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Another fantastic day, this time in the Southern Area Sailing Regatta. We had three crews taking part who had previously qualified at the Wessex District Regatta. It was a little windy on the water today, so some of the racing had to be reduced and there were one or two capsizes along the way. Our Cadets coped with conditions extremely well and came away with great results;

1st – AC Jasmine – Open Pico Class

1st – LC Jasmine – Open Zest Class

3rd – OC Tamar and AC Matt - Junior Quest Class

Today was the first Southern Area Combined Regatta for 5 years. COVID restrictions and bad weather have prevented this competition in recent years, so it was a relief to be able to finally go to this event. It was worth the wait, we were in Poole Harbour for the first time for this event and what a fantastic day it was. Great venue, great set up and very well organised, even though it was a little blowy. 

Having won at the Wessex District Regatta a few weeks ago, our winning teams all came home with medals, including a load of gold! The results are below;

1st - Rowing Boat Handling

1st - Junior Mixed Yole

1st - Open Mixed Yole

1st - Open Boy Yole

1st - Junior Girls T500

1st - Junior Boys T500

2nd - Open Boys T500

Yesterday we were at MOD Boscombe Down Family Fun Day. Lots were going on and the sun was out. Our Cadets were helping out spreading the word about Salisbury Sea Cadets and were also lucky to see some aircraft and fly pasts.

We were back at our second boating base at Spinnaker Sailing Club today. It was a lovely sunny day with a gentle breeze, perfect. We were sailing with a number of courses running from RYA Stage 1 up to RYA Seamanship Module. We also ran Sea Cadets Whale Island Boat Station windsurfing course with cadets and volunteers from Basingstoke, Warsash and Christchurch.

Congratulations to all our paddlers who took part in the competition today. The venue was our Unit in Salisbury on the River Avon and the sun was out. It was a very successful day for the Unit, winning all the overall trophies. There were also lots of individual wins for our Cadets in many of the races and cross-stream categories.

Winners go forward to the Southern Area Paddlesport Competition in July.

Overall Results

1st – Open Girls

1st – Open Boys

1st – Junior Girls

1st – Junior Boys

Individual Results - Flat Water Racing

1st and 3rd - Junior Girls K1 Sprint

1st and 3rd - Junior Girls K1 Time Trial

1st and 3rd - Junior Girls K1 Sprint

1st and 3rd - Junior Girls K1 Time Trial

1st and 3rd - Junior Boys K1 Sprint

1st and 2nd - Junior Boys K1 Time Trial

1st and 3rd - Open Boys K1 Sprint

1st and 4th - Open Boys K1 Time Trial

Cross-Stream

1st - Kayak Open Girl

2nd - Kayak Open Boy

1st - Canoe Open Girl

1st - Canoe Open Boy

1st Canoe Open Tandem