Rugby Sea Cadets

Two cadets, Able Cadet Danni Parker and Ordinary Cadet Matthew Moseley of Rugby Sea Cadet Unit, represented Warwickshire Ditrict Sea Cadets at the South West Area Combined Regatta 2009, held today in the Bristol Docks.  Having beaten off competition from local units including Coventry, Sutton Coldfield and Tamworth Sea Cadets, the pair competed today against cadets from West Wales District to secure their place at the National Combined Regatta at the end of August, to be held at the Royal Victoria Dock in London.

Way back in May 2008 I put up a post about the Expedition Training Team taking 2nd Place at the Warwickshire District Expedition Challenge held at Cannock Chase in Staffordshire. Well, as you will remember the team from Rugby Sea Cadets came 2nd to Sutton Coldfield Sea Cadet team, but were selected to represent the Warwickshire District at the Area Expedition Challenge, held last weekend.  Teams from the South West Area of England and Wales entered teams of six cadets to compete in various expedition disciplines over the weekend. At the end of a very long and tiring weekend the team from Rugby finished 3rd, which is very commendable.  Well done to the team, which consisted of: Petty Officer Cadet Alice Spiby, Ordinary Cadet Danielle Parker, Cadet Sarah Parsons, Ordinary Cadet Declan McKenna, Marine Cadet 2nd Class Jakk Cope and Cadet Elizabeth Barnes.

Four cadets from Rugby Sea Cadets represented the Warwickshire District Sea Cadets at the Sailing Regatta held last weekend in Plymouth.  Petty Officer Cadet Alice Spiby (Helm) and Ordinary Cadet Declan McKenna took on teams from Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset & Dorset, Severn, Mercia, West Wales and South Wales, finishing 8th out of 18 in the Open Bosun Section, while Marine Cadet 2nd Class Ted Spiby and Ordinary Cadet Richard Suddens came 1st and 3rd respectively in the Open Pico Sections.  Both Ted and Richard will be flying out to Dublin in September to represent the South West Area against cadets from all over the United Kingdom.  We all wish them luck!

Tomorrow, seven cadets from Rugby Sea Cadet Unit will travel down to Bristol to represent Warwickshire District in the South West Area Combined Regatta 2008.  Having successfully beaten five others teams at the Warwickshire District Combined Regatta the Sail Boat Handling Team will compete against teams from Avon, Mercia, West Wales, Cornwall, Devon, South Wales, Severn and Somerset & Dorset.  The team comprising of Petty Officer Cadet Alice Spiby (Team Captain), Leading Cadet Amy Suddens, Ordinary Cadets Danielle Parker, Matthew Moseley and Henry Spiby have been training hard for the competition and everyone wishes them luck!

Warwickshire District will also be represented by another two Rugby Cadets. Cadet Sarah Parsons and Marine Cadet 2nd Class Jakk Cope in the Yole, a two person sculling boat.  Having originally finished 3rd in the Warwickshire District Regatta, Sarah and Jakk were asked to represent the District and compete against cadets from all over the South West of England, including Wales.