progressing to Hobby Cats.
The Unit’s fund raising for the trip had been so successful that we were able to take two cadets from the Waltham Forest Unit and three from the Enfield Unit.
Photo: Left to right- Lorna Keogh, Kate Hubert (Waltham Forest), Yasmine Leblebici, Alexandra Blyth (Waltham Forest), Shannon Whitton, India Steel, Rosie Colquhoun (Enfield), Jess O'Sullivan, Jess Edwards (Enfield), Gemma Knowles, Molly Chandler, and Imogen Singer.
The Unit arrived at the PGL Mimosa centre, near Valras, in time for breakfast. The main aim for the three days at Mimosa was sail training. The weather was unfavourable for launching. So the cadets learnt to rig the dinghies and spent some time on other activities such as air-rifle shooting.
Photo: Junior staff show off their shooting skills, Jason beat the instructor!. Left to right: Olli Sahbi, Luke Short and Jason Rochester.
Two years in the planning, the Day finally came for the Unit’s trip to France, with PGL. A total of 40 cadets, staff and adult helpers set off by coach for the Mediterranean.
Photo: On the ferry. Left to right: Ceyhan (JJ) Leblebici, Joe Alacorte, Freddie Fairman, Jenna Keogh and Imogen Singer.
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