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Paddlecraft Quartermaster Cruise
Our Sea Scout advancement requirements recently changed to better support paddlecraft ships. One of those changes is that it is now possible to conduct a Quartermaster cruise on paddlecraft. Macy S of Ship 1, SSS Unique in East Texas Area Council recently conducted...
Inside SEAL Minds: Texas Gulf Coast SEAL 2017
For various reasons, youth in the Sea Scout program applied to participate is SEAL, a Sea Scout Advance Leadership Training; eight were accepted. After months of preparation and study, it was time to finally meet. For 12 days, these participants grew into a team....
Albemarle Loop Long Cruise
Sea Scout Ship 16 chartered to Beech Grove United Methodist Church in Suffolk, Virginia in the Colonial Virginia Council completed their 2018 Long Cruise via the Albemarle Loop in North Carolina. 8 Sea Scouts and 4 adults sailed from Nautical Boats in West Norfolk on...
Point Glass Pointing in a New Direction
As summer began, so did the terms of the newly elected boatswains for region, area, and council quarterdecks all across the states, which meant there was some planning to be done. The southern region quarterdeck, represented by 9 area boatswains and 1 regional...
Original Sea Scout Manual
Ever wonder what the original Sea Scout manual, written by Warington Baden-Powell, looked like? You can download a scan of it (and several other interesting historical Sea Scout documents) from this site. In the introduction, he wrote: Such a lot of Scouts want to...
Texas Gulf Coast SEAL 2017
The Texas Gulf Coast SEAL is under way this week with a class of 8 candidates, 1 from Florida, 1 from California and the rest from all corners of Texas - from Gulf Coast to Austin to Palestine to Amarillo. All have passed the navigation exam, one of the hardest parts...
Fond du Lac Sea Scouts Lighthouse Regatta
The “Fond du Lac Sea Scouts Lighthouse Regatta” is a co-ed competition between B.S.A. registered Sea Scouts from any Central Region Sea Scout Ship, with Scouts racing to earn an invitation to the “William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup” to be held in 2018. This 2017 racing event will begin and conclude on Tuesday, August 8th, 2017. There will be a limited practice session available on Monday, August 7th, 2017.
Motor City Regatta
The “Motor City Regatta” is a co-ed competition between B.S.A. registered Sea Scouts from the Central Fleet of the Boy Scouts of America, with the Scouts racing to earn an invitation to the “William I. Koch International Sea Scout Cup” to be held in 2018. The 2017 racing event will begin and conclude on Saturday August 5th, 2017. There will be a limited practice session available on Friday August 4th, 2017.
Chicago-area Sea Scout Smith Regatta
This year’s Chicago-area Sea Scouts’ Thomas R. Smith Regatta will be held July 5, 6, for practice and Friday July 7 for races. Regatta participants are strongly encouraged to attend the practice sessions as they are led by a top professional who is an expert in these 420-class boats. In addition, if the weather forecast is bad on Friday, races on Thursday may be counted.
2017 Aggie Cup
The notice of race has been posted for the 2017 Aggie Cup, a Southern Region Qualifier for the 2018 International Sea Scout Cup. The race will be held at Sea Star Base Galveston on September 23, 2017.