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Area Boatswain of the Month: Ryan Trefny
The Southern Region Quarterdeck has selected Ryan Trefny as Area Boatswain of the Month for December. Ryan is the Boatswain for Southern Region Area 3, covering the southern half of Texas, and is doing an outstanding job! Ryan has worked to gather contact information...
Sea Scout Leadership Award
Last year, the Sea Scout Leadership Award became available for the first time for awarding at the Council, Area, Regional and National levels. In Southern Region, we had good coverage at the Area and Regional levels, but very little utilization of this award at the...
Sea Scout Academy 2018 Galveston
Registration is now open for Sea Scout Academy 2018 to be held at Sea Star Base Galveston on January 13-15 (Martin Luther King Day Weekend) Seven training tracks are available for Sea Scout youth ranging from recruit (1st year) to Been There Done That (5th year)....
Small Boat Handler Award and National Boating Standards
Two organizations set national standards for boating education in the United States. The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA) sets standards for classroom-based education. In many states, boat operators are required to take a...
BSA Chief answers Scouters’ questions about welcoming girls into Scouting
On November 21st, Bryan Wendell, the primary author of the "Bryan on Scouting" blog published the following: "On Oct. 30, I asked Scouters to submit their questions to BSA Chief Scout Executive Mike Surbaugh. By the time we recorded the video last week, we had...
From the Central Region Commodore – November, 2017
Greetings fellow Sea Scouters, The snow has started to fly, Deer hunting seasons begun and many of you have winterized your boats. Time for our indoor programs to begin. First off, Happy Thanksgiving, and hope you all have a blessed holiday season during the rest of...
Scholarship Opportunities
Call for Applications: DAN is Looking for a Future Dive Safety Educator DAN is launching its new internship program aimed at certified divers currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate degree programs in education. The DAN Diver Safety Education Internship is a...
Seabadge in Florida this January!
If you're looking to escape the cold weather this winter, consider joining us at the Florida Seabase Conference Center for a Seabadge Course hosted by Southern Region and Greater Tampa Bay Area Council. Seabadge is an adult leader training experience aimed at both...
Safety at Sea – Galveston
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...
SHAC Fall Regatta
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...