Sailing In The Royalist

Members of the Square Rigger Club have the opportunity of sailing TS ROYALIST on at least two weekends each year. The ship takes twenty four crew and has a permanent crew of six. Additionally, there may be longer weekend or a week's charter dependent on the availability of the ship. These weekends are for adults only, age range from 16 years to 70's plus, the only prerequisite being the enthusiasm tempered with a reasonable level of fitness. No previous experience of sailing ships is required, as all training will be provided on board. Details of charters for the current year are now available.

For Details of Club Charters, click here.

For those who have built up some experience sailing in TS ROYALIST, there are the opportunities of sailing as afterguard crew with the Sea Cadets. There is a permanent crew of five on board and this is augmented with Sea Cadet officers and other adults. Female crew are especially encouraged as it is mandatory to have adult female crew on board when sailing with female cadets.

Another opportunity for members of the Square Rigger Club is to charter one of the Sea Cadet's offshore yachts. These are Tradewind 35s', all fitted out for sailing offshore and with a permanent skipper. For more information on yacht charter contact: The Offshore Commander, The Sea Cadets, Fort Blockhouse, Gosport, Hants. PO12 2AB, UK. Tel: 023 927 65888.

Click here to go to the comprehensive Sea Cadet schedule for TS ROYALIST and TS JOHN JERWOOD for 2005 in PDF (Acrobat) format. During the year, the ships will sail extensively around the coast including frequent sails across the English Channel and up into Scotland via the Isle of Man to the Scottish Western Isles. There are also voyages down the eastern coastline of England and Scotland.

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