Exercise ExMedsail 2009

Overview	The Tall Ships sail again! The Armed Forces have a long tradition of participating in the world famous Tall Ships Races. The Ships gather every summer,  in major European ports to celebrate the thrill of sailing  on and with the largest sailing vessels afloat. We at JSASTC are proud of the fact that we have entered our yachts in nearly every race since the early 1980’s with the result that hundreds of young Service men and women have experienced the exhilaration of sailing in company with Sail Training vessels from around the world. Many of the participants are under the age of 26 and are either navy cadets, sea cadets, from organisations that encourage disadvantaged young people to go sea such as the Ocean Youth Trusts, London Sailing Project etc. and members of the Armed Forces. Once the vessels arrive in port the crews can expect a festival atmosphere with entertainment, team sports, sightseeing and fireworks! The ships then leave port and race to the next destination. This summer, the ships and yachts will gather in Antwerp, race to Aalborg in Denmark, on to Kristiansand, Norway and finish in Hartlepool. We split the races into 2 week legs with crew changes in most of the above ports. We plan to enter one Nicholson 55, HMSTV DASHER, which has a capacity for 10 crew plus the skipper.
Dates	2 July - 20 Aug 2010
Projects Officer	John Bransom
	JSASTC GOSPORT Tel : 02392 765333 Mobile: 07980 264868
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Notes:

1. Responsibility for route selection remains with the Skipper of the leg. Legs 1 and 4 will include visits to various ports and countries at the skippers discretion – passports are required on leg 4.

2. All prices include a contribution towards mooring fees that the Skipper will retain. This is not exhaustive and an additional contribution from the crew during the voyage may be required depending upon choice of marina/length of stay.

3. The price excludes insurance cover which individuals will be required to purchase prior to payment of final balance, or demonstrate that they have sufficient insurance to cover themselves on this expedition. It remains the responsibility of the individual to arrange appropriate insurance cover for this expedition, having consulted 2006 DIN02-66.

4. The criteria for entry to the race is that 50% of the crew are aged less than 26 years. Project officer will manage this.

5.   All dates are inclusive.  Crews changeover on the last/first date of the leg. E.G. Leg 1 get off in Antwerp for Eurostar back to London on 11 Jul, Leg 2 crew leave London for Antwerp on Eurostar on 11 Jul.  Leg 2 flights from Aalborg are on 24 Jul back to London (with a change at Copenhagen), the crew for leg 3 will be flying to Aalborg on 24 Jul (via Copenhagen). Exact timings will be promulgated once confirmed by the airlines/Eurostar. Leg 3 crew released on 8 Aug in Hartlepool and leg 4 crew join on 8 Aug (travel to/from Hartlepool at own/MOD expense, not covered by cost of exped). Travel to/from Gosport also at own/MOD expense, not covered by cost of exped.