Safety at Sea in a nutshell is a large safety meeting, that may sound boring, but I promise it is not. 16 ships from Area 3 came together at the Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston Field Office to learn and practice safety skills, like flares and mustang suits, that...
This past weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to race in the fall regatta. In this race my partner and I took home a deco place win for our ship. The day started out long waking up at 5 o’clock to get to the house we stored our boats at. After a hard working hour...
When I was invited to sail in the Harvest Moon Regatta, I was extremely excited and immediately made it my first priority that weekend. Having never sailed offshore or overnight, I had no idea what to expect, only that I needed to prepared. So I packed everything our...
Sea Star Base Galveston, in partnership with the United States Power Squadron, would like to invite your Scouts to a new version of winter camp: Sailor U We will be offering the Power Squadron’s Piloting program and a few of their seminars on December 26th-December...
Be prepared at sea! Ever wonder what you would do if someone fell overboard from your boat? Do you have a plan to deal with heavy weather if you can’t reach a safe harbor? We all know that things can go very wrong at sea, but do you know what to do when bad gets...
Registration is now open for the upcoming Sea Scout Regatta Cats Point – to be held in Gulfport Florida on November 3, 4, and 5, 2017. Regatta information can be found here and you can register using this link. This 10th Year event has since its beginning been...
Occoneechee Council will host their 2017 University of Scouting & Sea Scout College on Saturday November 4, 2017 from 0700 to 1700 in Raleigh, NC. The second annual Sea Scout College has 14 courses, most cover requirements training from the Sea Scout Manual. Open...
Here is a nice article on new Ship 486 in Abilene, Texas – the first ship in Texas Trails Council in a long time. Welcome aboard! http://arnne.ws/2jfr0yl By the way, there’s a surprisingly rich history of Sea Scouts in West Texas, including the SSS...
We have two upcoming opportunities to attend Seabadge in Southern Region. We have a class coming up at the Camp Wisdom Conference Center (near Dallas) on November 2-4, 2017, and another at the Florida Seabase Conference Center on January 26-28, 2018. Unfortunately the...
If any of you are planning to attend the DEMA show in Orlando, be sure to attend the talk about Sea Scouts. The Next Generation of Scuba Divers Using Sea Scouts to Bring in Youth Divers What: Seminar Presentation Date: Wednesday 11/1/17 Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Where:...
