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Landship and Wednesday Meeting Location
(see calendar for meetings and events)
Island Yacht Club (Sponsor)
Alameda Marina, 1815 Clement Ave.
Alameda, CA 94501-1376
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Join the Sea Scouts
For more information and to join the Sea Scouts, contact the following: |
The Sea Fox :: What We Do!
It's a chance to learn and have fun at the same time. Sea Scouting is organized to promote better citizenship and to improve members' boating skills and knowledge through instruction and practice in water safety, social, and service experiences, and knowledge of our maritime heritage. You can learn to sail, to row, and to keep a boat in shape; you can cruise local waters or go sailing on long cruises far from home. You'll be active in social events, tours, regattas, excursions, and seamanship contests. You'll also have a chance to develop maritime skills that can lead to careers later on. We have a ship, sailboats and power vessels for learning to sail and cruise. Every member has a change to try his hand at the helm, to trim the sails, and all members are taught safe and proper methods of handling boats. Sea Fox members also learn the meaning of buoys and lights, how to take advantage of wind and tide, and how to drop anchor or approach a dock. Day, weekend, and long cruises are held for all ship members. A significant part of our program is teaching and learning methods of boat maintenance. We spend a portion of the program around maintaining the ship's floating equipment. We hold regular, weekly meetings either at the Island Yacht Club, or aboard the vessel. Each month we hold a formal meeting conducted in full dress uniforms with ceremony. Swimming, lifesaving, first aid, Coast Guard Auxiliary Sailing and Seamanship, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses are available. Come join us and have the time of you life!
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Skills Taught and Learned |
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«Sailing,
cruising |
«Marlinspike
seamanship -- use of
line, knots and splicing |
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«Weather |
«Piloting
-- learning the aids to
navigation, reading charts |
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«Rules
of the Road |
«Radio
-- qualify for Marine radiotelephone F.C.C. operator license
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«Small
Boat handling |
«Boats
-- identification of teaching and commanding a crew under oars and
sail |
«Electricity |
«Sailing
-- technique and parts
of the boat |
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«Boat
maintenance |
«Ground
Tackle -- anchoring, use of anchors, identification and use of
fittings on board |
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«Sea
History |
«Galley
-- learning to prepare food and to buy provisions for a long cruise |
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«Safe
Boating & First Aid |
«Engines
-- maintenance of inboard
and outboard engines |
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«Swimming,
Lifesaving |
«Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitation |
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«Maritime
careers |
«Safety
-- fire, man overboard, etc. |
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