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	Sea Scout Ship 405 S.S.S. Ascension Georgetown, TX

The Purpose of Sea Scouts For over 100 years Sea Scouting has promoted better citizenship and improved members’ boating skills through instruction and practice in water safety, boating skills, outdoor, social, service experiences, and knowledge of our maritime heritage. The Sea Scout Program Sea Scout units– called ships- are established all across the country on oceans, bays, rivers, and lakes. They provide limitless opportunities and exciting challenges that you won’t ﬁnd anywhere else. Sea Scouts is a place to grow and learn, ﬁnd adventure, and build long lasting friendships. Sea Scout Pillars Seamanship The best part of Sea Scouts is cruising and mastering the skills you learn with your shipmates. On board a vessel you share hands-on experiences as helmsman and navigator, lookout and cook, sail handler and engineer. You and your shipmates will plan and conduct your annual cruise – summer camp underway. Imagine sailing the Caribbean, cruising to Alaska, ﬁshing, swimming, diving, snorkeling or anything else your ship wants to do! Scouting Sea Scouts is youth led and adult mentored. You and your shipmates lead your Sea Scout program. Elected youth leaders plan and conduct the program and adult leaders guide and support your efforts as you learn important leadership and life skills. As you gain experience you will have the opportunity to contribute as a leader in your ship. Sea Scouts are recognized and rewarded for the things they learn and do. You can earn valuable certiﬁcations in SCUBA, boating safety, lifesaving, and CPR, as well as advance in rank from Apprentice to Quartermaster. Each certiﬁcation and level of advancement marks your growth as a sailor and a leader. Service Sea Scouts take service very seriously. Sea Scouts perform various kinds of service from service to their ship, to community service. They participate service such as river or beach clean-up efforts, food drives, and youth programs. Sea Scouts also participate in flag ceremonies, and serve as honor guards at various community events. Social Sea Scouts provides opportunities to share experiences with other young people who share your interests. As your ship participates in fun and exciting activities like sailing regattas, rowing races, and rendezvous, you’ll learn and grow with your shipmates. You’ll even have the opportunity to meet Sea Scouts from other parts of your community, the nation, and even the world!
FAQs How much does it cost? There are 2 fees associated with joining. The first fee is to the individual unit which is used to fund activities and maintain equipment. This is an annual fee of $100 per scout. There is a second fee that is paid directly to BSA at the time of registration and is used for National membership and insurance. This is an annual fee of $75 per youth and $45 for registered adults. There can be additional fees for monthly outings to purchase food or cover specific activity cost. What is the schedule? In an effort not to interfere with school and other schedules we have been meeting on Sunday afternoons from 4pm to 6pm. A typical month will consist of 2 meetings and an outing. The 1st Sunday of the month is used to plan for the upcoming outing and have some classroom instruction. The 3rd Sunday is used as a hands-on meeting to keep our equipment maintained and teach certain skills. The fourth weekend is used for an outing, this could be an overnight campout or a day event. This is subject to change to work around holiday schedules and our own scout's busy lives. Who can join? Sea scouts is a co-ed program for youth and young adults from age 14 through 20. We can accept youth at the age of 13 if they have completed 8th grade Do I need equipment? We can provide base equipment. Uniforms are needed and we have a both a Class A uniform for formal meetings and a Class B water shirt for days on the water and casual events. There are many different uniform options and pricing varies, but can be very affordable. As you become more involved and may want your own equipment, we have links for recommended items. For information contact: Skipper Mike McAlister skipper405gtx@gmail.com 512-818-7974 Chartered by Christ Lutheran Church home to Pack 405, Troop 405. Troop 4050, Venturing Crew 405, and Sea Scout Ship 405