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| October | |
| 5-7 | Northeast Region Seabadge Conference NE-17, Location: U.S. Coast Guard Training Center, Cape May, New Jersey. Sponsor: Northeast Region, P.O. Box 268, Jamesburg, NJ 08831. Contact: Ben Feril, Course Director, Seabadge NE-17. Cost: $150. Description: 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 responsibilities; 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. |
| 2008 | |
| February | |
| 8-10 | Southern Region Seabadge Conference SR-31, Location: Lakewood Yacht Club, 2425 NASA Parkway, Seabrook, TX 77586 (south of Houston). Sponsor: Sam Houston Area Council. Contact: George Crowl, Registrar, Seabadge SR-31. Cost: $160. Description: 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 responsibilities; 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. |
| March | |
| 7-9 | Central Region Seabadge Conference CR-5, Location: Geneva Conference Center, Rochester, IN. Sponsor: Central Region. Contact: Kerry Cheesman, Course Director, Seabadge CR-5. Cost: $170. Description: 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 responsibilities; 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 | Long Beach Invitational Regatta. Long Beach Sea Base/Aquatics Center, CA. Sponsor: S.S.S. Conquest. Cost: $5.00 Per Person. Contact: Michael Maricle, Chairman, 2005 Palo Verde Ave. #123, Long Beach, CA 90815-3322. Tel: (714) 893-2999. Description: The 25th Annual Long Beach Invitational Regatta is open to all units that want to attend and is a fun regatta that takes the usual competition events and makes them different and fun. For instance, we may do drill blindfolded. Instead of a written test, we may play Jeopardy with general knowledge subjects. Knots in the dark and how well do you really know compass points and relative bearings? This is usually a well-attended event and everyone has a great time. |
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