Sea Scout
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| Founded | 1909 | ||
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- For the frogman-detector sonar system, see NuvoSonic.
- For the Sea Scout type airship, see SS class blimp
Sea Scouts are members of the international Scouting movement, with a particular emphasis on water-based activities, such as kayaking, canoeing, sailing, and rowing. Depending on the country and the available water these activities are on lakes, rivers or sea in small or large ships. Sea Scouting can be a program for all Scouts or just older Scouts. Sea Scouts provides a chance to sail, cruise on boats, learn navigation, learn how to work on engines. Sea Scouts often compete in regattas. Sea Scouts often have distinctive uniforms.
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History [edit]
One of the earliest records of "Sea Scouts" is in Chums magazine which refers to "Sea Scouts" as early as July 1909.[1] These Sea Scouts were part of the Chums Scouts and British Boy Scouts.[citation needed]
Also in the Chums magazine, the British Boys Naval Brigade, later National Naval Cadets, were subtitled 'Scouts of the Sea' from the 14 July 1909 edition and, from the 28 July 1909 edition, 'Sea Scouts of the Empire'.[2] The British Boy Scouts and an original company of The National Naval Cadets were both headquartered in Battersea, London and the 'boys' weekly newspaper Chums was the official journal of both. The National Naval Cadets affiliated with the British Boy Scouts as part of its Sea Scouts.[citation needed]
Later, Sea Scouts were introduced within the Baden-Powell Boy Scouts organization. A camp for Scouts was held at Bucklers Hard, Hampshire in August 1909 at which boating activities were a focus. Warington Baden-Powell[3] wrote Sea Scouting and Seamanship for Boys in 1910, with a foreword by Robert Baden-Powell. A special uniform for Sea Scouts was approved in 1910 and, in 1912, the name "Sea Scouts" was officially adopted within Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts Association.[4]
Sea Scouting also found its way to the rest of the world.
Loss of Sea Scout vessels [edit]
In August 1950 The Wangle III, owned by 1st Mortlake Sea Scouts was lost on a return voyage from France, all 10 scouts on board perished in the disaster.[4][5]
Around the world [edit]
In many organizations a Sea Scout troop or group has a special name, in the Boy Scouts of America it is called a ship.
| Country | Membership | Troops/Groups | Age group | See also |
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| Argentina | 2 | 6-21 | http://gruposcoutnavalesalteg-brown.webnode.es/ | |
| Australia | 92 | 6–26 | ||
| Austria | 4 | 10–20 | Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen Österreichs | |
| Bahamas | ||||
| Bangladesh | 30 | 14–25 | [1] | |
| Barbados | ||||
| Belgium | 3,100 | 27 | 6–18 | |
| Brazil | 4.500 | 100 | 7–21 | [2] |
| Bulgaria | at least 1 | |||
| Canada | at least 3 | 11–26 | ||
| Croatia | 7 | |||
| Cyprus | 9 | |||
| Czech Republic | 3,300 | 166 | ||
| Denmark | 3,800 | |||
| Egypt | ||||
| Finland[6] | 9,000 | 100 | ||
| France | 2,500 | |||
| Germany | 12 | |||
| Gibraltar | 1 | |||
| Greece | 4,000 | above 7 | Soma Hellinon Proskopon (Boy Scouts) | |
| Soma Hellinikou Odigismou (co-ed Guides) | ||||
| Hong Kong | 11–20 | |||
| Iceland | 1 | |||
| India | at least 1 | 10–26 | ||
| Indonesia | 4 | 14-20 | saka bahari | |
| Ireland | approx. 2650 | 25 | 6–20 | Sea Scouts (Scouting Ireland) |
| Israel[7] | 850 | 8 | 10–19 | |
| Italy | 500 | 30 | ||
| Latvia | 90 | 5 | 11–16 | |
| Lithuania | 450 | 29 | ||
| Malaysia | at least 20 | 12–19 | ||
| Monaco | 1 | |||
| Montenegro | ||||
| Netherlands[8] | 2,167 | 300 | 7–11 | Scouting Nederland |
| 5,401 | 10–15 | |||
| 1,395 | 14–17 | |||
| 2,000 | 17–23 | |||
| New Zealand | 2,000 | 60 | 10–15.5 | Sea Scouts New Zealand |
| Norway | 1,700 | 26 | ||
| Pakistan | 200 | |||
| Poland (01-01-2007) | 295 (159g+136b) | 175 | 6–9 | |
| 669 (366g+303b) | 10–12 | |||
| 910 (442g+351b) | 13–15 | |||
| 735 (392f+343m) | 16–18 | |||
| 225 (89f+163m) | 19–25 | |||
| ~475 | leaders | |||
| Philippines | 10–17 | |||
| Pitcairn Island | 1 | |||
| Portugal | 600 | 19 | 7–23 | |
| Romania | 100 | 2 | ||
| Serbia | ||||
| Singapore | 12–24 | |||
| Slovakia | 6 | |||
| South Africa[9] | 20 | 11–18 | ||
| Spain | 2 | |||
| Sweden | 7,000 | 80 | 8-25 | |
| Switzerland[10] | 130 | 1 | >6 | Pfadibewegung Schweiz |
| Thailand | ||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1893 | 18 | 11–21 | |
| Turkey | ||||
| United Kingdom | 10,000 | 401 | 10–14 | Sea Scouts (The Scout Association) |
| 14–18 | ||||
| United States | 15,000 | 13–21 | Sea Scouting (Boy Scouts of America) Girl Scouts of the USA |
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Eurosea seminars [edit]
Eurosea is the seminar for Sea Scouting/Guiding in the European Scout Region which take place every three years. The aims and objectives are to enable national associations to share ideas and experiences on how to develop Sea Scouting/Guiding or water-based programs in general. Participants are members of national or regional teams responsible for Sea Scouting/Guiding or developing water-based programs and representatives from associations interested in introducing Sea Scouting/Guiding.
- Eurosea 1, 1985: Thessaloniki, Greece
- Eurosea 2, 1988: Harderhaven, Netherlands
- Eurosea 3, 1992: Vässarö, Sweden
- Eurosea 4, 1994: London, United Kingdom
- Eurosea 5, 1997: Oslo, Norway
- Eurosea 6, 2000: Olsztynek, Poland
- Eurosea 7, 2003: São Jacinto, Aveiro, Portugal
- Eurosea 8, 2006: Korpoo, Finland
- Eurosea 9, 2008: Larch Hill, Ireland
- Eurosea 10, 2010: Plzeň, Czech Republic
- Eurosea 11, 2012: Copenhagen, Denmark
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Chums, vd. e.g. 14 July 1909 p879, 21 July 1909 p888, 28 July 1909 p921
- ^ http://www.boy-scout.net/en/page1/page31/page31.html
- ^ Warington Baden-Powell, K.C., an Admiralty lawyer, a sailor, inventor of canoe sailing and author of Canoe Travelling: Log of a Cruise on the Baltic, and Practical Hints on Building and Fitting Canoes London, Smith, Elder, 1871
- ^ a b Masini, Roy (2007). "A Short History of Sea Scouting in the United Kingdom". Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ GB Board of Trade; SCC Libraries (19/3/1951). "Wreck report for 'Wangle III', 1951". Retrieved 10 May 2013.
- ^ "Sea guiding and scouting". Retrieved 2010-09-28.
- ^ Sea Scouting: Sea Scouting in Israel
- ^ "Presentation Dutch Seascouts Eurosea 8 Seminar" (powerpoint). Retrieved 2007-03-05.
- ^ seascout.org SouthAfrica
- ^ "Unikum unter den Schweizer Pfadfindern feiert Jubiläum" (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 2008-03-31. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
- J.S. Wilson, Scouting 'Round the World, 1957 edition
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