Sports and Competitions
As the day for the competition gets closer you start to get nervous, and although you can’t wait to go, you are kind of dreading it too. What will it be like? What are the other cadets like? Where will you sleep? Will the food be any good?
Guess what! All the other Cadets are asking these questions too!
Then you finally get there. You and the rest of your team plunge into all the noise and excitement and start talking to the other Cadets, and find they’re just like you! Then you’re finally off. You forget all about the other Cadets and focus on doing your very best with your team. It is all over before very quickly and all your staff are there shouting their encouragement and praising you when it is all over.
At the end of the day the results are given and you may have won or you may not, but you know you did your best. You congratulate each other and to round the event off go to the disco in the evening.
On the way home you sit and reflect on the event. Yes, the team from here were very good and the team from there were good too, but the main thing is everyone had a good laugh and you have loads of telephone numbers and invitations to other Units to think about. You are very tired but yet again have made a whole new set of friends in the Sea Cadets.
Gibraltar Cup
The Gibraltar Cup is competition to find the best Marine Cadet Detachment in the Country. A variety of challeges are carried out alongside yomps (fast march carrying kit) including a leadership task, observation tests, judging distance, weapons handling and questions on military history.
National Drill and Piping
The National Drill, Piping & Colour Party Competition is an Event where all the Six Areas & Northern Ireland compete to become the National Drill Champions. Each Team have won their Area and subsequent District Events to win a place at the National Competition. The event is broken up into five sections: SCC (Sea CAdet Corps) Armed Guard, SCC Unarmed Squad, MCD (Marine Cadet Detachment) Drill, Colour Party and Piping (Individual / Team).
Combined Regatta
The Combined Regatta is an Event where all the Six Area & Northern Ireland compete to become National Champions in the individual & Team Classes. Each Team have won their Area and subsequent District Events to win a place at the National Competition. The event is broken up into five sections: Pulling Boat Handling, Sailing Boat Handling, Power Boat Handling, Pulling Races and Canoeing Races. There is also a race for members of staff called the Bell Davies Race.
National Sailing Regatta
The National Sailing Regatta is an Event where all the Six Area & Northern Ireland compete to become National Champions. Each Team has won their District and Area Events to win a place at the National Competition.