Sea Scout

Sea Scouts are a part of the Scout movement, with a particular emphasis on boating and other water-based activities on the sea, rivers or lakes (canoeing, rafting, scuba diving, sailboarding). Sea Scouts can provide a chance to sail, cruise on boats, learn navigation, learn how to work on engines and compete in regattas. Sea Scouts often have distinctive uniforms. In some countries or Scout organisations, Sea Scouting is a programme just for older Scouts. Sea scouts is also the 2nd oldest Scout branch.

One of the earliest records of "Sea Scouts" is in Chums magazine which refers to "Sea Scouts" as early as July 1909.^[1] These Sea Scouts were part of the Chums Scouts and British Boy Scouts.

Also in the Chums magazine, the British Boys Naval Brigade, later National Naval Cadets, were subtitled 'Scouts of the Sea' from the 14 July 1909 edition and, from the 28 July 1909 edition, 'Sea Scouts of the Empire'.^[2] The British Boy Scouts and an original company of The National Naval Cadets were both headquartered in Battersea, London, and the 'boys' newspaper Chums was the official journal of both.The National Naval Cadets affiliated with the British Boy Scouts as part of its Sea Scouts.

Later, Sea Scouts were introduced within the Baden-Powell Boy Scouts organization. In the first edition of Scouting for Boys, Robert Baden-Powell mentioned that "a Scout should be able to manage a boat, to bring it properly alongside a ship or pier....". In December 1908, the first Seamanship badge was issued as one of the first 'Efficiency' badges.^[3] A camp for Scouts was held at Bucklers Hard, Hampshire in August 1909 at which boating activities were a focus. In 1911, Baden-Powell wrote the booklet Sea Scouting for Boys. Warington Baden-Powell^[4] wrote Sea Scouting and Seamanship for Boys in 1912, with a foreword by Robert Baden-Powell. A special uniform for Sea Scouts was approved in 1910 and, in 1912, the name "Sea Scouts" was officially adopted within Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts Association.^[5]

Sea Scouting found its way to the rest of the world. In many organisations a Sea Scout troop or group has a special name, in the Boy Scouts of America it is called a ship, and they are sometimes referred to as "Puddle pirates".^[6]

Eurosea is the seminar for Sea Scouting/Guiding in the European Scout Region which take place every two or three years. The aims and objectives are to enable national associations to share ideas and experiences on how to develop Sea Scouting/Guiding or water-based programmes in general. Participants are members of national or regional teams responsible for Sea Scouting/Guiding or developing water-based programmes and representatives from associations interested in introducing Sea Scouting/Guiding.

• Eurosea 1, 1985: Thessaloniki, Greece
• Eurosea 2, 1988: Harderhaven, Netherlands
• Eurosea 3, 1992: Vässarö, Sweden
• Eurosea 4, 1994: London, United Kingdom
• Eurosea 5, 1997: Oslo, Norway
• Eurosea 6, 2000: Olsztynek, Poland
• Eurosea 7, 2003: São Jacinto, Aveiro, Portugal
• Eurosea 8, 2006: Korpo, Finland
• Eurosea 9, 2008: Larch Hill, Ireland
• Eurosea 10, 2010: Plzeň, Czech Republic
• Eurosea 11, 2012: Copenhagen, Denmark
• Eurosea 12, 2014: Bruges, Belgium
• Eurosea 13, 2016: Puck, Poland
• Eurosea 14, 2018: Barcelona, Spain^[14]
• Eurosea 15, 2022: Athens, Greece^[15]
• Eurosea 16, 2024: Znojmo, Czech Republic^[16]

• 4 de agosto de 1912: ocho Boy Scouts del grupo 2nd Walworth (Dulwich Mission) ^{[ 17 ]} y otro niño se ahogaron al volcarse una goleta frente a Leysdown-on-Sea, Kent , Inglaterra. La embarcación transportaba a veintitrés Scouts desde Erith a un campamento en Leysdown.
• 27 de octubre de 1913: tres scouts y un líder auxiliar se ahogaron y once scouts fueron rescatados cuando el goleta Mirror fue embestida por el vapor Hogarth (1231 toneladas) mientras maniobraba para cruzar el río. Mirror había sido un regalo del periódico Daily Mirror a los scouts. ^{[ 18 ]}
• En agosto de 1950, los diez Scouts a bordo murieron cuando el Wangle III , propiedad del 1er Grupo de Scouts Marinos de Mortlake, se perdió en un viaje de regreso desde Francia . ^{[ 5 ] [ 19 ]}

• Loto SSS ^{[ 20 ]}

• Wilson, John S. (1959). Scouting Round the World (First ed.). Blandford Press.