August 2016

Congratulations to Evan, our “Conch Award of Excellence” recipient!  What an impressive young man in everything he does!!

Thanks to each and every one of you for such a great week together.  We hope we’ll get you on board again soon ~

So much to do….great sailing, amazing snorkeling, getting lobsters, getting conch, finding sea glass, beaching, eating delicious food, learning knots, learning how to run a 78 ft. sailing ship, seeing falling stars at night….. oh and laughing a lot!!

Seriously we have gone none stop from sunrise to sunset.  Great breakfast with French toast, hot cinnamon apples, sausage, fresh cut oranges and apples, and OJ!  Needed fuel for the day.  The day began with an amazing drift dive at Iron Cay where the crew got one conch and one lobster.  Then we had our

Everyone arrived safe and sound.  We had time for a great snorkel on Mermaid Reef, delicious homemade dinner of roast beef, gravy, roasted vegetables, and chocolate cake, and then getting your spot on deck for your hammock or sleeping pad.  I think the crew will sleep well tonight ~

This was a week of transformation in a BIG way!  They all felt it, they all understood it, they all did it!  THAT is why we do what we do.  So unbelievably proud of Troop 468 – Pearland, TX!!  There are no other words ~

We finally got the wind!!  This summer has been quiet in respect to the amount of wind we have had for sailing.  But this week it was nice and windy every day so that meant for great sailing on Ciganka!  And honestly, this crew came together very quickly in respect to learning their positions and