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AGC JOURNAL 2016
Army
Offshore Regatta
By Warrant Officer Class 2 Pat Audas
The Army Offshore Regatta
is an annual sailing event
with all Corps competing
against each other utilising
the Victoria 34 fleet and
Corps Yachts. This year
we entered two teams: a
Victoria 34 in Division 3, and
Swordfish, chartered from
HMS Sultan Yachts, into
the cruiser Division. Those
taking part in Dosinia were:
Major Tom Clark, Captain
Mark Ayre, Lieutenant Katie
Miller, Warrant Officer Class
One Ted England, Corporal
Kial Jones, Corporal Bex
Oakes and myself. Those in
Swordfish were: Major Tony
Fairs, Captain Matt Jarvis,
Sergeant Oliver Sherlock,
Sergeant Paul McMahon,
Corporal Charlotte Robinson
and Corporal Gayle Davies.
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The Itinerary
The week is broken down into two different
types of racing, an offshore and inshore
series. The offshore race is a 90 mile sail
taking the fleet outside of the Solent, in all
conditions and can be very demanding.
The inshore series is a mix of five to seven
round the cans races and two passage
races.
The Racing
on a treasure hunt around the Solent
This year saw very light winds, and plenty solving puzzles and taking pictures.
of fog. There was no way of being able to
complete an offshore race and on the first The final day of racing saw some wind
race day we managed one short passage finally arrive, though not in any great
race late in the afternoon. This was going quantity. This meant very light wind
well, with a light breeze moving the fleet
sailing with light touches, little movements
along trying to avoid the large cruise around the boat trying to coax every point
ships departing Southampton, when of a knot of boat speed. Three races took
place, some taking over several hours due
the fog came down and the finish line
disappeared. Both our teams managed to the conditions. Swordfish sailed well,
to finish, with Dosinia finishing in third averaging third within the cruiser Division.
place, though not sure how the The crew of Dosinia found itself in some
committee boat could tell.
close quarter racing with the other Corps
The second day of racing did
not take place due to no wind,
however the committee put
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