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Exercise Transglobe Leg 12:

New York to Halifax, Nova Scotia

By Major Tom Clark and Warrant Officer Class 2 Pat Audas

Exercise Transglobe is a The Crew The Journey
Joint Service expedition
which sails around the world The leg lead was Commodore AGC Sailing, The legs of Transglobe vary considerably
Major Tony Fairs who organised the crew,
and each has its charm. Gosport to
over 13 months and takes administration and finances to ensure Lanzarote over two weeks could be seen
place approximately every that it was a success. Unfortunately, after as a good fun shake-out sail whereas New
Zealand (round the Cape) to Montevideo
all of that hard work he was unable to
four years. This year it was attend himself due to his busy job in over seven weeks is famously the roughest
conducted on two Challenger Army Headquarters, but managed to clear ocean in the world with fewer people
72 yachts, with one yacht the following Corps members to attend: completing the voyage than climb Mount
Major Tom Clark, Warrant Officer Class 2
Everest. The AGC leg demanded 600 miles
being manned by the Royal Pat Audas, Warrant Officer Class 2 Paul of sailing along the North East coast of
Air Force and Royal Navy Lindsay, Staff Sergeant Mark O’Mara, the United States, across the Bay of Fundy
and around the Canadian coast of Nova
Sergeant Paul McMahon, Corporal
and the other by the Army. Amanda Bertham, Corporal Aishlen Scotia to Halifax over a leisurely three
Each Corps then bid for the Taylor and Corporal Fiona Litchfield. weeks. Fortunately, both skippers agreed
opportunity to lead a leg and
this year (for the first time
since its inception), the AGC
applied for and was granted

a leg. With leg 12 allocated
to us, the work began to sail
from New York to Halifax,
Nova Scotia in Canada.

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