We all know that Phylisis Fogg went around the world in 80 day's, but who would have thought that Cdt Sgt Craig Boyfield of 163 Coventry Phoenix Sqn, would have gone around the Isle of Wight to France and back to Bearshead challenge in 10 day's.

But he did!

Having boarded the good ship TS Royalist on Saturday the 13 th October 2007 at Portsmouth , he and his crew mates ably assisted by the course instructors sailed the ship around the south coast. Leaving Portsmouth they sailed to Sherbourg via the Isle of Wight and with cry's of land ho still ringing in their ears did an about turn and sailed back to the Isle of Wight.

After a brief stay it was a case of whey anchor and head back to a port near Fareham . For the duration of the journey Cdt Sgt Boyfield was put in charge of the cadet group and received praise from all concerned.

By now you are probably wondering where the 10 days mentioned in the title comes in?

Well here it comes as on his return home he was to repack and head off to Swynnerton to Captain the Squadrons Bearsheads 2007 Team, and take them up against 24 other assorted teams from around the country in a series of challenges ranging from First Aid to the construction of a working egg launcher.

After three months of solid training on the squadron, the hard work and effort put in by the team, and as a result of Cdt Sgt Boyfields leadership abilitiy paid off with the team finishing in a very impressive 9 th place, especially as three of the members had never taken part in this challenge before.