Exercise TRANSGLOBE is a major expedition that is open to members of all three Armed Forces personnel (regular and reserve) and it will run from July 2009 to July 2010.  It is an ocean crossing, Adventurous Sail Training circumnavigation in 13 stages using three identical Challenge 67 foot (20.4m) steel hulled yachts owned by the MOD and operated out of the Joint Services Adventurous Sail Training Centre at Gosport, Hampshire. 

Each yacht has been assigned to one of the Services for the duration of the Exercise and the crews will be changed at each destination.  Over 550 personnel will participate through the course of the year.  Selected crews will represent their respective Service in both the 2009 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race and the 2010 Antigua Race Week, pitting themselves against each other and the cream of the world’s professional race teams.