30/05/2026
Well, we've had a busy week!
It started last Friday, with CPO Damien Hawkins, Leading Cadet George, Cadet 1st Imogen and Cadet Zander conducting Ceremonial Sunset for an Annual Event held by the Portland Branch of the Royal Navy Sailing Association at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, during what was a gorgeous sunny evening!
The following day, CPO Hawkins was one of the judges at the South West Area Band Competition held at HMS Flying Fox in Bristol, on what would have been a very hot and sticky day in his No.1 uniform!
Over the weekend PPO Oakley Harvell successfully passed the SCC Rowing Instructor Course (and has already since put his shiny new qualification to good use!), and Cadet Miles passed his RYA YSS Stage 4 dinghy sailing course - a great effort!
Leading Cadet Daniel and Cadets Alexander and Jasmine did some Powerboat handling training to prepare for the District Competition this Sunday (very Good Luck to them!), and CI Gavin Poulloin successfully passed his RYA Safety Boat course - fabulous!
We had a great evening afloat on Tuesday night, with sailing, powerboating and rowing in fantastic weather, which held for our sports and BBQ night on Thursday. 🙂
And to round things off, we had an outstanding ship's visit today to Germany Navy Frigate FGS SACHSEN (meaning Saxon) whilst she was alongside in Portland Port, where we had a tour of the Bridge, the Operations Room, the Weapons System, the Galley, etc., which gave the Cadets a really good insight into her air-defence role and life onboard a modern warship.
What a fab week! 😁
