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Isle of Dogs Sea Cadet Unit Epic Solent Sail June 2026 Ulysses Trust
26 June 2026 · 12 min · 108 views · The Solent
What this video covers
Isle of Dogs Sea Cadet Unit ran two Solent sailing weekends in early June 2026, both funded by the Ulysses Trust and crewed aboard Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust yachts — Solent Hero and her sister ship Kaluki, moored at East Cowes Marina on the Isle of Wight.0:06 Day one of the first weekend was blown out at 30–40 knots; cadets spent the time on shore theory, RIB manoeuvres, and a reconnaissance run around Cowes past the Royal Yacht Squadron, Trinity Landing, and the Island Sailing Club.0:11 When conditions eased, the group sailed across the Solent and up Southampton Water to Marksford, practising VHF radio calls to the Coastguard and running man-overboard drills under sail using the quick-stop method.3:06 The second weekend took Kaluki west through the Solent toward the Needles in 10–15 knots, passing a temporary wreck marked by vertically striped yellow-and-blue buoys.7:57 Fog closed to one boat-length near the Needles fairway buoy; the crew continued past the South West Shingle sandbank, then sailed back toward Hurst Castle flying the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust spinnaker.9:54 The trip ended with an anchorage at Osborne Bay.11:24 Paul notes that each Isle of Dogs charter funds one Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust place for a young person with cancer.8:53
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