Sydney-Hobart - Interservice Rivalry
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Sydney-Hobart - Interservice Rivalry
If you weren't aware of it the UK MOD has 3 yachts competing in the annual Sydney-Hobart yacht race: Adventure of Hornet crewed by the RN; Discoverer of Hornet crewed by the RAF and Challenger of Hornet crewed by the Army. All the boats are Challenge 67's.
Currently, the RAF boat is leading the three (although well behind the race leaders) with the Army bringing up the rear by a long way.
Details at Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009.. The Yachts
The race can also be followed on GoogleEarth by opening the following feed file: cyca_rshyr_yachtrace.kml
Currently, the RAF boat is leading the three (although well behind the race leaders) with the Army bringing up the rear by a long way.
Details at Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2009.. The Yachts
The race can also be followed on GoogleEarth by opening the following feed file: cyca_rshyr_yachtrace.kml
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What are the 3 most useless things in a yacht?
1. A wheelbarrow
2. A stepladder
3. A Naval Officer
1. A wheelbarrow
2. A stepladder
3. A Naval Officer
2) agreed
3) useful for making pink gins, and enabling you to fly the white ensign instead of the red one, thus gaining kudos.
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RAF still leading the RN by 3km - Army trailing by 118 km 
The RAF boat is being skippered by a girlie - so they are useful for some things
The RAF boat is being skippered by a girlie - so they are useful for some things
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LJR,
If all the Services did was 'contribute to the war' there would be even more people leaving than there are now. Hats off to these boys and girls for getting off their backsides and undertaking some tough adventurous training. A large amount of the Trans-Globe route is across big, miserable and often dangerous stretches of ocean and is certainly not for the faint hearted.
If all the Services did was 'contribute to the war' there would be even more people leaving than there are now. Hats off to these boys and girls for getting off their backsides and undertaking some tough adventurous training. A large amount of the Trans-Globe route is across big, miserable and often dangerous stretches of ocean and is certainly not for the faint hearted.
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Well said red carpet. aside from the fact that people cannot do constant combat ops without going burnout or mental.
It's awesome to see the services competing on a level playing field . Go gettem girlie driver
It's awesome to see the services competing on a level playing field . Go gettem girlie driver
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And how are they contributing to 'The War' elsewhere....
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Good luck to all the boys and girls on the three 67' going around the world. My only regret on leaving the UK was that I was not going to be able to participate in Transglobe.
Glad to see that the RAF is winning though, and safe sailing to all of you.
Y_G
Glad to see that the RAF is winning though, and safe sailing to all of you.
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I sympathise with LJR's point.
The small print in the exped paperwork stated that only race trained crews could participate in this leg, as well at the Antigua Race week. I therefore question is this the best justification of our ever decreasing T+S? By funding this global event a multitude of UK based activites will not be supported.
Money is too tight to support those that do this activity on a regular basis. And yes, hello, a multitude of pers from all 3 services are fully committed to a difficult and challenging war. Unfortunately it is these very people that are often at the back of the queue when it comes for participating in AT. Why not prioritise the funding for these people and give all those returning from Ops a fully-funded AT ex. Better still make those REMFs from the PEd Flt organise it whilst the rest of us go and fight.
Thoughts?
The small print in the exped paperwork stated that only race trained crews could participate in this leg, as well at the Antigua Race week. I therefore question is this the best justification of our ever decreasing T+S? By funding this global event a multitude of UK based activites will not be supported.
Money is too tight to support those that do this activity on a regular basis. And yes, hello, a multitude of pers from all 3 services are fully committed to a difficult and challenging war. Unfortunately it is these very people that are often at the back of the queue when it comes for participating in AT. Why not prioritise the funding for these people and give all those returning from Ops a fully-funded AT ex. Better still make those REMFs from the PEd Flt organise it whilst the rest of us go and fight.
Thoughts?
LJR,
Don't you think that there are plenty of people from all 3 services that have been on fairly constant Ops that have had a little morale pumped back into them by going on Ex Transglobe? Indeed, there were a fair few recently injured/disabled servicemen on a couple of the previous legs.
I think it's a small price to pay to keep up what little morale is left in the military. If we had no good deals left then we wouldn't have many people left in the mob at all.
Spindrier,
A dark blue friend of mine who crewed the Cape Town-Fremantle leg of the Ex had to pay a shedload of his own personal cash to participate. Not that much coming out of the T+S budget by the sounds of it. He also mentioned that those just back from Ops got priority over the REMFs. And if you wanted to get race-trained, you just needed to apply to join the team. Not really that elitist.
Anyway, I thought everyone coming home from Ops already got a "fully-funded AT ex" at Bloodhound
Don't you think that there are plenty of people from all 3 services that have been on fairly constant Ops that have had a little morale pumped back into them by going on Ex Transglobe? Indeed, there were a fair few recently injured/disabled servicemen on a couple of the previous legs.
I think it's a small price to pay to keep up what little morale is left in the military. If we had no good deals left then we wouldn't have many people left in the mob at all.
Spindrier,
A dark blue friend of mine who crewed the Cape Town-Fremantle leg of the Ex had to pay a shedload of his own personal cash to participate. Not that much coming out of the T+S budget by the sounds of it. He also mentioned that those just back from Ops got priority over the REMFs. And if you wanted to get race-trained, you just needed to apply to join the team. Not really that elitist.
Anyway, I thought everyone coming home from Ops already got a "fully-funded AT ex" at Bloodhound
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Well done the Royal Air Force crew, just finishing now. As a geriatric who organised and participated in "Medsailor" expeditions during the winters in the 1980s I am a great believer in this type of teamworking for our service persons. Long may it last!!
You're welcome. I'm sure my fellow tax payers are entirely happy to pay towards this valuable competition - just as we are equally happy for our taxes to be spent subsidising the 2010 RAF Ski and Snowboard Championships.
2 weeks in Austria on the tax payer - have fun......
2 weeks in Austria on the tax payer - have fun......