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31 July 2017

4 Sea & Royal Marine Cadets from Jersey Sea Cadet Unit have taken part in the 2017 Tall Ships race over the past two weeks.  Joining the ship in Kotka, Finland, the 4 cadets took part in a "Cruise in Company" with all of the other Tall Ships involved before participating in Race 2 of the 3 race series from Turku, Finland to Klaipeda, Lithuania.  The cadets enjoyed some success in the race with TS Royalist finishing 2nd in her class and 2nd overall at the end of Race 2.

TS Royalist, the Sea Cadet Flagship is one of 5 offshore vessels owned by the Marine Society & Sea Cadets and which gives cadets the opportunity to experience life on board a Tall Ship, Yacht or Offshore power vessel for up to a week at a time with other cadets from all over the British Isles.  Whilst doing so they are able to earn internationally recognised RYA qualifications.

Pictured are the 4 Jersey cadets at the conclusion of Race 2, showing off their silverware and no doubt looking forward to a well earned rest after the rigours and demands of racing.

8 - 14 April 2017 - 6 Jersey Sea & Royal Marine Cadets embarked on the Sea Cadet tallship, T.S. Royalist, to undergo a weeks offshore sail training during which they achieved the Offshore Hand One qualification in square rigged ships.  At 34 metres long and capable of taking 24 cadets at a time, the ship, launched in May 2015, to replace its predecessor of the same name, is the flagship of the Sea Cadets offshore fleet.  The Jersey cadets joined at Gosport and over the course of the week travelled around the south coast of England and up into the Thames estuary before berthing at Woolwich in company with other tallships from around the world that had gathered as part of the tallships festival.  The cadets on board had a great week and further developed their skills, personal confidence and teamwork abilities through meeting new people, facing challenging new tasks and just having fun.  Pictured is Cadet 1st Class Charlie Baird learning navigational skills during one of his on duty watches.

15 May 2016 - Jersey Unit held their first boatwork course (BWC) weekend of the year staying at St Aubins Fort.  With some good sailing winds and fine weather, 15 eager cadets spent an enjoyable weekend sailing on the water (and sometimes in it) and with over half of them being novices or relatively inexperienced, it was a pleasure to see 8 of them achieve their RYA Young sailor scheme Stage 1 award.  They were also joined by our Junior section (aged 10 to 12) on the Sunday morning, who were able to have fun rowing the newly acquired Trinity 500 rowing boat on open water for a few hours.  Everyone is already looking forward to the next BWC in June.