Aghada Sea Scouts » Dave McGowan http://www.aghadaseascouts.ie Scouting Ireland Sun, 14 Sep 2025 16:47:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 Shield 2024 http://www.aghadaseascouts.ie/2024/04/shield-2024/ http://www.aghadaseascouts.ie/2024/04/shield-2024/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2024 21:42:04 +0000 http://www.aghadaseascouts.ie/?p=2722 Continue reading Shield 2024 →]]> The shield camp craft weekend

Date: Fri 26th – Sun 28th
Where: Cork Showgrounds
Dropoff: 5:30pm Friday
Show grounds will be open at 17:30, everyone should be registered and on site for 18:30
Vans and cars will not be able to line the road like last year as it became dangerous with scouts weaving in and out of parked cars

Collect: 2:30pm Sunday

Link to social media portal: Shield Facebook

Scouts must complete & return a new, separate consent form for this event: ACS – Activity consent form

Info pack is here: All Cork Shield 2 info pack

]]> http://www.aghadaseascouts.ie/2024/04/shield-2024/feed/ 0 Sailing Skills assessments http://www.aghadaseascouts.ie/2023/05/sailing-skills-assessments/ http://www.aghadaseascouts.ie/2023/05/sailing-skills-assessments/#comments Thu, 04 May 2023 09:25:42 +0000 http://www.aghadaseascouts.ie/?p=2685 Continue reading Sailing Skills assessments →]]> Well done to all who have completed stage4 / stage5 sailing skills, keep it up!

For those who never had or lost their logbook:

Logbooks are available here -> Sailing Skills Logbook
Download it, print a copy & put it in a plastic sleeve.
Bring it to scouts, get some skills signed off & keep it safe.

I’ll post some of the stuff you need to learn here,
others you’ll need to look up yourself.

Your First Sail video

Personal Floatation Devices

Sailing Terms

Points of sail

The 5 Essentials

Rules for prevention of collisions at sea

Chart

Forecast

Beaufort Scale

Hypothermia

Weils Disease

Recovery Position

Distress Signals

Anchors

]]> http://www.aghadaseascouts.ie/2023/05/sailing-skills-assessments/feed/ 0 Shield weekend http://www.aghadaseascouts.ie/2023/04/shield-weekend/ http://www.aghadaseascouts.ie/2023/04/shield-weekend/#comments Tue, 18 Apr 2023 08:40:50 +0000 http://www.aghadaseascouts.ie/?p=2673 The shield camp craft weekend
Date: Fri 21st – Sun 23rd
Where: Cork Showgrounds
Dropoff: 6:30pm Friday
Collect: 2:30pm Sunday

Personal Gear List: PersonalGear

Event Timetable:

Shield timetable
Visiting Times: Shield Visiting

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Brief Details….
Meeting Saturday 1st;

Time:  09:45 Location: Glenflesk, ‘Top Oil’ Petrol Station, Eircode V93 A26D

  • We will meet up here and continue in convoy to the starting point for the hike.

Directions to drop off point on Saturday morning:

  • Distance: 111 Km
  • Time: 1 hr 30 min (according to AA)
  • Head towards Killarney N40/N22
  • Meet at petrol station in village
  • Continue in convoy to the starting point for the hike (approx. 10 km)

Collection Sunday 2nd:

Time: 1.00 pm Location:
Muckross Park Hotel car park Eircode V93 NH5W

General information:

Weekend Cost: €30-40 TBD

Phone numbers of Scout leaders on site: Kevin – 0879192688 or Dave – 0876344340

]]> http://www.aghadaseascouts.ie/2023/03/overnight-hike-mar-2019-information/feed/ 0 2023 scout section plan http://www.aghadaseascouts.ie/2023/02/2023-scout-section-plan/ http://www.aghadaseascouts.ie/2023/02/2023-scout-section-plan/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2023 22:06:14 +0000 http://www.aghadaseascouts.ie/?p=2656 Continue reading 2023 scout section plan →]]> Scout section preliminary plan for 2023.

  • Shield 2023 – Apr 21-23, Cork
  • Overnight Hike – Early March, Kerry
  • New Sailing Skills requirements – May onwards
  • Sail to & camp in Fota – Some time June – August tide dependant
  • Annual Camp – July 22 – 29th, Athlone or Roscommon

More details available at the following links
2023 planner
Shield info pack No 1 

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Sat. April 4th – overnight hike in Killarney

Wed. April 15th – Day time trip to Marei

24th-25th April – Shield weekend, kilcully

May 8th – Charge Certificate weekend

Jun 19-21st – Group camp in Burncourt

July 18-25th – Annual Camp, location TBD

 

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http://www.thepirateking.com/ships/sail_simulator.htm

 

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Sat9-Sun10 Mar.

Overnight hike
Location: Killarney, Muckross Hostel.
Cost: €20

TBD May.

Weekend Camp
Location: TBD
Cost: TBD

Sat20th – Sat.27th July.

Annual Camp
Location: Lough Keel Scout campsite, Boyle, Roscommon
Cost: €250 estimated

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