NFC Sea Scouts

Ship POSEIDON’s Christmas Cook-out!
Some sailing, motorboating, and lots of holiday cheer over good grubs! 🎅🏼

Merry Christmas to All! 🌲

Motorboating Sunday! Little to no boat traffic on Doctors Lake (thanks to Jaguars' game) and a perfect Fall weather led to Sea Scout William taking the helm of our Dusky center console. He put in a couple of hours to work (and build) on his boat handling and operations skills, boat safety, and basic navigational knowledge. Lion Cub Jole joined in for the ride and brought with him his shark windsock. We may need a bigger boat next time! 🦈

Finally a mild afternoon for Ship 283’s first Sailing Sunday for 2025! Scouts Logan, Aaron, and William took the Aqua Finns on calm Doctors Lake. ⛵️

We always remember our trips to Scotland with NFC Scouts and Sea Scouts. This is one of the places we visited. Our continue...The Palace of Holyroodhouse and Holyrood Abbey, at the end of Edinburgh's Royal Mile. .

The Palace of Holyroodhouse and Holyrood Abbey, at the end of Edinburgh's Royal Mile. #CastlesWeKnow The Palace of Holyroodhouse and Holyrood Abbey, located at the end of Edinburgh's Royal Mile, are iconic landmarks of Scottish history. The palace serves as ...

‘I can still do it’: Local teens taking on new challenge as Sea Scouts. New Ship 866 in North Florida.

‘I can still do it’: Local teens taking on new challenge as Sea Scouts Sea Scouts are coming to Fort Caroline Community Center to showcase life saving skills. The group hosted an "Open House" to show new members what they could be a part of.

A new Sea Scout Ship in Ft. Caroline area. Open house coming up for SSS 886. Our Charter Org, the Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 14-02 will be in attandance with the water survival suit and rescue throw bags. The prospective scouts will see a kayak setup for questions and information on how paddle sports is Sea Scouting. They will also see SCUBA and Snorkeling gear since our upcoming events include both. Also, it wouldn’t be a scout event thout knots. There are specific knots for Sea Scouting.
Our Friends of the Ship include the USS Orleck Naval Museum and North Florida Divers. Others are welcome.
We already have events setup to include the Soggy Bottom Regatta on 9/14. Participation in Coastal Clean up day on 9/21. Camping trips to learn more on the water skills at Camp Shands and Tanah Keeta Scout Reservation this fall with a trip to swim with the Manatees with Explorida at the Manattee Festival while overnighting at Sand Hill Scout Reservation. We are just getting started. Please help spread the word to all scouts 13 to 20. Dual Enrollment is available for NO ADDITIONAL COST. Youth that join Sea Scouts BSA or Venturing, BSA will add an additional 18 months to their scouting career on average. That’s 540 more fun fills days solidifying their Scout Oath and Law in their everyday life.
Contact numbers are below. Thank you in advance. Wising all Fair winds and following seas. See Sabol District Leaders, NFC or contact them.

. Our Sea Scouts friend. "" The Gibraltar Sea Scouts are saddened to announce the death of Assistant GSL and Scout Leader James (Jimmy) Dalmedo aged 71.

We send our condolences to his wife Moira, sons Hamish and Stuart and all his family and friends.

Funeral arrangements will be finalised in the next couple of hours.

We embrace Lord Robert Baden-Powell last words in these hard moments!

“Remember, it is the last time you will ever hear from me, so think it over. I have had a most happy life and I want each one of you to have a happy life too. I believe that God put us in this jolly world to be happy and enjoy life.”

Our blue shirt is from North Florida Council. Once a Sea Scouter, always a Sea Scouter. Seniors Sailing chasing "Vela Latina" sailboats racing. All photographs aboard crowded boats followed the race. While waiting for the sailboats to come back to the finish line, there was time for a Spanish siesta.