Tuesday, 01 June 2010

Guy Salmon Land Rover Portsmouth Sponsor the Maritime Reserves in the Royal Navy Field Gun Competition.

This year, the Maritime Reserves will be entering the Royal Navy Field Gun competition for the third consecutive year with Guy Salmon as their key sponsor!

Unlike most entrants the Maritime Reserve field gun crew for 2010 has just 14 days to train together to compete against teams that would have been continually training for this big traditional event.

The origin of the field gun competition is linked to the Boer War, in particular the epic 119 day siege of Ladysmith. There have been many changes to the competition. The 1907 challenge involved a team of 17 scaling a five-foot high obstacle on a 75-yard long course and returning. In 1947 the course consisted of seven ‘very stiff obstacles’ over a distance of 440 yards each way. Today, 18 strong teams compete over an 85-yard long flat track, a total run of 170 yards.

The competition takes place every year at HMS Collingwood in Fareham. This year it is on the 5th June and Collingwood is holding an open day, which the field gun competition is the main event.

We wish the Maritime reserves the best of luck!