ed FBI director and who later headed the
Central Intelligence Agency under President
Ronald Reagan. Closer to the boating world,
Dawn Riley, the first-ever woman skipper in
America’s Cup racing, learned to sail as a Sea
Scout in Michigan, and songwriting legend
Jimmy Buffett, just to name a few, are some
of the extremely talented and dedicated
people admired for their accomplishments,
who started as Sea Scouts.
In Sea Scouting, local units are called
“ships” and it’s the crew, under supervision
of qualified adults, that manages the ship
and its activities. The crews, comprised of
young people aged 14 to 21, hold positions
in a chain of command as they work their
way individually toward mastering various
boating-focused and life skills in order to
progress through the ranks of Apprentice,
Ordinary, Able, and Quartermaster. While
they’re at it, Sea Scouts can earn distinc-
tions, similar to Merit Badges in Boy and Girl
Scouts, such as Small Boat Handler, Scuba
Diver, First Aid, and Long Cruise (earned
for a two-week voyage), as well as many
community-service recognitions.
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