Satahanka Eurosea 13 Scout regattas The gathering 2013 Waterscouting in the Netherlands Oceanos 2013 On Duty at Gilwell Park Nautical summer camps Sc out Reg T attas b rackers rings and Ex Eurosea 12 Last summer we had a big number of large sea Scout Camps, Next to plorers the w 1 11 months to go, then there will be another edition of the Eurosea. Last time year will be More. NaWaka, Satahanka, Oceanos, Splash, aves Brugges won the bid, so Saturdag 26 October the Odysseus same together at the Navigamus, are names that we all are used to listen with a all from h they FOS­facility in Brugges. rhythm. Big splashs with great fun, great moments, but these omet The C de to “ and wi camps are certainly more than that. 5 far ” 2013 ering The facilities have been checked, it is a nice place to have the seminairs, but They are great opportunities for sharing best practices, to promote Gath Sea besides that, there are also rooms for other activities. The hostel, where we will our brotherhood and fraternity, but also to up level standards of scoutin g in t sleep during the week, is looking fine. navigation, security, cruising and other seamanship and sea Scout Ne he therlan Regio ds: 17 skills, as well as living imaginary ideas, games. Scouts notice new nal Com petit The program has ben prepared, appointments made. ways of doing things, improve on healthy competition. New ions Seminairs have been discused...time for us to have a busy time till september. tricks, new ideas that came out of the box for the coming seasons. How can we organization, participant leaders and scouts improve its uty vis lish bea the achievement of these goals in our preparation for next year. 10 The Po ahanka One Man that usually evaluates these moments was Ron Brown. Sat Past almost in the release of last Euronaut, many of us had We also spoke about the Euronaut, we know it is has been a long time for this remembered him in these months, with laugh, sense and wisdom, “Ocean os 20 Euronaut. We made some changes and we hope that we will be able to publish and also by his good madness that had inspired us that had sailed 13" 11 an Euronaut every 2 months. with him. He was one the most enthusiasts of promoting sea Scouting all over the world. With is joy he fullfill the gap between 2014 But to be able to do that, we need articles. So, if there is some activity in your generations of sea Scouts. 12 awaka N country, even it is normal for you, it can be interresting for seascouts in other Next year’s Eurosea will be the opportunity to think and mark the On D countries. Please make an article of it, take pictues and send it to course for the coming years. In the last years new challenges uty at Gilw [email protected] came to our youth, our environment, our society and our cities. In ell Par k 13 We will also publish some of these articles on the website. reality is the balance between challenges that changes but all the components were already there when BP gave this movement and ng and shooti The website will also be more updated, if possible, check your own country inspiration, and we must mark the course and sail it trough the Sharp ashing gold w information, if there is something missing, or not correct anymore, you can oceans of our communities life’s. r park wate always the webmaster ([email protected]). Let’s us all, cubs, sea scouts, sea rovers, mousses, marineros, 15 in the companheiros, spedjer, patrões, leaders, chiefs and so one send We hope to see you soon.. our ideas and contributions to the great chart of this event but we C hope will bring new marks and ways for us all develop scouting oming even The Odysseus group trough sea Scouting in the next 100 years. ts 16 Nuno, Kris, Satu, Benoit, Odrej and Ernst­Jan Nuno Baptista Jacinto Scout Regattas brings Trackers and Explorers to the waves of the archipelago of Southern Coast of Finland Author: Tuuli Siiskonen, Guides and Scouts of Metropolitan Area, Finland ”This was my first time in the race crew”, says Milla Tammivuori. S/y Spica, a Helmsman My boat of Kivenlahden Piilevät that came She is a 13 year old tracker in third, had even more trackers in its crew. ”But that’s the thing!”, Merimetsot, sea Guide and Scout troop from Espoo. She was Otto Suvanto, the mate of Spica, answers when asked why the crew onboard s/y Sinensis, a 36­feet Delphia 37 sailing yacht. Sinensis chose to challenge the big boats again in the Spring regatta of crossed the finish line second in the Spring Regatta 2013 of 2013. ”Spica is small, only 20 feet long. Our troop participated Metropolitan Area Guides and Scouts. That race took place in couple of years ago for the first time just for the heck of it and beat Helsinki archipelago. Metropolitan Area Guides and Scouts the bigger boats! I have been in two regattas with Spica. Even small organize two regattas that are held annually in the last weekends boats can give a good match with the bigger ones.” of August and May. The events are meant to be playful competition between the local troops and Sea Guide and Scout troop Kivenlahden Piilevät from Espoo have support tracker and explorer programs for sea scouting. two My boats called Spica and Caspi and flagship Capella, the 36­ feet Dehler 36DB. Capella and Spica are familiar sight in Milla says, that it was fun to have such a close race with s/y Sisar the Spring and Autumn Regattas but Otto says that Spica hasn’t 1 of Kulosaaren Meripartio, sea guide and scout troop from been developed towards racing boat. ”We just check that all 2 Helsinki. ”Sometimes Sisar was ahead of us and at times the other equipment is in good shape before the race.” He admits that his way around. She was windward and stole our wind. I think the troop participates in the club races of the local yachting club every triangel shaped race course was good." She got to sail downwind, now and then. crosswind and against the wind, all on the same course. ”When being in Capella’s crew, you are crew and do as asked. With Sisar and Sinensis duelled from the beginning but then Sisar was Spica we get to plan the tactics ourselves and take responsibility”, unlucky. Some of her equipment went broken and she had to give says Elmeri Huikko, the skipper of Spica. Otto and Elmeri say that in. Milla says that the boats in the race were pretty Spica has been registered to 8 persons but when racing, crew of 2 is different from each other. She believes that the race is all about pretty convenient. Otto and Elmeri add that the good thing about the right equipment and tactics. small boats is that even younger leaders can take their groups for sail without need to resort to an adult skipper. Both of them want The size of the boat isn’t that important. The winner s/y Capella is to come back to Spring and Autumn Regattas with Spica. kind of similar to Sinensis and Sisar would have done well in the race hadn’t she been so unlucky. Milla thinks that if she gets to join the race crew of Sinensis again, she’s is sure to do that. She hopes that next time there will be more Trackers on board. B elago ig and sm rchip all race i the_a S n Spring g_in_ inensis S Regatta2 venin pica and 013 E Capella Newcomers and farewells Spring and autumn regattas aren’t all about racing. The second day offers A newcomer in the Spring Regatta 2013 came along with even smaller sailing scouting and guiding activities like challenging oneself by letting be hoisted in boat than Spica. Haagan Eräveikot participated with their type Joe 17 sailing the mast and giving guides and scouts chance to try out sailing with the smaller boat s/y Jokke and finished 4th. boats or dinghies or learning other seamanship skills. Haagan Eräveikot got this boat as a gift and started sea scouting activities along with it. The spring and autumn regattas have history to them and some familiar The two regattas are held annually in the last weekend of August and May. keels will no longer be seen in the race as scout vessels. Kulosaaren Meripartio’s Autumn Regatta 2013 may as well see a challenger to take the prize. s/y Sisar participated for the last time as this troop was about to change their training vessel to a Varianta 44 type sailing boat. The Spring Regatta 2013 was won by s/y Capella of guide and scout troop Kivenlahden Piilevät. Spring and autumn regatta have history to them as get together of seascouts in the Metropolitan Area Guides and Scouts. Recently the 3 Spring regatta has become an event for Trackers, guides and sacouts aged 12 to 4 14. The Autumn regatta in turn is for Explorer guides and scouts aged 15 to 17 or older. The race has a rule that number of crew members should belong to those age groups. The boat crews race to win the ”Golden” Bollard in spring and the ”Golden” Winch in autumn. The regatta is a 2­day event.