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2016 National Maritime Sailtraining Scholarship
National Maritime Sailtraining Scholarships are intended to encourage young Americans to consider attending the US Merchant Marine Academy or an approved, state-run Maritime Academy or to consider joining the maritime workforce through industry apprenticeship...
Building to Teach Partnership
Learning to build a boat with your Sea Scouts is now within reach of any Sea Scout leader thanks to our newest partner, Building to Teach. Building to Teach is a program of the Alexandria Seaport Foundation that aims to enable students to learn math through hands-on...
Updated Small Boat Handler Requirements
The Sea Scout "Bar Awards," Small Boat Handler and Qualified Seaman, were confirmed in a recent survey as being important achievements and motivators to Sea Scouts. Accordingly, considerations of eliminating these awards were set aside. The original requirements for...
2015 National Flagship Competition
Now is the time for all ships to take stock of their past year’s program and document their accomplishments to apply for the annual National Flagship Competition. You will find attached the Annual Sea Scout Flagship Application, the Sea Scout Ship Performance outline,...
National Boatswain and SEAL Application Period Open
The National Sea Scout Committee is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for two of the most rewarding experiences the program has to offer. The National Sea Scout Boatswain serves as the youth representative for all of the Sea Scouts across...
Updated Advancement Requirements
IRVING TX- The National Sea Scout Committee has concluded a three year process to revise the Sea Scout Advancement Requirements. The most significant change was the inclusion of paddle sports into the advancement program. Wherever there was an on the water...
New Badges of Office Unveiled
Live from the BSA National Meeting National Supply has been working hard to make Sea Scout uniform items readily accessible to our members. As part of this initiative, 16 new round badges of office for ship and council level positions were created. “These badges of...
2015 National Flagship Named
Ship 1000, the “Enterprise” Honored With BoatU.S. and the Sea Scouts, BSA 2015 National Flagship Award The Boats Owners Association of the United States (BoatU.S.) and Sea Scouts, BSA recognize Sea Scout Ship 1000 the “Enterprise” of Rockwall, TX, Circle Ten Council...
2015 Seabadge Underway Michigan
Seabadge Underway Course in Mackinaw City Michigan aboard a 52' Ketch, the Retriever, from August 15- 23, 2015. Seabadge Underway (SBU) provides basic vessel operation training to Sea Scout and other adult Scout leaders, with little vessel experience, to help prepare...
Announcing the 2015-2016 National Boatswain
The National Sea Scout Support Committee announces the selection of Edward Campbell of Albion, Indiana as the 2015-2016 National Sea Scout Boatswain. His term of office is June 1, 2015 through May 31, 2016. He is a member of Ship 5111, Patriotic Pearl of the Anthony...