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AYC cadets are associated with Southend
youth sailing incorporating Thames Estuary, Essex and Leigh sailing clubs. The
club has boats available which the club cadets are allowed to use under
supervision.
AYC cadet membership is up to the age of
18 years. As members, they are encouraged to take part in all sailing and
social activities within the club. The AYC cadet captain is Michael Hawkins
and the AYC vice cadet captain is Josh Spencer-Greenway, who are also members
of the Southend Sea Cadets.
As well as sailing, social activities take place for them, such as cadet
parties, plus use of the facilities within the clubhouse, including a pool
table and dart board.
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Southend Sea Cadets have an associate membership to the Alex
Yacht Club and all their sailing activities take place off AYC's jetty,
sailing Toppers, Laser Pico's ASC's
(Admiralty Sea Cadet) a Cheverton Champ, two Bosun's and a Dory.
For further
information on Sea Cadets, see
Marine Society and Sea Cadets website
The Royalist Regatta
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Two cadets from the Alexandra
Yacht Club and Southend Sea Cadets took part in the race of a lifetime.
Michael Hawkins and Freddie Short were two of only four Sea Cadets selected
nationally to take part in the Royalist Regatta in Portsmouth.
The Royalist Regatta is a high profile fund raising event for the Sea Cadets
nationally and is sponsored by HRH Prince Edward, who also takes part. The two
day event invites corporate entries to race Sunfast 37 racing yachts.
This year's event saw ten entries which included for the first time a Sea
Cadet crew.
Arriving on Tuesday morning, the cadets spent the rest of the day
familiarizing themselves with the boat before attending the mess dinner for
competitors onboard HMS Warrior in Portsmouth's historic dock yard. This was a
great opportunity for the cadets to meet the prince who spent time speaking to
them.
Wednesday was race day, consisting of 4 races. The third race was probably the
most memorable for the cadet team who hounded Prince Edwards boat (helmed by
the prince) towards the finish line and finishing in front of him.
There was also triumph when at the prize giving the Prince handed the cadets
the 'inter service trophy' which they took from the Royal Navy team.
The overall winners was the Heath Lambert Insurance crew with the Royal Navy
third and the Sea Cadets seventh.
They were a credit to themselves, the unit and the Corps as a whole making
such an impression that the entire crew have been invited by their coxswain
(Commander Colin Watkins RN) to take part in next years event.
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