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Sea Scout Ship Columbia RangerColumbia MarylandCatoctin Winter Training Weekend |
The Chesapeake Flotilla Wardroom sponsors a skills and leadership training weekend every Martin Luther King birthday weekend in January at Camp Round Meadows (near Camp David, the presidential retreat in the Catoctin Mountains of Western Maryland). The Sea Scouts have an opportunity to learn and get tested on many skills in a concentrated period of time. Some of these skills are not easily taught back home since they require specialized equipment or instructors. Sea Scouts (175 in all) from four states came for a weekend of training, fellowship, and fun. We're already making plans to come back next year. In the photos below, click on any photo you'd like to see a full-sized version displayed.
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Skipper Crabtree gives everyone their instructions while Skip looks on |
Zoe and Andy work on double-braided eye splices |
Zoe gets some pointers |
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Kat learns has ropework |
Cyrus, Zoe, and Andy hard at work on ornamental ropework |
Finishing off a monkey's fist |
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Explorer Leader Basic Training with John Wolfgang, National Exploring Training Chair |
Coffee break |
Meal time |
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Andy learning about sailing techniques |
Practicing drill |
Darrell moon walking (not yet required for Ordinary drill) |
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School of the Ship |
... and then some |
Jessie, Alex, and John take time out |
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Meredith and her winning smile |
Skip doing what he does best |
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