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SEA SCOUT SHIP 940, for girls and boys ages 14-20, is the water-based adventure program of Scouting America. Ship 940 is the Council wide, year-round Sea Scout program that offers water-based adventures, optional advancement, and skill training. Our focus is small boat sailing, whitewater kayaking and rafting, motor boating, ice boat sailing and ice fishing, SUPs and all things water-based. We meet monthly, usually at our monthly activity's location.
Sea Scouts can still be, and often are, in a Scouts BSA troop at the same time!
Scouts join Ship 940 to supplement their troop program with water-based adventures.
Ship 940 utilized Stillwater Lake at Camp Minsi occasionally when not on the rivers and stores its equipment at Camp as well. Ship 940 was formed in 2020 to compliment and cooperate with Venturing Crew 940 , also at Camp Minsi.
Sea Scout units, called ships, are established all across the country on oceans, bays, rivers, and lakes. Ship 940 does not own a physical ship, but we do have an inventory of whitewater kayaks and gear, and access to the paddle craft at Camp Minsi Aquatics.
Maritime Club 940 (for ages 10-14, www.Club940.com) is affiliated with Ship 940 and share many of the same program adventures!
MONTHLY ACTIVITIES
We meet about once a month for a meeting and/or activity. The location is dependent on the monthly activity.
PORTS-OF-CALL WINTER thru SUMMER 2025-2026 (aka ACTIVITY SCHEDULE)
FEBRUARY 28, Sunday
Ice Fishing & Planning Meeting
(& Ice Boat Sailing?)
Monday, 10a - 3p Camp Minsi, Pocono Summit, PA
In cooperation with Maritime Explorer Club 940 (ages 10-14), Ship 940 can join in our kayaking and river kayaking program. Dates and location to be confirmed at the Ice Fishing planning meeting.
April 19 – Scouting America's Swim Classification Test - Easton YMCA
April 26 – Whitewater Kayak wet exit drill - Lafayette College Pool
May 3 – Flatwater kayaking session 1 on Stillwater Lake, Camp Minsi
May 17 – Flatwater kayaking session 2 on Stillwater Lake, Camp Minsi
June (early) - Delaware River Kayak Trip, Martins Creek Access to Sandts Eddy Access, PA 611 north
August (mid)- Whitewater kayaking introduction sessions Little Lehigh Creek Park, Allentown
September (early) – Delaware River Kayak Trip (skill level permitting)
We teach the skills necessary for a safe and enjoyable adventure. We do not focus on skill badges. But, optionally, those that want to commit a bit more time, can earn the Kayaking and Whitewater Merit Badges. Most of the necessary skills we teach are exactly merit badge requirements, so the extra jump to complete all the badge requirements is small.
Additional Ship Fisging event details to follow after the planning meeting.
JUNE 6th Saturday,
Fishing instruction at pond fishing bya and at Cabela's, Hamburg
JUNE 25-27, Thursday-Saturday,
Mystic Seaport Trip and deep-sea fishing off RI coast
AUGUST (mid/late), *tentative*
Rafting on the Lehigh River
AUGUST (mid/late),
Kayak Play-Day, Little Lehigh Creek Park, Allentown
SEPTEMBER (early),
River Kayaking Trip, Delaware River,
Sandts’ Eddy access (south of Martins Creek, PA) to P’Burg access (at the bridges)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Contact us directly at: contact@ship940.org
Maritime Club 940 (ages 10-14): www.club940.org
To learn more about Sea Scouts, visit: www.SeaScout.org
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