Skipper's Log

Ahoy!  Welcome to the offical page of Sea Scout Ship 243.

Happy New Year to everyone.

Next meeting: 08/14/2024 at 19:00 at the Rahway Elks.  
What's been Happening:

Safety at Sea and GAM 2024:  SAFETY TRAINING AND FUN!

US Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, NY
Friday, Sept. 13 – Sunday Sept. 15, 2024
Main Events 0800 – 2200 Sat.
Patriots’ Path Council and the Liberty Nautical Education Center will be holding an annual safety at
sea training event at the US Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York jointly with the United States Coast Guard, United States Power Squadron and USCG AUX the weekend of September 10, 2022. This event will provide:
instruction and practical applications of safety procedures and emergency preparedness skills for situations that could be encountered at sea.
The event will begin on Friday evening for those ships who wish to arrive early because of travel
restrictions, and extend into Sunday morning, again for those ships who need to stay over due
to distance;  camping will be available. 
Youth participants MUST be 14 or older and registered Sea Scouts.
For all participants (Day Trippers and Overnight Guests), the cost will be $30.00 each (youth or
adult). This fee is for training materials, event expenses, and food (light breakfast, lunch, and BBQ
Dinner on Saturday.

Please contact Skipper Bob for more information and forms.

Safety Moments:  Everyone should take some time and watch these videos provide by 
Seascouts.org  https://seascout.org/safety-moments/

We would like to take this time to thank Mike Vinik of Vinik Marine; for their continued support of Ship 243.  They have graciously donated fuel to the Sea Horse.  There is a great story online about Mr. Vinik, a great read about one of our biggest supporters.
Click here to read the story

Click here is a great video for those who need to work on their knots for Apprentice Rank.

Click here for a Great webinar from our friends over at Raymarine,  "Boating safety through technology".  The also do a lot of live presentations about using the different types of electronics.  Click here to check out thier list of recorded webinars.

Remember we could always use additional help. every little bit helps. If you are interested in joining or volunteering Sea Scout Ship 243,  click here to contact our skipper.
If you would like to donate to our program,  please check out our support page  or  contact our skipper.

Yours in Sea Scouting,
Robert Meseck
Skipper, Ship 243
E:Mail:  SkipperBob@ship243.com