Sea Cadets flagship, TS Royalist, is on the way to Lithuania for the second part of Sail Training International's Tall Ships Races 2017.
Having achieved first in class and second overall in the first race, TS Royalist has had a great start to the competition and is expected to finish the second race on Friday.
You can keep up-to-date with its progress via the race tracker, or visit Sea Cadets Offshore Facebook page.
Take part in Sea Cadets' 2017 survey, and you could win prizes for yourself or your unit!
It takes just ten minutes to complete, with separate questionnaires for cadets, parents and volunteers.
The district with the most entries will win four Pyranha Speeder kayaks, while the unit with the most entries will win £500. Six cadets will also be chosen at random to be in with the chance of receiving a GoPro, and an additional cadet will be selected at random for an offshore voyage. All your personal details will be kept confidential.
Parents should visit: http://surveys.thinknpc.org/s/Sea_Cadet_parents/
Volunteers should visit: http://surveys.thinknpc.org/s/Sea_Cadet_Volunteers/
Cadets should visit: http://surveys.thinknpc.org/s/Sea_Cadets/
Our congratulations go out to Kathryn Stone, our charity Trustee, who has been appointed as Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards.
Kathryn, who is currently the Chief Legal Ombudsman of England and Wales, is expected to take up the appointment on 1 January 2018, with the House of Commons Commission approving the nomination yesterday (20 July 2017).
The appointment will be for a single term of five years, with principal duties and functions including, but not limited to: maintaining and monitoring the operation of the Register of Members’ Financial Interests; providing confidential advice to individual Members and to the Select Committee on Standards; and preparing guidance and providing induction courses for new Members on matters of conduct, propriety and ethics.
Cadets and volunteers did themselves proud at this year's Junior Leaders Field Gun competition.
Team Sea Cadets came up against older competitors, but comfortably finished in the top half of the 17-strong field.
The Royal Navy-organised contest, which took place on Friday 7 July, is designed for 16- to 24-year-olds who have no or little previous field gun experience, with teams competing to build and transport a field gun and its equipment up and down an 85-yard track. They stop to complete actions along the way, with the aim of running home with a clean and fast time.
This year's event took place at HMS Collingwood in Fareham, Hampshire, with teams coming together in the week leading up to the event to practise and hone their routine.
TS Royalist has got off to a flying start in Sail Training International's Tall Ships Races 2017.
The first leg of three is now complete, and Royalist achieved first in its class and second place overall – a great achievement, particularly for its opening race.
Our flagship is now preparing to head to Finland, and a new crew will gather at Reigate Unit on Friday evening to fly out from Gatwick early on Saturday morning.
You can track TS Royalist's progress by visiting: https://yb.tl/tsr2017, as well as keep up to date via Sea Cadets Offshore Facebook page.
