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AGC JOURNAL 2016

Exercise

Algarve Watch

By Sergeant Sarah Teal

In June 2016 the opportunity it?” as it wasn’t exactly spacious. It didn’t fishermen, who caught nothing all day.
arose for a selection of take long to pair up and move into our
bunks; the skipper gave us a quick tour of
personnel from Regimental the yacht and talked us all through a few Great Weather
Headquarters 17 Port & standard procedures and safety points. The weather was fantastic which was

Maritime Regiment to take Marina Visits an added pleasure and most days we
would drop the anchor in the middle of
part in an Adventure Training the sea and swim or fish. The views were
package in Portugal. Exercise Over the next seven days we ate and slept unreal and we saw some beautiful rock
Algarve Watch was a Sailing on the yacht and managed to sail around formations and beaches; we even spotted
Portugal visiting five different Marinas.
dolphin pods one afternoon, swimming
Exercise based primarily Occasionally we had smooth, sunny beside the yacht. I wasn’t sure if I would
in Albufeira for a duration sailing, but when the wind changed local enjoy sailing, but I do try almost any sport
anomalies happened. All members of the
and there is something I love about the
of seven days. Having had crew worked well together varying the jobs sea. I thought I would give it a chance
little experience in sailing I from day to day, so that each person had and it really was fantastic. I have done
volunteered to go with a little a chance to venture into all the different some brilliant adventure training in the
Army, but I have to say, this one might not
roles required when sailing. We even
apprehension. shared the cooking, albeit fish from shore, have been the most adventurous, but it
much to the best efforts of our on board definitely was the most fun.

Portugal

Our team of six flew from London Gatwick
to Faro where we were taken to the Marina
in Albufeira and introduced to the Royal
Logistic Corps yacht named Spirit of St
George. This, as I quickly discovered, was
to be our home for the next seven days.
I remember wondering as I looked at the
yacht for the first time “where is the rest of

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