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3rd Quarter 2010
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HHHHave you heard? Sea
Scouting is 100 years
old!
Founded around a camp-
fire in England when
Lord Baden Powell
voiced his hope that old-
er Scouts would be inter-
ested in learning about
boat management and
seamanship.
In 1912, Arthur A. Carey
of Waltham, Massachu-
setts, had Sea Scouts us-
ing the schooner Pioneer
and was appointed
Chairman of the Nation-
al Council Committee on
Sea Scouting.
Beginning in 2011, the
second oldest program of
the Boy Scouts of Amer-
ica will celebrate our
centennial anniversary!
Very soon after the Na-
tional Jamboree is over,
the National Sea Scout-
ing Committee will
begin releasing 100th
anniversary logo’s like
the one here.
So keep a sharp watch
for special announce-
ments!
100 years of Sea Scouting
Sea Scout Centennial
SSSSea Scouting in
Tukabatchee Area Coun-
cil is back! For the first
time in almost 50 years,
there is a Sea Scout Ship.
Ship 169, located in Al-
exander City and Skip-
pered by Darrin Sanders
is chartered by First
United Methodist
Church of Alexander
City!
Soon there will be anoth-
er ship that will be locat-
ed in Prattville, Alabama
and will be chartered by
the Bass Pro Shop!
We are currently recruit-
ing new leaders to head
up the new unit. If you
are interested, please let
Commodore Mike Wel-
born know.
Ships of the Line
Come See and Dis-
cover Sea Scouts
2
Across the Wire 2
Sea Scout Community 2
Important Changes 3
Age Requirements 3
Sea Scout Promise 3
Important Dates 4
Inside this issue:
SCUTTLEBUTT
The cask of drinking water
on ships were called a scut-
tlebutt and since sailors
exchanged gossip when
they gathered at the scuttle-
butt for a drink of water,
scuttlebutt became U.S.
Navy slang for gossip or
rumors. A butt was a
wooden cask which held
water or other liquids; to
scuttle is to drill a hole, as
for tapping a cask.
Knee DeepKnee DeepKnee DeepKnee DeepKnee DeepKnee DeepKnee DeepKnee Deep Cypress Knee Sea Scout Squadron 3rd Quarter 2010 Montgomery, Alabama
OOOOn July 10, 2010, Cypress Knee
Sea Scout Squadron held it’s
first Come, See and Discover
Sea Scouting Day.
The event, held at Wind Creek
State Park, gave the youth the
opportunity to get to hear a brief
introduction to Sea Scouts, dis-
cover what it is like being on the
water and meet other youth their
own age.
The United State Power Squad-
ron graciously provided 2 boats
that were used to take the youth
out on the water, The Marine
Police volunteered their District
Headquarters for the youth to
meet and Wind Creek State Park
Donated the Public Boat Ramp,
a pavilion and entrance fees!
Everyone had a great time in
spite of the extremely hot Ala-
bama weather and we greatly
appreciate the assistance of our
partners in Sea Scouting.
Bravo –Zulu Everyone!
Come, See and Discover Sea Scouts
The ones listed here are
just a few that we would
like to thank for their
overwhelming support:
• The United States
Coast Guard Auxiliary
• The United States
EEEEven though the Sea
Scout Program is ap-
proaching our 100th anni-
versary, we know that we
could not have existed this
long without our many
community sponsors!
Power Squadron
• The Alabama State
Parks
• Alabama Marine Po-
lice
• Boone Publishing
• Bass Pro Shop
Sea Scout Community
Magazine and the Dadeville
Times!
If you haven’t read the article,
you can read them online at
http://cypressknee.terapad.com
Across the Telegraph
HHHHave you heard?
Sea Scouting in the Tukabatchee
Area Council is getting GREAT
press!
Most recently, the local Sea
Scouts have turned up in Lake
Page 2 Knee Deep 3rd Quarter 2010
Changes to the BSA’s Youth Protection Policies
The Sea Scout Promise
Age Eligibility Requirements
YYYYouth safety is the No. 1 concern
of the BSA. To increase aware-
ness of this societal problem and
to create even greater barriers to
abuse than already exist today in
Scouting, the Boy Scouts of Amer-
ica is implementing several im-
portant changes to further enhance
its Youth Protection policies:
Effective June 1, 2010:
• Youth Protection Training is
required for all registered vol-
unteers.
• New leaders are required to
take Youth Protection Train-
ing before they submit their
application for registration.
The certificate of completion
for this training must be sub-
mitted at the time application
is made and before volunteer
service with youth begins.
• Youth Protection Training
must be taken every two
years. If a volunteer’s Youth
Protection Training record is
not current at the time of re-
charter, the volunteer will not
be re-registered.
er core programs. The
current age and grade
eligibility requirement
for participation in the
Venturing program is 14
years of age and comple-
tion of the eighth
grade. Effective May 1,
2010, the minimum age
requirement will be
changed to 14 years of
age, or 13 years of age
and completion of the
eighth grade. The maxi-
mum age for participa-
tion remains under 21
years of age.
TTTThe National Executive
Board recently approved
a resolution to change
the eligibility require-
ments for Venturing to
ensure consistency
among Venturing, high-
adventure bases, and oth-
lifesaving devices on
every boat I board.
• To be prepared to
render aid to those in
need
• To seek to preserve
AAAAs a Sea Scout I prom-
ise to do my best:
• To guard against wa-
ter accidents
• To know the location
and proper use of the
the Motto of the Sea:
“Women and chil-
dren first”.
“Effective May 1, 2010.
the minimum age
requirement changed to
14 years of age, or 13
years of age and
completion of the eighth
grade”
Page 3 Knee Deep 3rd Quarter 2010
Tukabatchee Area Council
3067 Carter Hill Road
Montgomery, AL 26111
We’re on the Web
http://cypressknee.terapad.com
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=342314169070
SSSShining Light Across America
31 July 10, 6:30 pm
Riverwalk Stadium
SSSSea Scout Adult Leader Training
28 August 10 8:00 am
Council Service Center
NNNNew Ship Organization Meeting
30 August 10, 6:30 pm
Bass Pro Shop
Dates to Remember
Phone: 334-262-2697
Cypress Knee Sea Scout Squadron