ANZAC Day 2010

Thanks to all the Keas, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers who marched in the ANZAC Day services.  It was tremendous to see all of you honour the members of our armed services past and present.

Well done.

Photos are posted in the gallery, see you on Thursday.

Scouts: Thursday night, Anzac Day, and this last weekend.

Hi Guys

Yes, school holidays are over and Scouts starts again next Thursday night. Don’t forget that Scouts starts at 7:00pm for the next two terms and that full uniforms are required, not summer uniforms.  There will be a Watch reshuffle since Jareth and Anton have departed and we are setting things up for the next year. We will let you know the programme by Thursday.

ANZAC DAY – next Sunday, Don’t forget – COMPULSORY!!!  All attendees please bring a packet of biscuits or similar for morning tea at the Den.

Lastly, Scouts have been busy since Napier. Callum at Aviation School, Bridget at Caving School. Josh, Amberlee, Daniel and Hannah today completed a 3-day excursion as part of J & A’s Chief Scout Award requirements. Guess they will all give presentations this term.

Cheers

Roger

Metlink City Safari

Guys

It’s that time of year again. Anyone want to put a team in?

http://www.mapsport.co.nz/saf/

Roger

Scouts: Raft Race in paper

Check out this week’s Kapi-Mana News.

Scouts: ANZAC Day parade

Hi Guys

Just to remind you all that ANZAC Day is on Sunday 25 April and the NTSS Group has for several years been a large part of the Porirua morning parade and service.

Yes, it is voluntary but I would rather think that this is COMPULSORY for all Scouts with exceptions only for really, really good excuses – your own death, abducted by aliens (yeah right).

This year we will be accompanied by an 85 year old from Invercargill who was a fighter pilot with the NZAF 14^th Squadron in the Pacific in WII. He was Venturer age, in fact a Jellicoe Sea Scout, when war broke out and signed up as soon as he “claimed” to be 18. Scary thought, eh? He is looking forward to, in fact proud to be able to, march with you in the Parade.

So details are 8:30 am (at the latest) to meet by the old Warehouse Stationary store on Lydney Place off Lyttleton Ave to March to the Parade start point at 8:40am (at the latest).  Please be on time, and dressed in full uniform – Jerseys, scarves, badge epaulettes, dark trousers or jeans and dark shoes.

Afterwards, we will head to the Den for morning tea and Scouts can go sailing in the cutters and Sunbursts if they wish – out to Plimmerton if the weather is good. Kayaks will no doubt hit the water as well.

Cheers

Roger

Scouts: Sailworld article re- Napier

Guys,
Here is a web article on NZ Sail World for the Napier Regatta
http://www.sail-world.com/NZ/Perfect-conditions-treat-Napier-Sea-Scout-Easter-Regatta/68351

Napier: Lost clothing

Guys

There was a bag of last clothing returned from Napier. I recognize some Venturer apparel. Let me know if you are missing anything and we can let you in to see.

Roger

Napier: Pre-story

Guys

Here is a word from a YNZ judge over the disqualification issue in the Sunburst racing.

1.    In fleet racing it is the boats that race, protest and get penalised for rule infringements, rather than people. During a regatta, the crew of a boat can change (so long as that's permitted by the sailing instructions) but it's the same boat that is competing.

The Race Officer  therefore  correctly disqualified the winner #1796 (Josh/Finn) as all boats from that race had not finished, even though the winning crew had changed (Michael/Jono) for the next race.

Cheers

Roger

Scouts: Napier Roundup

Guys

What a great regatta!!! 

Up-front, huge thanks:

·         To all the parents, Leaders and supporters that helped organize, drive, tow, feed, coral, fix and cheer on the kids. Was fantastic support. I hope you all had as much fun as the kids and I did. Hope you all got a shoulder massage in the spa as well (kids did,  I didn’t). 

·         To Lynette, Janet, Kate and anyone else that helped with the catering – fantastic meals. And huge thanks to the Scouts who cooked breakfast both days. Taste-testing the bacon was a treat!!

·         To Diane – hope your foot is getting better.

·         To Janet and Joanne – thanks for looking after Diane. I had fun driving a grunty truck back. Suspect I got a few holiday snaps along the way.

·         To Ross for the firewood and the Navy for the Scout Coffee.

To you Scouts – wow, what a performance. Not just skills, but the comraderie, friendship, teamwork, support of each other, respect for all (most of the time) and what looked like to be smiles 100% of the time. Back to the skills;

·         1^st Venturer and 1^st Scout rowing, with the other NTSS crews looking fantastic even when sandwiched between wayward boats. The future looks great.

·         1^st Venturer and 1^st Scout cutter sailing, with our other crews pushing the top, older, crews.

·         2^nd Venturer and 2^nd Scout Sunburst, victories overshadowed by flagrant rule infringements and collisions by other competitors and a weird disqualification after a solid two wins.  Take home message #1 – know the rules, remember the other boats don’t know the rules, avoid trouble!!  Take home message #2 – remember how good you were, remember that our boats finished top four in most races. Be proud!

·         1^st Venturer and 1^st Scout kayaking, nothing more to say there.

·         2^nd Venturer and 1^st Scout ironman, Tarapunga defending their crown by two metres. Fantastic battle!!!

·         Seamanship, hmmm, with both teams perfect on land, with rowing skills and style, with patient transfer from boat to shore and patient first aid. BUT … what happened during recovery from the water … ?

·         1^st centipede race, with Janet the wettest supporter.

Again, be proud of yourself, of your fellow Scouts and of your supporters!!!

Next year – lets do it again. Iron faster in the iron-man (practice on shirts), no disqualifications in the sailing (hmmm), no dunk (venturers) and pickup on the first round (scouts) in the man-overboard.  Easy!!!

Cheers

Roger

Napier: Photos

I've posted a series of photos on the photo gallery site - could anyone who took photos collect those they would like to see online for when we regroup on the 22nd?

Thanks,

Randall