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sports sailing offshoreWelcome to the AAC Offshore Sailing Team.

Exercise Goilden Eagle (Dragon).

THE YACHT: PIC 1 / PIC 2 (Link)

Aim
The Aim of EXERCISE GOLDEN EAGLE (DRAGON) is to mark the 50th anniversary of the Army Air Corps by sailing a Challenge 67 yacht around the world, arriving back in the UK on 1st September 2007.  The yacht will be crewed by AAC personnel and those associated with Army Aviation. 

Project Officer
The Project Officer is Capt Philip Brown AAC.

Address:
Project Officer
Ex Golden Eagle
Headquarters Squadron
1 Regiment Army Air Corps
British Forces Post Office 47
MoD
London

Email: philip.brown211@mod.uk

Telephone: +49 (0)5241 843579

Concept
The voyage will take 11-months and has been broken down into 10-Legs; each Leg sponsored by an AAC unit or Aviation HQ. Outline details are given in the table below:


Leg
Route
Dates
Unit/HQ
1

Gosport-Gran Canaria

 02-31 Oct 06 HQ DAAvn
2 Gran Canaria-Rio de Janeiro 01-30 Nov 06 7 AAC (V)
3 Rio-Cape Town 01-31 Dec 06 4 AAC
4 Cape Town-Fremantle 01 Jan-9 Feb 07 5 AAC
5 Fremantle-Wellington 10 Feb-14 Mar 07 2 AAC
6 Wellington-Tahiti 15 Mar-14 Apr 07 3 AAC
7 Tahiti-Panama 15 Apr-31 May 07 9 AAC
8 Panama-Miami 01 Jun-30 Jun 07 HQ JHC
9 Miami-Boston 1 Jul-21 Jul 07 3 AAC
10 Boston-Gosport 22 Jul-01 Sep 07 1 AAC


Crew
The Challenge 67 yachts are MOD owned and operated by the Joint Services Adventure Sail Training Centre (JSASTC) at Gosport.  JSASTC will appoint an experienced Challenge 67 skipper for each Leg.  The remaining 13 crew will be formed by the sponsoring unit and must consist of an RYA Yachtmaster (offshore), an RYA Coastal Skipper and two RYA Day Skippers.  The remaining crew can be novices.  Participants do not necessarily have to being serving at the sponsoring unit in order to secure a place on a particular Leg and should contact the unit Leg Leader to express an interest in joining that crew.  Leg Leaders have been advised to ensure that all participants have completed an RYA Sea Survival Course prior to departure.

Administration
An overarching JSATFA has been submitted to HQ 5 Div by the Exercise Project Officer and clearances are currently being sought by respective organisations.  Funding will be coordinated centrally and estimates for CILOR have been provided.  Div grants have been applied for and the Regimental Colonel has given kind permission for the exercise to be underwritten by the AAC Fund.  Personal contributions will be required and must comprise a minimum of a third of the total cost of the exercise. 

Flights
Flights are being coordinated centrally by the Project Officer.  On recommendation from JSASTC, Travel Counsellors plc have been selected to book the flights and have been instructed to achieve the maximum possible discount whilst retaining as much flexibility as possible.  Travel Counsellors specialise in crew changeovers for merchant shipping companies and are ideally suited to our requirements.  Flights will be booked approximately 11 ½ months in advance in order to secure maximum discount, however, names on tickets can be changed within days of the flight departure.

Contact us
Perhaps you are interested in participating in this exciting adventure or have experience of ocean sailing that may be helpful to the exercise planners?  Do you have any questions about the exercise or any observations?  If so, we would love to hear from you.  Please contact the Project Officer or unit Leg Leaders.         

Links
www.jsastc.org
www.grancanaria.co./patronato_turismo/467.0.html
www.riodejaneiro.COM
www.cape-town.org
www.countrywide.com.au/fremantle/index.html
www.wellingtonnz.com
www.tahiti-tourisme.com
www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/central-america/panama/
www.ci.miami.fl.us/pages/visitors.asp
http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2827552-boston_sailing_center_boston-i
www.gosport.info
www.travelcounsellors.com/graham.grigg
www.rya.org.uk/

 

 

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