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
Well, what can be said about America’s
Cup Race 4? It was scheduled to be run last Thursday, February 20th. It has
been postponed 5 times now due
to uncooperative winds and weather. A general aura of frustration hangs over
Auckland. The voicing of this frustration ranges from attempts at humor to
accusations of a lack of impartiality on the part of the race director. The
American Sea Scouts here in Auckland watch and wait (and wait…), concerned
that we will have to go home before it’s over. Let there be wind! Let
it blow with consistent direction! Let there be a race! We wait…
Meanwhile, we souvenir shop, mingle with the crowd at Viaduct Harbor, and try to get over the nasty cold bug that has plagued 3 out of 4 of us (Cynthia has somehow managed to dodge it.) On a positive note, the food here is very good and the people, both locals and visitors, are really nice. The New Zealander’s fabled reputation for friendliness is generally well deserved.
Christopher Fox
(Photo note: this is the official team photo for the Race Marshals. Cynthia, Frank, & Nicolette are in the middle row near the end on the viewer’s right. Chris is not in the shot, as he took the picture!)
Sea
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.