Follow Our Gunner Rowers Across the Atlantic
Four JNCOs from 12 Regiment Royal Artillery, are currently training to take part in the forthcoming Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge. Described as the “World’s Toughest Row”, it is a transatlantic rowing race spanning 3,000 miles from the Canary Islands to Antigua. The Force Atlantic Team, skippered by Bombardier Katie Devine, will set off in December […]
RAYC Offshore Regatta Final Racing Instructions
Racing on Saturday 6th September will start at 10.00 for the Bantry Cup and at 1005 for Bhopal Cup. Please click the following link to read the full Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions. All Skippers or boat owners/leads MUST complete the online Royal Solent Yacht Club Condition of Entry form: RSYC 2025 Condition of Entry If […]
St Barbara V Sailing for the Army Individual Training Command
Great Racing at the 2025 RAYC Dinghy Regatta
Units from across the Royal Artillery competed in our annual dinghy regatta at Thorney Island on Thursday 17th July, under the watchful guidance of Major Stuart Deakin. The regatta was also the culmination of a week of basic dinghy training, and with most of the entrants complete novices to the sport at the start of […]
RAYC 79th Keelboat Regatta 9-10 July 2025
The 79th RA Keelboat Regatta took place at Seaview Yacht Club on the Isle of Wight on Wednesday 9th and Thursday 10th July 2025, under gloriously sunny skies with light to very light winds. Seven teams from 16 Regiment, two teams from 100 Regiment, and one retired team from the Walsh family participated. The event […]
From Zero to DEFI Wing: A Wing Foiling Adventure
In May, our new Bosun, LBdr Jack Harrison, represented the Army at DEFI Wing – the world’s biggest wing foiling race, featuring 600 competitors from around the globe. Keep reading below for Jack’s own account of his “three days of epic racing” in Gruissan Plage, in the south of France, with seven gruelling races covering distances […]
2025 Annual General Meeting – See Minutes and Reports
An online AGM was run on Monday, 17th March with attendance from 19 members including the crew members of St Barbara V from a mooring in north-west Spain. The meeting lasted 1 hour with approval of the Club accounts, plus full reports from the Commodore, the Membership Secretary and an update on the new look […]
Exercise Canary Ubique with 5 Regiment
For over two weeks of offshore sailing, a crew of eight from the 5th Regiment Royal Artillery embarked on a challenging voyage designed to build resilience and leadership. Facing unpredictable winds, difficult sea conditions, and the demands of round-the-clock navigation, the team honed essential sailing skills, teamwork, and decision-making under pressure. Each member took turns at the […]
Exercise Canary Ubique with 100 Regiment
Leg 7 of Ex CANARY UBIQUE draws to a close as St Barbara V donks her way back to Puerto Calero on Lanzarote. Sadly the engine has been used more than we would’ve wanted since the wind didn’t play ball. Nevertheless, there has been excellent sail training in warm winter sun all around the Canary […]
St Barbara V Arrives in the Canaries
St Barbara V has officially arrived in Puerto Calero, her base for the winter! 2050.35 Nm covered by Leg 1. 2 x Ocean passages completed. 5 Countries visited. As ever St Barbara has proven herself yet again as a great blue water cruiser, all whilst delivering some amazing Adventure Training for Soldiers! We made it! […]