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1997

January

17-19     Basic Training Weekend, Camp Round Meadow, Catoctin
          National Park, Maryland. Sponsor: S.E.S. Sea Devil,
          Ship 1009, National Capitol Area Council. Contact:
          Skipper Jerry Crabtree, 12409 Stirrup Lane, Bowie, MD
          20715, (301) 262-0394. Cost: $25.00. This training
          event for both Sea Scouts and Sea Scouting adult
          officers will include Quarterdeck training, Explorer
          Leader Basic and Sea Scout Leader Specialized
          Training, and nautical skills training, as well as a
          board games social on Friday night and a sock hop on
          Saturday evening. Berthing will be in dormitories, and
          cafeteria-style meals will be served.

TBA       24th National Scout Regatta, Auckland, New Zealand.
          Cost: NZ$300-350. 700+ participants, 10-18 years old.

25        Fairfield County Council Sea Scouting Squadron Bridge
          of Honor. Sponsor: Fairfield County Council. Contact:
          Commodore Roger Crossland, 220 Colonial Drive,
          Fairfield, CT 06430, (203) 259-3569. Will be followed
          by dance.

February

15        1997 Cascade Pacific Council Quartermaster Ball, Portland Yacht Club.
          Sponsor:  Sea Scouting Association, Cascade Pacific Council.  
          Contact:  Eric Kozowski.  Cost: $5 per person, $10 couples.
          Several Quartermaster awards will be presented this year, along with the
          Fleet Flagship award, all aboard a Landship.  There will also be a dance
          following the Landship ceremony.  Beverages are included.  Dress is to be 
          dress blue Sea Scout uniform for Scouts and Scouters.  Non-Scouts/Scouters
          should wear formal or semi-formal attire.  The Grand March begins promptly
          at 2000.

23        22nd Winter Amidships. Sponsors: Marinet Scout Ship Seawitch,
          Sea Scout Ship Conquistador Alumni, and Bay Lakes 
          Council Sea Scout Squadron. Registration: Winter Amidships, 
          Vickie Diaz, Treasurer, 204 E. 1st St., Fond du Lac, WI 54935. 
          Contact: Ann Gratton, Chair, (414) 231-3015. Events include 
          tug-of-war, knots, compass, PFDs, heaving line, 1st aid, ob- 
          stacle course, snow/ice bowling, and a dance. All outdoors 
          events are mandatory. Cost: $9.00 per person.

TBA       Advanced Seamanship Training Weekend, U.S. Coast Guard
          Academy, New London, Connecticut. Sponsor: Northeast
          Region, B.S.A. Contact: Vice Commodore Hugh Stephens,
          103 Huntington Road, Port Washington, NY 11050, (516)
          767-0755. Cost: TBA. This training event for Sea
          Scouting adult officers will include advanced nautical
          and seamanship skills. Berthing will be aboard the
          U.S.C.G. Barque Eagle, with cafeteria-style meals
          served aboard ship.

March

7-9       Southern Region Seabadge Conference SR-VII, Location:
          Florida Sea Base. Sponsor: Southern Region. Contact:    
          Contact: Commodore Walt Whitacre, P.O. Box 14026,
          Huntsville, AL 35815, (205) 544-0047.: TBD.
          Seabadge training is a national Sea Scouting training
          curriculum administered on a regional basis. Its
          purpose is to improve the leadership, management, and
          training skills of selected Sea Scout officers; to
          train trainers who, upon graduation, will pass on the
          knowledge and insight gained during the experience to
          those in his or her area of Sea Scouting responsibili-
          ties; to improve the unit management skills of Sea
          Scout officers and committee members by stimulating
          trained Seabadge personnel to conduct local council Sea
          Scout training courses; to improve the understanding
          of the Sea Scout program and its objectives and to
          use this improved understanding to increase the quality
          of local Sea Scout Ships and to expand the outreach
          of the program; and to provide for an interchange of
          program and administrative ideas between Sea Scout
          personnel from a variety of background and locations. 

8-9       Nautical Training Weekend, U.S. Naval Reserve
          Center, 2745 Memorial Drive, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
          Sponsors: Milwaukee County Council, S.E.S. Atlantis, and
          S.E.S. 500. Contact: Skipper Steve Smiley (414) 242-5325,
          or Bill Sills. Cost: $10.00. This training
          event is for both Sea Scouts and Sea Scouting adult
          officers. Registration will be 0800 Saturday. The Sunday
          awards ceremony and lunch will be held at the Milwaukee 
          Lake Schooner Education Association.  Skipper Steve Smiley
          and Mate Dave Blomburg are the co-directors, with Skipper
          Mary Jane Clark as the Dean.
   
14-16     Northeast Region Seabadge Conference NE-VIII, Location:
          Baltimore, Maryland. Sponsor: Northeast Region, P.O.
          Box 350, Dayton, NJ 08810. Contact: Robin Ouellette,
          Yeoman-Registration, Seabadge NE-8, 9613 Muirfield
          Drive, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772-5333. Cost: $155.
          Seabadge training is a national Sea Scouting training

          curriculum administered on a regional basis. Its
          purpose is to improve the leadership, management, and
          training skills of selected Sea Scout officers; to
          train trainers who, upon graduation, will pass on the
          knowledge and insight gained during the experience to
          those in his or her area of Sea Scouting responsibili-
          ties; to improve the unit management skills of Sea
          Scout officers and committee members by stimulating
          trained Seabadge personnel to conduct local council Sea
          Scout training courses; to improve the understanding
          of the Sea Scout program and its objectives and to
          use this improved understanding to increase the quality
          of local Sea Scout Ships and to expand the outreach
          of the program; and to provide for an interchange of
          program and administrative ideas between Sea Scout
          personnel from a variety of background and locations. 

14-16     Mert Wells Rendezvous, Pacific Northwest. Contact: 
          Commodore John Kelly, Area 1, Western Region, 5271 45th
          Ave. S.W., Seattle, WA 98136, (206) 932-0971.

14-16     Sailing Regatta, Tampa, Florida. Contact: TBD
          
TBA       Sea Scout Ranger Regatta, Snug, Tasmania, Australia.
          Contact: Scout/Ranger Regatta, 37 Tingara Road,
          Blackman's Bay, Tasmania, Australia, (03) 62 294700.
         Cost: $40 per person. The Scout Ranger Regatta was
          originally an event for Sea Scouts but now everybody
          goes. Includes traditional sailing and rowing events,
          as well as kayaking, canoeing, swimming, pillow-fights,
          and volleyball. Purported to be the largest gathering
          of its kind in the southern hemispher. More information
          available from Andrew Stevenson, 1st Glenorchy Venturer
          Unit, Tasmania, Australia, andrew@micksquadra.its.utas.edu.au.

22        Delaware Valley Bridge of Honor and Ball, Bridgeport,
          New Jersey. Sponsor: South Jersey Area Council.
          Contact: Skipper April M. Maska, 1318 Verga Ave.,
          Verga, NJ 08093, (609) 845-1205. Cost: $25 per person.
          The Bridge of Honor includes a terrific dinner, awards
          ceremony aboard a landship for Sea Scouts (including
          the coveted Sea Scout of the Year Award) and Sea
          Scouting adult officers, a formal dance with a Queen
          of the Ball competition, a Sunday morning Skippers'
          meeting, and a great deal of socializing and idea
          swapping. This is one of the largest Sea Scouting
          events in the country and is extremely well run. Space
          is limited, so reserving your place early is
          recommended.

22        Northeast Region Regional Sea Scouting Committee
          Meeting. Bridgeport, New Jersey. Sponsor: Northeast
          Region. Contact: Commodore Bruce Johnson, 6148 Llanfair
          Drive, Columbia, MD 21044-3829, (410) 740-7204.

April
4         Liberty Wardroom Sea Scout Rally, SUNY Maritime
          College, Fort Schuyler, Bronx, New York. Sponsor: Liberty
          Wardroom of Northern New Jersey & the New York City metro
          area. Contact: Skipper David Mosher, 6142 Delafield Avenue,
          Bronx, NY 10741, (718) 601-4155. The Rally will provide
          workshops and check-offs for Sea Scout advancement re-
          quirements, as well as panel discussions on program devel-
          opment for Sea Scouts and adult leaders. Cost: None;
          each Ship is responsible for providing its own lunch,  
          counselors for the workshops, and at least one Sea Scout
          and one adult for the panel discussions.               

TBA       Sam Houston Area Council Rendezvous. Contact: Sam
          Houston Area Council, Venturing Executive, P.O. Box
          2786, Houston, TX 77052.

11-13     Old Salts Regatta. Location: Treasure Island Naval
          Station, San Francisco, California. Sponsor:     .
          Contact:

26        Sea Farer's Regatta. Location: Martinez, California. 
          Sponsor:    . Contact: Chick Russell

27-29     Nor'Wester Regatta, Pacific Northwest. Contact: 
          Commodore John Kelly, Area 1, Western Region, 5271 45th
          Ave. S.W., Seattle, WA 98136, (206) 932-0971.

May
1-3       Central Region Seabadge Conference C-I, Location:
          Williams Bay, Wisconsin. Sponsor: Sinnissippi Council, 2300
          East Racine St., Janesville, WI 53545. Contact: William H.
          Sills III, Course Director, P.O. Box 100,
          Zenda, WI 53195-0100, 800-587-2113. Cost: $135.
          Seabadge training is a national Sea Scouting training
          curriculum administered on a regional basis. Its
          purpose is to improve the leadership, management, and
          training skills of selected Sea Scout officers; to
          train trainers who, upon graduation, will pass on the
          knowledge and insight gained during the experience to
          those in his or her area of Sea Scouting responsibili-
          ties; to improve the unit management skills of Sea
          Scout officers and committee members by stimulating
          trained Seabadge personnel to conduct local council Sea
          Scout training courses; to improve the understanding
          of the Sea Scout program and its objectives and to
          use this improved understanding to increase the quality
          of local Sea Scout Ships and to expand the outreach
          of the program; and to provide for an interchange of
          program and administrative ideas between Sea Scout
          personnel from a variety of background and locations. 

23-26     32nd annual Henry I. Nygard Area Regatta, Greenwell

          State Park, Hollywood, Maryland. Sponsor: National

          Capitol Area Council. Contact: Commodore Douglass
          Yeckley, 1426 Crabhouse Road, Lusby, MD, (410) 326-4291
          or National Capitol Area Council, 9190 Wisconsin
          Avenue, Bethesda, MD, (301) 530-9360. The Regatta
          includes a full weekend of nautical competition, and a
          dance. Cost: $30 per person which includes all meals.

24-26     Ancient Mariner's Regatta. Location: US Coast Guard Island,
          Alameda, California. 25 competitive events (7 required, 18 optional).
          45th year. Berthing aboard your boat or bring tents. $25 per
          ship plus $25 per person. Meals and dance included. No extra 
          charges. For an invitation or an information and registration
          packet, e-mail ship number, skipper's name and address, and
          council name to G. Don Caselas, AMR
          Admin, Subject: AMR INFO, or call 408-726-3361. 

23-25     5th European Sea Scout & Guide Seminar. Location: Oslo, Norway.
          The seminar will bring together Sea scout and Guide leaders
          from many different countries to share ideas, experiences and
          plan future co-operation.  The proposed program includes: an
          overview of Sea Scouting and Guiding in Europe and review of
          previous Sea Scout and Guide seminars; new EU safety regula-
          tions for water activities; Europe For You! and Sea Scouting's
          contribution; highlights from the Armada 1995.  For more
          information, or to receive your own copy of Euronaut, the
          European Sea Scout and Guide newsletter, please contact Einar
          Oslebye.  Fax: (+47.22) 42 07 04 or (+47.38) 01 51 40. 

June
14-15     Lightship Rendezvous, Captain's Cove, Black Rock
          Harbor, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Sponsor: Fairfield
          County Council Sea Scouting Squadron. Contact:
          Commodore Roger Crossland, Fairfield County Council,
          362 Main St., Norwalk, CT 06851. Cost: $8 before May 31; $10 after May 31.
          (This is the new home of the Nantucket Lightship.)  Sail in if you can,  
          though event is accessible by land. Competition among composite crews 
          as usual. There will also be one or two intership competitions.
          There will be an opportunity for individuals to be designated 
          Squadron Navigator by taking a standard USPS test and acquiring  
          some token.  Top scorer will get a cup. Ships attend to their own  
          berthing and messing.  The marina has its own restaurant which is not
          open for breakfast. Drive-in Ships will be able to go sailing as 
          guests of sail-in Ships on Sunday wind and weather permitting.
          Liberty cuff patches as always.  There is a tattoo parlor on the  
          wharf for the truly salty. Questions call Roger Crossland
          W (203) 481-6231 Ext.225 or H (203) 259-3569. The Rendezvous includes  
          static and live demonstrations.

20-22     Delaware Valley Rendezvous, Lakehurst Naval Air Station,
          Lakehurst, New Jersey. Sponsor: Delaware Valley Youth
          Boating Association. Contact: Charles Porter, 2623 S.
          Dewey St., Philadelphia, PA 19142, (215) 729-2642.
          Cost: $20.00 per person. The Rendezvous includes a weekend
          of competition, fellowship, and tours of the Naval Air Sta-
          tion.

TBA       Sinnissippi Council Sea Scout Squadron Annual Long
          Cruise, STS Harvey Gamage, Bath, ME. Contact: Squadron
          Commodore Bill Sills, PO Box 100, Zenda, WI
          53195-0100 (414) 249-0225, (414) 249-0943 (fax). Cost: $850.00.

TBA       Greater St. Louis Area Council Sea Scout Squadron
          Bridge of Honor, St. Louis, MO.

TBA       Milwaukee Council Squadron Sea Scout Nautical Days,
          Milwaukee Maritime Center, 500 N. Harbor Drive,
          Milwaukee, WI. SSS Schooner (500). Contact: Mate
          Bill Nimke. Milwaukee Maritime Center, 500 N.
          Harbour Dr., Milwaukee, WI. (414) 276-7700, (414)
          276-8838 (fax). Cost: $60.00. Note: Nautical Skills,
          Sailing, USCG life boat drills.

July
12        Sailin '97, Richmond Bay Marina, San Francisco,
          Sponsor: SES Tiger Shark and Falconer, Inc. Contact:
          Mount Diablo Silverado Council Acting Commodore Warren Taylor. Cost: $10.00 plus berthing. Activities will
          include races, treasure hunt, evening meal, awards and
          evening of sea chanties. 

12-19     Seal Training, Location: Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. 
          Sponsor: Northeast Region, B.S.A., P.O. Box 806, Dayton,
           NJ 08810.  Contact: Skipper Jerry Crabtree.
          12409 Stirrup Lane, Bowie, MD 20715, (301) 262-0394. 
          Cost: $100. Vessel/power: 44' power. The course covers 
          such topics as preparing, goal setting, organizing, supervising,
          commanding, communicating, training, motivating, and other topics
          that will help you in functioning as a leader in your Ship
          and in life.

12-19     Seal Training, Location: Florida Keys, Florida.
          Sponsor: SEAL Training Committee., Contact: Skipper
          Jim Elroy, P.O. Box 69380, Miami, Florida
          33269, (305) 323-8278; FAX: (954) 472-5718. Cost: $70. 
          Vessel/power: Seawolf/44' sail. The course covers 
          such topics as preparing, goal setting, organizing, supervising,
          commanding, communicating, training, motivating, and other topics
          that will help you in functioning as a leader in your Ship
          and in life.

19        Otetiana Council Fleet Rendezvous, U.S. Coast Guard
          Station, 5500 St. Paul Blvd., Rochester, New York.
          Sponsor: Otetiana Council Quarterdeck. Commodore Ed
          Schickler, 990 Pear Tree Lane, Webster, NY 14580, (716)
          872-5488. Cost: None. Activites will include
          instructional sailing on various craft ranging from
          sailboards to dinghies to Hobiecats to sloops to the
          historic Schooner, Lotus; nautical knots; volleyball;
          water balloon toss; swim beach; USCG rescue boat
          tour/ride. 

TBA       King Neptune Rendezvous, Pensacola Naval Air Station,
          Pensacola, Florida. Contact: Roseanne DeRamus, 5613
          Alta Dena Drive, Huntsville, AL 35802. (205) 881-3055.

23-30     Danish Seascout/Guide Camp, Thurobund Spejdercenter,
          Denmark. Sponsor: Danish Guide and Scout Association.
          Contact: SeaCamp97@scout.net


26        43rd Annual Blackhawk Area Regatta, Hawthorne Hills
          Estate, Cunningham Road, Rockford, Illinois. Sponsor:
          Alumni Association of Sea Scout Ship Legionnaire 508
          in cooperation with Blackhawk Area Council. Contact:
          Blackhawk Area Regatta, Blackhawk Area Council
          Venturing Division, P.O. Box 4085, Rockford, IL 61110,
          (815) 397-0210. Cost: $9.00 per person. Competitive
          events include several canoe events, archery, obstacle
          course, heaving line toss, target toss, and several
          swimming events. The regatta concludes with a dance.

28-8/5    National Scout Jamboree, Fort A.P. Hill,
          Virginia. Sponsor: Boy Scouts of America. The National
          Sea Scouting Committee will be exhibiting the Sea Ex- 
          ploring program. Contact: Bruce Johnson, Exhibit Co-
          Chair, 6148 Llanfair Drive, Columbia, MD 21044, (410)
          740-7204. Cost $222.50 for Sea Scouts; $450.00 for 
          Adults.  A limited number of openings are still avail-
          able.

29-8/7    NaWaKa National Watercamp, Roermond,
          Nethlands. Sponsor: Scouting Nederland.


August
1-3       Sea Scout Summer Training Weekend, Location: 
          Deep Creek Lake, Maryland. Sponsor: S.E.S. Sea Devil,
          Ship 1009, National Capitol Area Council. Contact:
          Skipper Jerry Crabtree, 12409 Stirrup Lane, Bowie, MD
          20715, (301) 262-0394. Cost: $20.00. This training
          event for both Sea Scouts and Sea Scouting adult
          officers will include Safety Afloat, swimming, Small
          Boat Handler, Advanced Seamanship, rowing, sailing,
          boat maintenance, pulling boat, canoeing, and intro to
          SCUBA. 

1-8       Seal Training, Location: Lake Michigan, Wisconsin. 
          Sponsor: SEAL Training Committee., Contact: Skipper 
          Bill Sills, P.O. Box 100, Zenda, WI
          53195, (414) 249-0225; FAX: (414) 249-0943. Cost: TBD. 
          Vessel/power: SSSArapaho/power. The course covers 
          such topics as preparing, goal setting, organizing, supervising,
          commanding, communicating, training, motivating, and other topics
          that will help you in functioning as a leader in your Ship
          and in life.

8-10      Cascade Pacific Council Regatta, Location: Portland, OR.
          Contact: Skipper Eric Kozowski.
          Cost: $3 per person. Competative events include swim-
          ming, life saving, semaphore, flashing light, piloting,
          predicted log race, sailing race (using each Ship's own
          Cascade 29 Scout), boatswain's pipe, dress blue inspec-
          tion, and much more.  Regatta pamphlets are available by
          clicking here.


30-9/1    William Minto Rendezvous, Texas Coast Area. Sponsor:
          Sam Houston Area Council. Location: Girl Scout Camp Casa Mare, 
          Seabrook, Texas. The Rendezvous traditionally serves the 
          Texas Gulf Coast Sea Scouting units, but invites all interested 
          Ships to participate. 
     
          The Rendezvous follows a traditional form with events derived from 
          skills presented in the Sea Scout Manual and on practical 
          sailing skills. Scores by competing crews are kept to determine and 
          recognize winners. Events include knots, marlinespike, first aid, 
          boatswains chair, stage rigging, mariners quiz, ring buoy, 
          scuttlebutt, drill, navigation problems,uniform inspection and the 
          like. Fun events include a competitive swim meet, life boat 
          scramble, "Gumby Suit" relay and no-paddle canoe races.

          If your Ship is interested in participation, would like more 
          information or a Rendezvous Boarding Manual please contact the 
          following: Skipper Ron Sunker, or Skipper Roy,/A>
          Mast, (w-days) 409-848-4931, (h-night) 409-297-4744.


September
6-7       Scout Sail '97, Rudyard Reservoir, 3 miles NW
          of Leek in Staffordshire, U.K. Contact: Jeff Briars
          22 Stoneymoor Drive, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham 
          B36 9TH, U.K. Cost: The competition fee is ú3 per compe-
          titor. Camping and catering will also be available at 
          additional cost.

26-28     Snug Harbor, Camp Letts, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
          Sponsor: Baltimore Area Council Sea Scouting Squadron.
          Contact: Commodore Eddie H. Wright, (410) 750-4271,
          or Baltimore Area Council, 701 Wyman Park Drive,
          Baltimore, MD 21211, (410) 338-7100. Cost: TBA.
          The event includes a full weekend of fun compe-
          tition, and a dance.


October
11-12     King's Point "Gam", US Merchant Marine Academy,
          King's Point, N.Y. Sponsor: Fairfield County Council
          Sea Scouting Squadron & Liberty Wardroom. Contact: 
          Commodore Roger Crossland, 220 Colonial Drive, Fairfield, 
          CT 06430, (203) 259-3569. Messing and berthing will be Ships' 
          responsibility.  Attending Ships may eat at the academy's galley 
          (pay as you go).  Ship's may sail in and use the basin for tieing up 
          as long as there is space.  Individual berthing will be aboard Ship's 
          vessels or Ships may pitch tents near the boat basin.  There will be
          competition among composite crews.  The academy and USMMA 
          midshipmen will be helping with several events.

11        Northeast Region Regional Sea Scouting Committee
          Meeting. Location: Northeast Region Office, 10
          Center Drive, Jamesburg, New Jersey, 1100-1500,
          Sponsor: Northeast Region. Contact: Commodore Bruce
          Johnson, 6148 Llanfair Drive, Columbia, MD
          21044-3829, (410) 740-7204.

24-26     National Sea Scouting Committee Meeting. Location:
          Miami, Florida. Sponsor: National Office: Contact Capt. James
          Umberger, USCG (ret.), National Commodore, 6148 Belaire Drive,
          New Orleans, LA 70124.

24-26     S.A.L.T., Scouter's Mountain, Portland, Oregon. 
          Contact: Commodore John Kelly, Area 1, Western Region,
          5271 45th Ave. S.W., Seattle, WA 98136, (206) 932-0971.

November
15-16     Northeast Region Exploring Conference, Location:
          Princeton, New Jerset. Sponsor: Northeast Region, P.O.
          Box 268, Jamesburg, NJ 08831. Cost: $75-125.

21-23     Southern Region Seabadge Conference SR-IX, Location:
          Camp Strake, Conroe, Texas. Sponsor: Southern Region     
          Sea Scouting Committee. Contact: Commodore Walt Whitacre,
          Box 14026, Huntsville, AL 35815, (205) 544-0047.Cost : TBD.
          Seabadge training is a national Sea Scouting training
          curriculum administered on a regional basis. Its
          purpose is to improve the leadership, management, and
          training skills of selected Sea Scout officers; to
          train trainers who, upon graduation, will pass on the
          knowledge and insight gained during the experience to
          those in his or her area of Sea Scouting responsibili-
          ties; to improve the unit management skills of Sea
          Scout officers and committee members by stimulating
          trained Seabadge personnel to conduct local council Sea
          Scout training courses; to improve the understanding
          of the Sea Scout program and its objectives and to
          use this improved understanding to increase the quality
          of local Sea Scout Ships and to expand the outreach
          of the program; and to provide for an interchange of
          program and administrative ideas between Sea Scout
          personnel from a variety of background and locations. 

28-30     Southerwestern Rendezvous. Coronado 
          Amphibious Base, San Diego, California. Sponsor:
          Orange County Council. Contact: Bruce Williams,
          233 Amherst Road, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, (714)
          540-3366. Cost: $10 per ship plus $30 per person.
          Compulsory events: uniform inspection, quarters
          inspection, awards detail, adult judging. Ship required
          events: ring buoy, heaving line, knots, compass and
          relative bearings, swimming, mariner's quiz. Team
          optional events: obstacle course, first aid, radio
          communications, charting, bos'n's chair, rope climb,
          swimming, rowing, sailing, drill, ground tackle,
          motorboating, pulling boat, rules of the road/aids to
          navigation, marlinespike, scuttlebutt, international
          code flags.

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1999