12 Regiment Atlantic Rowers Reach Antigua in 45 Days
Huge congratulations to Force Atlantic, our intrepid team of rowers from 12 Regiment Royal Artillery, who have successfully completed the Atlantic Rowing Challenge. The team arrived in Antigua on 30 January, having spent an extraordinary 45 days, 11 hours and 48 minutes at sea after departing La Gomera in the Canary Islands. Widely regarded as […]
Atlantic Rowers Mid-Atlantic Progress Report
Our Force Atlantic crew are well underway in the World’s Toughest Row, rowing more than 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean from La Gomera in the Canary Islands to Antigua — one of the toughest endurance challenges in the world. What makes this campaign especially significant is that Force Atlantic is the first-ever all-junior-rank military […]
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
RAYC Offshore Sailing Regatta Yarmouth 5-7 September 2025
The 2025 RAYC Offshore Regatta will take place in Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, over the weekend 5-7 September. The regatta is an organised weekend of offshore racing and includes a 3-course prize-giving dinner in the Royal Solent Yacht Club on Saturday, 6th September. Racing is open to all yachts, and crews are invited to arrive […]
Project Afterguard Offshore Sail Training 2025
The RAYC will undertake ‘Project AFTERGUARD’ in Summer 2025 to provide offshore sail training and course opportunities for RAYC members and personnel serving in RA units. Outline course details are listed below. Members and units who are interested in this training should contact Lt Colonel Jon McCleery, the Rear Commodore Offshore. Ser Dates Activity Boat/Instructor […]
RAYC Offshore Regatta 12-13 Sep 2026
Dates have now been confirmed for the 2026 off-shore regatta. The event will be held at Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight over the weekend 12th to 13th September, with the main races and the regatta dinner on Saturday 12th. Please save the date and keep an eye on this page for more details and […]