New Commodore’s Update and Annual Members’ Survey
Colonel Nat Webber RA took over as the Club’s 32nd Commodore at our annual offshore regatta in September. In a recent Commodore’s introductory letter to nearly 500 members, he outlined his “pride, enthusiasm, and a deep sense of responsibility” in taking on the role. He paid tribute to his predecessor, Colonel Tony Neylan and he […]
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 […]
Fine Sailing Weather for the 2025 Offshore Regatta
Eight boats and over 50 gunner sailors enjoyed some fine sailing at the 76th RAYC Offshore Regatta held in Yarmouth over the weekend of 5-7 September 2025. Crews began arriving in Yarmouth on Friday, 5th September, ready for three long races around the buoys in the Western Solent on Saturday, 6th. The weather on the […]
16 Regiment Sail Training and Offshore Regatta Winners
From 1–7 September 2025, an all-ranks crew from 16 Regiment Royal Artillery took to the waters of the Solent for a week of sail training, culminating in a strong showing at the Royal Artillery Offshore Regatta in Yarmouth. Sailing aboard White Knight 7, a 35-foot J/109 class, the crew was skippered by SSgt Max Wilkinson, […]
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 […]