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National Boatswain Honored at Scouting America National Annual Meeting
Gabi Furnans received her National Sea Scout Leadership Award from Roger Krone, CEO of Scouting America, at the National Annual Meeting of Scouting America.
Coast Guard Tech Talk: Protected Species at NOAA
Please register for our May 2025 Coast Guard Tech Talk Table on 27 May 2025 at 9pmET/8pmCT/7pmMT/6pmPT using the Zoom Webinar registration link below https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b3HiiLXOTEeUeDaFJ_yqQA Our speaker is Briana Gibb. Briana is the...
Lilith “Lily” E. named 2025-2026 National Sea Scout Boatswain Elect
The National Boatswain youth selection committee has selected Lilith "Lily" Marie E. of Cypress, Texas as the 2025-2026 National Boatswain Elect. She is a member of Ship 502 chartered to Christ the Redeemer church. Sam Houston Area Council, Houston, Texas is her home...
Abigail “Abbey” H. named 2025-2026 National Sea Scout Boatswain
The National Boatswain youth selection committee has selected Abigail “Abbey” H. of Hampstead, North Carolina as the 2025-26 National Boatswain. She is a member of Ship 2003 chartered to Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 6. Cape Fear Council in Wilmington, NC is her home...
2025 National and Territory Sea Scout Leadership Awards Announced
The Sea Scout Leadership Award is presented by the National Sea Scout Committee to deserving Sea Scout youth members and Scouters who made exceptional contributions to Sea Scouting at the National and Territory level and who exemplify the Scout Oath, the Scout Law,...
Meet the 2025 National Sea Scout Flagship and the National Fleet!
The Sea Scout Ship Pearls (Ship 669) of Santa Cruz, California, Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council, has been named the 2025 BoatUS National Flagship based on their outstanding Scouting program. The SSS Pearls is led by Boatswain Oly B. and Skipper John Fisher. Since...
2025 Sea Scouts on the USCG Barque Eagle
The four primary and two alternates have been selected for the 2025 Cruise in Southern California! The primary selectees are: Grayson A - Alamo Area Council - Sea Scout Ship #830 (Six Guns) - Quartermaster Magnus G - Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council - Sea Scout...
Looking for a Printed Copy of the Sea Scout Handbook?
If so, then you are in luck! Sea Scout Ship #999, "The Mayflower" in Huntsville, Alabama may just have your ticket! They are offering a printed, soft cover, version of the Sea Scout Handbook for $20 and a hardcover version for $25 plus shipping. Right now, they are in...
New Quartermaster Application Available
A new fillable-PDF version of the Quartermaster application has been published and is linked on the Advancement Central page, in the Quartermaster section. This application replaces the older version which was available from scouting.org. Our thanks to the Materials...
Now available, the Council Boatswain Guidelines
Our Materials and Literature task force has published a new guideline for Council Boatswains. You can download the guide from the Scout Resource Center.