Black Smithing

A few days ago some of our intrepid scouts ventured out to experience a day of being a blacksmith. Here are some pictures of our scouts.

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Troop 617 Christmas Party - Bill Does Not like 'chrisTmas'

Reminder

ALL SCOUTS, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE!!DO NOT FORGET TO WORK ON YOUR BADGES!!!!!!

Egg Drop Video

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Amazing Grace

Lately troop 617 went on the schooner Amazing Grace. While there we learned how to;

• ready the sails
• climb the rigging
• tacking against the wind
• change direction using the flying jibs and lower sail

We also learnt many new sailing terms and names

• flying jibs
• inner jibs 
• boom
• bow
• starboard
• port
• bunts

Those are just some of the things that we did or learnt.

Sailing in a never ending adventure. You are always  moving. It can be exciting and also, surprisingly it can sometimes be peaceful. The rocking gently back and forth gives one a feeling of peace. Then of course there is the adventure; the sea and the wind are always unpredictable.  When those things are what you rely on to get you to and from different places, you are going to have a wild time! That is exactly what happened to us scouts when we went on this amazing (he he he!!) adventure! I know that if I ever get the chance to do anything like this again, I will not hesitate one second to say yes!!!!!! Please tell me your views on the trip.