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Euronaut Nº34 - 01/2013 www.seascouts.eu In the past September The we gathered in Copenhagen next on the Euro Sea and launch this challenge in our navigations, Promote Scouting trough sea Scouting, 100years the next 100 years. launch of Irish Sea New O∂ysseus Scout Centenary Group 90th birthday of Sea Scouting Ireland Scouting in Lithuania One Programme Eurosea seminar 11 Destination Bruges, in Copenhagen next Eurosea’s location Editor’s Letter New O∂ysseus Group Table of Contents A new Odysseus group were The next hundred years New O∂ysseus Group – p.3 elected in Copenhagen in September In the past September we gathered in Copenhagen 2012, and started working on several fronts, on the Euro Sea and launch this challenge in our navigations, Promote Scouting trough sea Scout- towards the goal of creating instruments for us ing, the next 100 years. Eurosea seminar 11 all to work towards a best scouting trough Sea. In the past ones, in each of our countries we gave p.4 in Copenhagen– youngsters the opportunities to grow in the scout method, and playing the scout game diving in sea Presently getting new routines, updating waters and sea culture. They have learned values the new website, and making the first p.5 camping and sailing, feeling the rows in their hands Irish Sea Scout Centenary– and the salt in their noses. They lived in a double rigging for next Eurosea in Bruges are fraternity, one the Scout Movement, other the one our main goals. Ernst Jan built between all of us that sailed trough the waters: is member of the Jan Pieters- fisherman, servicemen, sailors, sportsman, and sea 90th birthday of Sea Nuno Jacinto zoon Coengroep Zeeverkenners Scouts. in Utrecht. A water scout troop (in All of us had worked for peace, values, youth, sea Scouting He started in Scouting in 1982, working in sea the Netherlands it is called waterscouts, safety and a sustainable world in our daily actions, in Lithuania– p.6 scouting at national level since 1997, in both not seascouts), still having sea scouts in their in the scout movement for leaders in particular and in program and in logistics. Have been attending sea name, owning a guardship. He is one of the skippers for all sea Scouts in general. scout seminars since Portugal (except Check Republic), of this guardship, and member of its maintenance team. The next 100 years are starting in a challenging way, and He has been in Odysseus between Finland and Ireland, Beside this he chairman of one of the regional waterscout where communications velocity and capability give and now back to group has chairman. organisations, called Admiraliteit 12. One of the activities us the general the idea that we leave in a small vil- Presently I’m the leader of sea scout group 1100, Lisbon is organising every year a watercamp for all the waterscouts lage, but in reality it just shouted to all of us the di- Scouting Ireland (CNE) and regurlaly collaborate in the national sea scout in his region (including cupscouts at waterscouttroops). versity of our blue sphere. The Sea joined and colour team. Out side scouting life I’m the father of two lovely young On national level he is a webcontent manager for the water- One Programme this volume, and keeps an infinity in its deeps. One girls, and a landscape architect. In Portugal we are preparing scouts. He has been contentmanager for the Nawaka site in of the next frontiers for mankind, that we probably incorporating the our national sea scout camp (Oceanos) in August, where in 2006, and member of the sitecrew of waterscouting.com (an will cross many times in this century. Nautical Training Scheme– p.8 can find me in the organization team. unoffical seascoutssite in the Netherlands). In Odysseus he is So sea Scouting is more relevant than 100 years ago, our webmaster of our site www.seascouts.eu and is working where We need our youngsters to live and learn our Future Events directly with Kris. values, ideals and knowledge of Society and Na- Kris Destination Bruges, ture with a “Sea” interest. That is our goal in each p.10 Kris comes from FOS, in Belgium, particularly from Bruges, Ondrej Odokienko sea Scout, leaving this world better in a daily basis next Eurosea’s location– a long time harbour for many navigations. Besides being his where will became a major parts in our lives. scout group leader he working on the seascout program docu- Coming from Slovakia, started in Odysseus in 2012, and is For us to permanently sharing ideas, techniques, ments and Manuals in Belgium. He is a sailor and usually sails our ambassador networking responsible, with his look from news and know about each other a new Odysseus News boats in the Netherlands waterways, and makes annual sail- Central Europe and a special view from educational sciences and Slovakian rivers. group was chosen, our common website is renewed, “Mar que nos Une VI” ing journeys to the Med. and other news to come. p.11 Azores, Activity sea cruise– In September 2014 in Bruges, we will meet in a new Benoit Leduc EuroSea to share ideas, courses, charts to achieve Satu Raudasoja 3 this goals in each of realities. We hope to create the started in Odysseus group as chairman in 2010 and con- Responsible coordination of Sea Scouting in France, started 2 best cabins and environments to do it… in Odysseus in 2012 and is taking the inventory of navigation Chief Editor: Nuno Baptista Jacinto tinuing now as a member. She has been attending Eurosea rules, and sea scouts normative trough all Europe. This issue was madewith the contributions of: seminars since Ireland 2008. Outside scouting life she’s do- Nuno Baptista Jacinto Satu Raudasoja | Sjoerd Heeringa | Birutė Taraskevičiūtė | Stephanie ing her Master Thesis on User centered product development Mcann | Kevin Rowan | Luis Filipe Machado and training 7’s rugby. In Finland’s scouting she’s the team Chairman of Odysseus 2012-2014 Chris Oates - Reviews (partial) leader for the International team of their national Sea Scout Luis Frias - Design camp Satahanka. They welcome all Sea Guides & Scouts to our great camp! In 2013 She’s also a vice chairman of a team Published by the Odysseus group [email protected] organizing Sea Scout activities on the capital area of Finland. www.seascouts.eu www.seascouts.eu Eurosea seminar 11 Irish Sea Scout in Copenhagen Centenary European Sea Scouting seminar Euro- and outdoor activity ”walk and talk”. The Sea Scout Centenary 1912-2012 was launched on Sat- sea 11 was held in Copenhagen, Den- urday 14th April 2012 in Croke Park, Dublin. Over 600 Sea The most important outcomes of the seminar were voting mark, on the 19th to 23rd September Scouts, Venture, Rovers and their leaders travelled from all the new Odysseus group (you can find more detailed infor- 2012. It was the 11th seminar that col- over Ireland to take part in a full day of events. Scouts started mation on another article), choosing Belgium as the hosting lected together Sea Scout leaders from arriving from 11.00hrs. onwards by foot, bus, train, coach and country for the next Eurosea and opening the new European around Europe and the world. 19 coun- even we noticed a passing barge along the Royal Canal. Sea Scouts webpage www.seascouts.eu. It was also decided Sea Scout Centenary, Croke Park tries were represented and we were to- that Odysseus Group will not organize any international Sea From the moment scouts gether 53 Sea Scout leaders, of which Scout events during the next 2 years but Odysseus will pro- arrived they were treated three persons were planning team mote events organized by Sea Scout leaders in different coun- to light refreshments and members and 12 persons host team tries. In 2013 and 2014 Rafal Klepacz (Poland) organizes in- a place on the Cusack members. The Arab Region was also of- ternational Sea Scout sailing trips with the Polish boat S/Y stand to join in the true ficially invited to send observers to the seminar, and we were Zawisza Czarny, and Odysseus supports these sailing trips. scout spirit, with enter- happy have four Sea Scout leaders from Libya. tainment by Christy Mc- I really enjoyed the seminar, even though mostly I was busy The seminar had three aims: developing the international Cann. Guests started to on organizing the program. Meeting all the Sea Scout lead- dimension of Sea Scouting, sharing Best Practices and ideas arrive. The Chief Scout was ers from different countries welcomed by being piped gave me a feeling of belong- aboard by members of 8th ing to the worldwide Scout Port Dunlaoghaire Sea movement. I want to give a Scouts (Fodhla). A minutes warm and big thanks to the silence was called for all hosting team and the head past members of Sea Scout- of the hosting team, Ron ing and Scouting. Special Brown, for the good job they remembrance for those who did. Also I want to thank all volunteered and went to sea the people who facilitated a during World War One and workshop or gave their pres- Two and for all souls lost at entation during the seminar. sea. May their souls rest in The seminar would not have peace? been as great as it was with- out your effort! The formal part of the day began by assembling all scouts and leaders into the shape of I hope we are able to develop the Scouts Fleur-de-Lys in the courtyard of the Cusack Stand.