RA Dinghy Training Week and Regatta 18-21 May 2026
The Royal Artillery Sail Training Week and Dinghy Regatta returns to the Army Inshore Sail Training Centre at Thorney Island from 18–21 May 2026. This year’s event has been deliberately brought forward in the calendar to help identify and develop sailors with the potential to progress into the Army Dinghy Squad, reinforcing the Regiment’s commitment […]
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 […]
80th RAYC Keelboat Regatta 7-9 July 2026
The dates are now confirmed for the RAYC’s 80th Keelboat Regatta at Sea View Yacht Club on the Isle of Wight. And thanks to the efforts of Lt Col James Boutle (CO 16 Regt RA), this year’s regatta will form part of the 2026 Inter-Regimental Victor Ludorum. At this stage, we expect each regiment to […]
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 […]
RAYC Keelboat Regatta 10-11 July 2024
Eight boats and 21 eager sailors took part in the 2024 RAYC keelboat regatta held at Seaview on the Isle of Wight. This was the gunners’ 78th regatta at Seaview, with a total of 8 races completed over two days. The weather was favourable, with sunshine and winds blowing F2-F3. Many thanks to Mrs Carol […]
2024 RAYC Dinghy Regatta
The RAYC dinghy regatta was held in June….with some lively winds. Enjoy some of the great photos of gunner sailors in action.
77th Annual Keel Boat Regatta
The 77th Annual Keelboat Regatta was held over 5-6 Jul at Seaview Yacht Club on the Isle Of Wight. 6 Teams from across the Royal Artillery family competed in what was a different competition to recent years. The first day saw high winds, reefed sails no spinnakers and a lot of wet sailors, to day […]