During the spring and summer seasons, the Sea Dragon Sea
Scouts offer a training program based at Jericho Sailing Center for their
youth and leaders. The objective of this is to offer training opportunities
for our youth for them to complete award requirements (such as the Chief's
Scout of Queen's Venture Award), and also for our leaders so they can offer
better programs for our youth.
Canoeing
The Sea Dragon Sea Scouts operates a fleet of canoes out of the Jericho
center. These canoes are well maintained and are in good condition; they
also can accommodate two to three Sea Scouts. They are used in our training
program when the wind becomes less than desirable for sailing and offer a
viable alternative to the other boats in our fleet. They are not only used
in our training program, but are used in Sea Scout Regattas and other
expeditions that our Sea Scouts participate in.
Wind Surfing
Wind Surfing is another option for training that the Sea Dragon's offer in
their program. Requiring strong physical strength and a mastery of sailing
theory, wind surfing is without doubt one of the more difficult programs
that the Sea Dragon's can offer. The small sail self propelled craft can be
one of the quickest and maneuverable sail craft on the water.
Sail Boat: Walker Bay
Purchased last year, the Walker Bay class boat is our "starter" craft for
our CYA Sailing Training Program. Designed and used in training the Sea
Cubs, the Optimist type single sail craft is perfect for learning the basics
of sailing. The boat is east to rig and handle with its limited amount of
rigging. Using this class of boat allows younger students to start learning
on the White Sail program, while not being intimidated with larger craft.
Sail Boat: Pirates
The Pirate class is the mainstay of the Sea Dragon's fleet and our sailing
training program. Designed for the training for the CYA White Sail program,
the Pirate is used by our Sea Scouts and Venture Sea Scouts. The Pirate is
the perfect middle-class boat, which as rigging for two, sailing and hiking
with two straps and can do all other kinds of maneuvers.
Sail Boat: Laser I & Laser II
The Laser is the last step for our Sea Scouts in our sailing training
program. All our advanced training programs, including the CYA Bronze Sail
program, are taught on the popular class - the Laser. Engineered for two
people, the Laser offers a wide range of training options including: two
sail operations, spinnaker, trapeze, and advanced sailing techniques.
Rescue Training
The Rescue Training is specifically for those youth helping out in the
Service Committee for the summer training program, or for our leaders who
are interested in helping out with the program in the summer. We train our
Rescue candidates in handling all kinds of emergencies that would arise from
operating our training program in Jericho harbor. In addition, they are
also trained in marine-specific first aid and treatment for hypothermia.
The Rescue personnel will train and will perform their duties on the Zodiac
rescue craft which the Sea Dragon own and operate.
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