Isle of Dogs Sea Cadets sail on the Thames Sailing Barge Blue Mermaid June 2025 Our intrepid team of Sea Cadets from the Isle of Dogs, London, embark on an epic trip into history, sailing the Thames Sailing Barge Blue Mermaid. We set sail for the Thames Estuary for a week-long adventure with no engine and all the traditional trappings of a bygone era of the Barge Trade. We are expertly guided by Richard Titchner MBE and Diggory the mate for the skills of sailing, passage planning, anchoring, and seeing exciting new places. We sail to Pin Mill for an amazing sandy beach and then to the secret water on the Naze to see the basking and sliding seals. All the while we are learning the skills of the Royal Yachting Association Competant Crew course, including a night sail with the clear starlit skies. A week to remember. Join this channel to get ALL of the RYA coursework: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHHQH6jcgluqGjkqQf5iLkw/join

Isle of Dogs Sea Cadet Unit sail the Blue Mermaid July 25

Isle of Dogs Sea Cadets attend the London Regatta May 25 The intrepid Isle of Dogs Sea Cadet Unit braved blustery conditions and braved the water of Welsh Harp to put in a fantastic performance. Watch them race. Thank you to our volunteers and sponsors who have made this happen. Join this channel to get ALL of the RYA course work: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHHQH6jcgluqGjkqQf5iLkw/join

The Isle of Dogs Sea Cadet Unit attends the London Regatta in May 25 We traveled to Welsh Harp for the London Area Regatta to compete in Sailing and Windsurfing.

Isle of Dogs Sea Cadet Unit First Sail of the Year 2025 We set sail for the first time of the year at the Docklands Sailing and Watersports Centre on our Sea Cadet Sailing Journey. We had lots of fun working towards our Royal Yachting Association Youth Sailing Awards.

Learn how to stay safe in the River Thames and other waterways to prevent drownings. This video provides important water safety tips to keep you safe. With the recent drownings in London, we are looking at these tragedies and working out how to stay safe in the Thames and waterways. This is part of our continued videos on River Safety Awareness and our talks to local schools. Join this channel to get ALL of the RYA coursework: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHHQH6jcgluqGjkqQf5iLkw/join

After 33 years I stepped off GMC I revisit her on a day the new owners purchased her with the ambition of her returning to sail training. I go aboard and look at what 15 years alongside looks like an have a scoop interview with the new owners. More to follow. The legend lives on! Join this channel to get ALL of the RYA course work: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHHQH6jcgluqGjkqQf5iLkw/join

Radar Course Setting Up plotting you position, Electronic Bearing Line, Variable Range Marker. How to measure a distance off with the Variable Range Marker VRM, use this for plotting a distance off fix. We also explore using the Electronic Bearing Line EBL for fixes and measuring bearings. We look at how the Radar measures bearings and ranges and pulse repetition frequency. We look at how the pulse length, interval and frequency change as you move up and down ranges and why this happens. We also plot a position on the chary with VRM and EBL this is all part of the Royal Yachting Association RYA Radar Course syllabus, book your Radar Course with City Sailing in London. Join this channel to get ALL of the RYA course work: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHHQH6jcgluqGjkqQf5iLkw/join

RYA Radar Course Plotting a Target on a plotting sheet In this video we plot a target from the Radar Screen to the plotting sheet to work out the CPA. TCPA and the targets Course and Speed. We look at what we need to do with targets on the screen, use an EBL plot and work out the CPA and the TCPA, we also work out how the calculate the other vessels Course and speed. We then relate this to the ARPA function on the screen. Join this channel to get ALL of the RYA course work: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHHQH6jcgluqGjkqQf5iLkw/join

Radar Se Up part of City Sailing Ship Bridge Simulator Series City Sailing joins the digital age with a state of the art Ships Bridge Simulator. Radar Course In this video we show you how to set up a Radar. We then plot a vessel and look what difference it is on the plot and what we actually see for real. This is part of the RYA Radar Course series with City Sailing, to get a RYA Radar Certificate please book onto one of our courses. Thanks Paul Join this channel to get ALL of the RYA course work: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHHQH6jcgluqGjkqQf5iLkw/join

Thanks to the Jack Petchey awards we all go to the Aquapark at Fairlop Waters. A great end to the 2024 School Summer Season, well done all. Join this channel to get ALL of the RYA course work: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHHQH6jcgluqGjkqQf5iLkw/join

City Sailing joins the digital age with a state of the art Ships Bridge Simulator. We will be using this for: Introduction to Bridge Simulator Evenings RYA Radar Course Two Evenings IRPCS Sessions ECTIS Training And lots more. In this video you will see a ship entering Portsmouth Harbour using Radar, ECTIS and the ship simulator controls. This video is a sample of what we can use and a sample of what we can offer on a City Sailing Ships Simulator Course. Join this channel to get ALL of the RYA course work: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHHQH6jcgluqGjkqQf5iLkw/join

Radar Plotting a Stationary Buoy and Ship part of City Sailing Ship Bridge Simulator Series City Sailing joins the digital age with a state of the art Ships Bridge Simulator. Radar Course In this session we plot a stationary buoy and look how it shows on the radar screen. We then plot a vessel and look what difference it is on the plot and what we actually see for real. this is part of the RYA Radar Course series with City Sailing, to get a RYA Radar Certificate please book onto one of our courses. Thanks Paul Join this channel to get ALL of the RYA course work: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHHQH6jcgluqGjkqQf5iLkw/join

Thanks to the Jack Petchey awards we all go Ice Skating at Canary Wharf Rink. A great end to the 2024 Season, well done all. Join this channel to get ALL of the RYA course work: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHHQH6jcgluqGjkqQf5iLkw/join

Isle of Dogs Sea Cadet Unit The Isle of Dogs Sea Cadet Unit is based in two state schools in the Isle of Dogs, George Greens School, and Canary Wharf College. The IOD Sea Cadet Unit enriches young people from the Schools, from Year 7 to 11 (ages 11 to 18) sailing, Canoeing, Kayaking, Windsurfing in the local Royal Victoria Docks and Millwall Outer Dock weekly in the summer term. In the winter we run enrichment trips such as visits, ice skating, climbing and Thames boat trips. We also run RYA courses such as RYA First Aid RYA Sea Survival and Essential Navigation Courses as well as parade and drill sessions. The Unit brings together girls and boys from different schools, backgrounds to learn about each other and new skills and experiences over the long term. They also get the benefits of the training from the National Sea Cadets. This is not a short term fix. It is a long-term Unit to give young people self-belief, social confidence, leaders, team players, skilled, empathy and understanding their peers whilst being positive and motivated. We will take a Cadet at aged 11 and on their journey, they will become Unit Instructors and role models at 16 for the newer Cadets, improving their lives and being more focussed at school. All we ask of the cadets is long term commitment and kindness and willingness to give back to the Unit and School. Although the Sea Cadets Nationally get funding individual Units do not. For the Unit to run each week and all the background work to be done cost £15k pa. This gives the Unit stability, running each week with 30 Cadets and the ability to expand. We also spent around £15k pa on residential trips and our legacy fund. The benefits to the Cadets, School and local community is unmeasurable, the long term approach will break the cycle of poverty, empower local children, give them prospects, enrich the schools and provide a positive role model. We would love you and your company to be part of our journey, you can help by. Funding one of our projects below. Encouraging your staff to be Unit volunteers. We can help by Giving your staff the opportunity to volunteer, be part of the solution locally with long term enrichment, showing a pathway for Cadets for potential employment in your company. Our Projects Legacy Funding We have set up our own legacy program which is open to any Cadet. We will fund 50% of courses and training programs that will lead long term towards Cadets gaining national qualifications to become peer teachers for new cadets. At the moment we have three young ex Cadets who deliver the Sailing and Windsurfing Sessions for the Unit. This peer teaching enthuses new Cadets to follow their path for the future. Competitions We enter regional and national competitions with the Sea Cadets as well as National and international competitions in Sailing and Windsurfing. We have trained regional and national champions within the Unit. Thames Barge Trip with the Sea Change Trust. Having run a successful trip with this exceptional charity in the past we are running a week's residential for ten Cadets in Summer 24. During this trip Cadets will gain RYA Competent Crew and take a full part in the running, navigation and sailing on the engineless Blue Mermaid Barge. Part of our funds will make sure the Sea Change Trust continue with their valuable work. Ellen MacArther Cancer Trust Trip Having skippered for the Trust for the last three seasons we can come up with the idea of chartering the EMCT vessel for our Cadets for long weekends when the trust are not using their vessels. We WILL raise enough money each trip to sponsor a young person with Cancer to sail for a week with the trust. During the long weekends on the Solent we will work through Yachting skills and boathandling giving the Cadets a broad depth of knowledge and enrichment of a residential trip. We have one trip running this year and hope to expand this so we can enrich the Cadets and help fund more children with cancer to sail with the trust. UKSA Sea Program The UKSA SeaChange Foundation programme is a course offered to young people aged 14-17 from disadvantaged backgrounds, that teaches students how to be more confident and resilient, work together with peers and informs them of all the pathways into the maritime industry. This costs £525 inclusive of travel for our Cadets to attend, we hope to 50% fund this with our legacy funding. We thank you companies and people who have helped us so far in our journey and hopefully welcome you on board for the future. Join this channel to get ALL of the RYA course work: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHHQH6jcgluqGjkqQf5iLkw/join

City Sailing joins the digital age with a state of the art Ships Bridge Simulator. We will be using this for: Introduction to Bridge Simulator Evenings RYA Radar Course Two Evenings IRPCS Sessions ECTIS Training And lots more. Join this channel to get ALL of the RYA course work: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHHQH6jcgluqGjkqQf5iLkw/join

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London Nautical School Y9 trip on Thames Barge Reminder

Isle of Dogs Sea Cadets go Sailing.

Isle of Dogs Sea Cadet Unit Compte in Cadet National Sailing and Windsurfing Competition. Four Cadets from the Isle of Dogs Sea Cadet Unit were selected to join the London Team Sailing to compete in Dinghies and Windsurfers against all the other areas in a National Competition. After five hours travelling we arrived at a local military base for our accommodation. The next day after a filling breakfast we went to the sailing centre to rig up and enter in four races, we had two Cadets Sailing together on a dinghy and a Cadets sailing a single handed dinghy with a fourth Cadet competing in Windsurfing. The next day there were two races to finish the series, we won one class and a narrow second in the other with the two Cadets sailing together improving all competition with a fourth place in their last race. Our Cadets represented London and were amazing, thank you to all who volunteered to help at the envent and to get us there especially Cory Environmental for their continued support for the Unit. Join this channel to get ALL of the RYA course work: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHHQH6jcgluqGjkqQf5iLkw/join