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Monthly Archives: September 2008
The power of a uniform
Before the QD (Quarterdeck– youth petty officers) meeting last night, a man in the VFW lounge saw our uniforms, identified us as Sea Scouts, and said he needed to talk to one of us. I figured that would be me. … Continue reading
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Face full of river
During my visit to the International Children’s Festival with my kids today, the breeze came up, cooling the sticky mugginess of the unusually hot September afternoon. I thought, “Oh, blessed breeze!” then, as I am wont to mutter when the … Continue reading
Long Cruise lessons
My best teacher on our long cruise was a scout from another ship that couldn’t have a long cruise of its own. This youth had met two of the my scouts on a training weekend earlier in the summer, and … Continue reading
Weathering Hanna
During tropical storm Hanna, Amanda Grace managed to drag the 50 lb plow anchor, bump against another boat, and get its anchor rode hooked on her rudder. Skipper Yeckley said it might take a swimmer to free it, so I … Continue reading
Election night success
Our ship had its Petty Officer elections last night, which went well. All positions, save Yeoman, were filled–and I heard from an adult that one of the scouts is interested in that. David’s dad brought his A/V set up for … Continue reading
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JetSki do
My scouts were supposed to pull together a Labor Day Sail, but none of them took any action, so that fizzled. But my Mate for Program still brought his JetSki and a little sailing bathtub called an El Toro. His … Continue reading
