Term 4 2019 - Round up & Look ahead to 2020

Term 4 roundup Fern Class Cutter Before the start of the term, we were offered an opportunity to try out the new plastic molded Cutter.  The boat was unique and offers something different to Sea Scouts than what we are traditionally used.  Some fortunate scouts came down that weekend and got to sail it and had favourable reviews. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regattas This term saw us compete in several regattas, including our own Onepoto Regatta.  We had a reasonable showing with a couple of firsts and a result in almost every event.  Write up on the web site is here. The Petone Regatta was a couple of weeks later, but the weather did not favour us.  We got a few events done in the morning but the wind got up and never really let off again.  St James made a clean sweep of the few events that were run, but we still managed some good results otherwise.  Write up on the web site is here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pauahatanui Cleanup As a civic duty in November we got together with the Guardians of the Inlet and went around the inlet picking up rubbish for a morning.  A good piece of community service by Scouts, Cubs and Keas. Otaki Forks Chill Out Christmas camp What a long name for what was an incredible camp.  Lots of chill out time, no really challenging activities.  The river made an brilliant swimming hole and the weather was at it's best for all bar one gust of wind which lifted the Gazebos and caused a few minor injuries.  Full story as usual on the web site here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jamboree 2019 I won't say much about Jamboree, other than with the six activity days, came lots of wild stories and happy tired faces at the end. Adventure Zone - climbing walls, abseiling, digger driving, flying foxes, and of course "Challenge Valley" (known at this Jamboree as "The land of the lost scout", but we will always know this activity as Challenge Valley) Home Zone - a feast of creative offerings, including making you own Jamboree t-shirt design, making your own woggle, army dog tags, painting your rock, and many others Fast & Furious -  a day of speed and precision - dirt bikes, archery, bicycles & scooters, cars and for some, cards! Wet & Wild - The lake at Kerepiro was a wonderland with paddle boards, kayaks, mud slide, sailing and a jet boat ride. The Mystery Tours - luck of the draw visits to a Lumber Museum, where you saw all the old machinery, made a branding, built a bivouac and watched cheese being made before your eyes (along with some really bad jokes) followed by a walk next to the Blue Spring, an idyllic river with very blue colouration originating (as the name implies) from a spring; or you got to go Laser Tag, Leap Trampoline Park and orienteering in Hamilton park. The 6th day was your duty for the troop, starting with washing up dinner plates and pots, continuing through the next days breakfast, cleaning up for inspection, doing the laundry, lunch, doing the community service (building pest traps for DOC), and making dinner. Some of the older scouts still had energy at the end of the evenings and managed to do some of the extra evening activities. No scout that went to Jamboree does not have a story to tell about each and every one of these days.  Simply ask them. A couple have responded to a request to tell a short story and they are included here. Individual Achievements Bronze Silver and Gold Awards Some of you scouts have completed Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards over the last term.  They are: Bronze Ruby Ohara Jesse Daniel Bronson Seth Calvin Amelia Zac Marcus Matthew Penny All our scouts that went to Jamboree have achieved at least their Bronze award now.  This is a fantastic achievement as a troop. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cossgrove Gold Cossgrove Gold is an evaluation as well as a training camp designed to test serious scouting skills.  Our scouts achieved good results and all achieved theirs. Adam Liam Harry Alfie Hamish Gabriella Term 1 2020 - Calendar Scout programme evenings The new term will begin on the 13th February 2020 (2nd week of term). Evenings will start from 18h30 and run to 21h00. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sunday Sailing Sunday Sailing starts on the 2nd of February.  Sailing will start at 13h00 and run until 16h00 although if the weather is really good we may stop for a swim after the boats are derigged. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regattas Harbour Race When: 1 March 2020 @ 9:00 am Where: Evans Bay Worser Bay Regatta When: 15 March 2020 @ 9:00 am Where: Worser Bay Hickson Regatta When: 29 March 2020 @ 9:00 am Where: Evans Bay Cutty Sark Regatta When: 10 April til 12 April 2020 Where: Napier ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Zone Events Kapiti Coast Zone Onepoto Raft Race     When: 16 February 2020 @ 9:00am Where: Onepoto Inlet Kapiti Coast Zone Mud Slide When: 22 February 2020 @ 10:00am Where: Pukera Bay Scout Den Message for parents from Kym Derigging and den cleaning The end of each scout evening is a very busy time for leaders. Please parents, can you arrive a little early and help.  This can be getting the boats out of the water and away.  Also every evening the toilets, changing rooms, shower and entrance need sweeping and mopping, sinks and toilets need cleaning and in the kitchen the dishes need doing.  If you could do those tasks while the scouts have flag break the leaders would really appreciate that help (remember they are all just volunteers, have often come straight to scouts from work without dinner and many have young scouts who need to get home to bed too). Thanks heaps.   Kym  Did you know? Ngati Toa Sea Scouts has a website with write ups of a lot of our major events?  You too can add to this site.  Let me know what you would like to write about and I will help you to post and publicise it. https://ngatitoaseascouts.blogspot.com It also contains a calendar with all the troop dates in OSM displayed on it.  You can click the "Google Calendar" button at the bottom of the page to link it to your own calendar.