Sea Scouts at the America's Cup
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Sea Scouts at the America's Cup |
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Two Sea Scouts have been chosen to travel to New Zealand for the final portion of the America's Cup Race. This web page will feature regular updates from the Sea Scout correspondents and other interesting information.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SEA SCOUTS TO ATTEND 2003 AMERICA’S CUP RACE IN NEW ZEALAND
Sea Scouts Nicolette Ward and A. Frank Thomas have been selected to attend the 2003 America’s Cup sailing championship race in New Zealand. The America’s Cup Sailing Championship race is the number one sailing event in the world. Nicolette is a member of Ship 936 in the Orange County Council, Costa Mesa, California. She has earned the Sea Scout Quartermaster Award.
Also attending the race with the Scouts are Sea Scout adult leaders. Cynthia Johnson, Ship 502, Houston, Texas and Chris Fox, Newport Beach, California. Look for them on television as they patrol the race course. Regular reports from the Sea Scouts will be available on the Sea Scouts, B.S.A. web site at www.seascout.org. |
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Scouting is a co-educational program offered to young adults between the ages
of 14 and 21. Sea Scouting is organized to promote better citizenship and to improve
members' boating skills and knowledge through instruction and practice in water
safety, boating skills, outdoor, social, and service experiences, and knowledge
of our maritime heritage. For information on the Sea Scout unit nearest you, contact
your local Boy Scouts of America council, or write to "Sea Scouts," c/o Boy Scouts
of America, P.O. Box 152079, Irving, TX 75015-2079; or e-mail, moreinfo@seascout.org.
http://www.seascout.org.
to the official America's Cup website.
Follow America's Cup coverage from the local newspaper, the New Zealand Herald.
to the index of Sea Scouts at the 2003 America's Cup races.
to the Sea Scouting Home Page.
Frank is a member of Ship 1 in the Southeast Louisiana Council in the New
Orleans, Louisiana area. He is working on his Quartermaster award. Frank graduated
first in his Class at Sea Scout Advanced Leadership Training, a week-long, hands
on leadership course on the water in June 2002. Nicolette and Frank will spend
three weeks in New Zealand, expenses paid by Bill Koch, 1992 America’s Cup winner
and a member of the National Sea Scout Committee. They will be volunteers working
with the New Zealand Coast Guard and the Buckland’s Beach Yacht Club.