Hamble Sea Scouts
6th Itchen, Hamble Sea Scouts are one of the most active sea scout groups in the country with 30 cub scouts, 50 sea scouts 40 Explorers, an active Network section of about 20 members and a new Beavers unit with 24 Members. Our headquarters are located at the very heart of sailing in the village of Hamble, near Southampton on the south coast of England.Led by fully qualified and experienced leaders, we cover every aspect of seamanship, whilst still carrying out those activities traditionally associated with scouting. We participate in a wide variety of land and water based activities. As an RYA recognised training centre we provide seamanship, dinghy and power boat training to the RYA scheme.Water based activities include swimming, rowing, canoeing (with white water camps), surfing, power boating, sailing in different types of boats ranging from our 5 new Picos through high performance asymmetric skiffs to our 30 ft gaff rigged ketch Stonechat, and our Dragon Boat.
Shore based activities include, First Aid, Safety at sea, Camping, Shooting, Archery, Hiking, Navigation, Pioneering, Cooking, Swimming and in-pool canoe practice.
Shore based activities include, First Aid, Safety at sea, Camping, Shooting, Archery, Hiking, Navigation, Pioneering, Cooking, Swimming and in-pool canoe practice.
Swimming Gala 2012
Sea Scout Swimmers Conquer All
The oldest trophy in Scouting history has found a new home in Hamble. The prestigious “Otter Trophy” is presented to the winners of the Sea Scouts National Swimming Gala, held at HMS Raliegh, Plymouth. The team from Hamble ( U12 W.Whitlock, F.Godkin, D.Willis and U14 T.Habgood, C.Habgood, G.Hoye and D.Brook ) won trophies for first place in U12 individual freestyle, U12 Medley Relay, Scout Line Throwing (Rescue Relay), the Scout squadron Relay (freestyle) and the U12 overall trophy. The group travelled to Plymouth for the weekend event and were accommodated by the Royal Navy at HMS Raliegh. Not only did they swim, but had the opportunity to learn some seamanship skills and took part in some powerboating, from Jupiter point. They competed against teams from 22 of the largest Sea Scout Groups in the country and were not favourites to win, despite 5 months of training. They were lying in 3rd place overall after the heats on day one and desperately needed to pick up points in the finals. | Individually, the swimmers had only made 2 of the 6 finals, but their ability to work as a team paid dividends, with them winning 3 of the 4 relay events.
Clean changeovers, smooth starts and not a single missed throw in the rescue relay meant they clinched the trophy with a win in the final event. Results were the closest they had ever been, and there was an anxious wait while the event organisers checked and double checked all the results. The scouts were delighted with their win, the first in Hamble Sea Scouts 104 year history. They are now making plans to retain the trophy in 2013 and match the achievements of the Hamble Explorer Scouts (14 to 18yrs) who won the equivalent trophy in 2009 and 2010. Eliot Easterby, Scoutleader |
Scouts do have talent
To Become a Member of the Group
If you are Interested in becoming a member of any of the sections or you are interested in helping out the groups on either the nights that the sections run or by leaving a donation then please go to the contacts page where you will find the relevant contact for your enquiry.
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or for the Cub scouts please follow link to there own webpage where you will find the contacts you need
>Hamble Cubs<
> contacts page <
or for the Cub scouts please follow link to there own webpage where you will find the contacts you need
>Hamble Cubs<
Rich minibus & Cars
To let you all know Richard Habgood is giving us as Scouts a generous 20% discount on Cab Fares to see His website and for booking info follow this LINK
For those of you that didn't already know Hamble Sea Scouts has it's own Facebook page that we use to put up all the Photos that people have taken on all of our trips so please search for Hamble Sea Scouts or click the link below
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http://www.facebook.com/groups/Hambleseascouts/
