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A busy first day of the training weekend, but rowing practice helped to warm some of the cadets up! The Cadets attended the District Trafalgar Parade after a good sleep and a large breakfast courtesy of some UMC and P&SA Members!

Despite poor weather the Trafalgar Parade went ahead at Maidstone on Sunday 13th October. Well done to the 36 Sheppey cadets who attended the District Trafalgar Service in Maidstone today. Although the parade element was cancelled, your behaviour in church and support of the event was exceptional! A massive contingent of the total number of cadets present! Well done all of you!

National Champions in boat handling a Yole rowing. Petty Officer Cadet Cali Jefferies, Leading Cadet Daniel Snook and Able Cadet Laura Snook from Sheppey Sea Cadets recently competed in the Sea Cadet National Combined Regatta with outstanding results.

POC Jeffries qualified in first place for single female Yole Rowing at the Southern Area Regatta in July and went forward to the National competition. She competed in three races against cadets from other areas covering the whole of the United Kingdom and won all three resulting in her being announced as National Champion, the best single female rower in the country.

The Southern Area Sailing Team returned from Southport with a host of medals and a Trophy

Sheppey Unit hosted the West Kent Boatwork Course at Bartons Point during August. Cadets from Maidstone, Sheppey, Westerham and Medway towns spent three nights on board TS Kent and enjoyed two full days of rowing and sailing on the lake and canal. Cadets passed of for level 1 in sailing and those working towards Level 2 were able to get a number of sections signed off.

12 Cadets joined the tug Svitzer Mallaig for a trip from Sheerness to Rochester to take part in the Medway River Festival. The Cadets took turns to steer and took part in a fire drill and donned survival suits.