Scouts BSA crew learn life skills on recent Delta cruise on recently repaired boat

While a good confidence builder, it also was an opportunity for the kids to have fun together, be a team, and make new friends with Scouts throughout Northern California while enjoying fun activities on the water.

For prospective Sea Scouts, the group meets at the Sacramento Elk’s Lodge on Riverside Boulevard and at the Discovery Bay Marina, where the Sea Scout Vessel Shoemaker is berthed. The group serves the Sacramento, Elk Grove, and Discovery Bay areas but has members from Antelope and Granite Bay as well.

The Sea Scouts group is for kids 14-21 years old who are interested in getting out onto the Delta and San Francisco Bay waterway. Youth and adults who are already members of other BSA units may become dual registered members of a Sea Scout unit without having to pay the customary annual membership fee.

If you are a parent looking for a way to give back to the community and help give youth a chance to develop skills like small boat handling and navigation, along with essential mechanical and leadership skills, becoming an adult Scouter with Ship 2017 might be for you.

Scouts BSA always seeks adults with boating and mechanical experience but are equally in need for adults who have recruiting and fundraising skills/contacts, can help with event coordination, or just be at events for extra supervision.

For more information, contact the Sea Scout Ship 2017 Skipper at megrimm@surewest.net, or the youth leader, Boatswain Chris Grimm at chrisgirmm2017@gmail.com.