▁form ▁a ▁coh es ive ▁unit ▁throughout ▁H M CS ▁Cab ot ' s ▁history ▁is ▁participation ▁in ▁sport . ▁Hockey ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁favorite ▁sport ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁Cab ot ▁members , ▁and ▁the ▁unit ▁often ▁played ▁against ▁other ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁Service ▁Hockey ▁League ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁Basketball , ▁bow ling , ▁sw imming , ▁and ▁soft ball ▁all ▁helped ▁the ▁members ▁come ▁together ▁as ▁a ▁team . ▁Row ing ▁in ▁the ▁annual ▁Royal ▁St . ▁John ' s ▁Reg atta ▁was ▁also ▁very ▁important ▁and ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁great ▁pride ▁in ▁the ▁per se ver ance ▁of ▁excell ence . ▁This ▁tradition ▁was ▁recently ▁taken ▁up ▁once ▁again ▁as ▁Cab ot ▁members ▁row ed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁C FS ▁ST ▁J OH NS ▁team ▁in ▁several ▁reg att as ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Cab ot ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁many ▁tend ers ▁throughout ▁its ▁si xty - year ▁history : ▁Re vel st oke , ▁and ▁Lang ara ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁Ac ad ian , ▁which ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁N CS M ▁Mont cal m . ▁P B ▁ 1 9 9 ▁St ando ff , ▁a ▁former ▁RC MP ▁boat , ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁H M CS ▁Cab ot ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁St ando ff ▁was ▁a ▁ 7 5 - foot ▁wooden ▁vessel , ▁and ▁could ▁crew ▁six ▁to ▁nine ▁sail ors ▁comfort ably . ▁It ▁had ▁two ▁C umm ins