Sailing

Sailing is some of the best fun and opens some of the best opportunities for adventure on the water.
Dinghies, keelboats, cruisers, racers, adventurers or Sunday-sailors; sailing is diverse, accessible for all abilities and provides some excellent pathways for leadership, teamwork, fun and personal development.
Pottering about the local harbour, sailing-in-company on a coastal passage or the exhilarating thrill of flying a spinnaker and reaching out on a trapeze. Sailing offers challenge, enjoyment and a sense of adventure.

Accredited Irish Sailing Training Centre
Several Sea Scouting Groups have been accredited as Irish Sailing Training Centre.
This is an incredible accolade where the Scout Group has met the standards of safety, procedures and tuition to the national level.
In doing so, the Scout Group can offer recognised external certificates and training in sailing and powerboating to their members, in addition to training members as national syllabus instructors.
Any active sailing group should consider this pathway to measure their standards, get support from the National Governing Body and offer significant learning opportunities for their members.
By following Scouting Ireland Safety Afloat Toolbox method, this can be a very attainable accolade.

1. 9th Port of Dublin (Malahide Sea Scouts)
2. 8th Port of Dublin (Dun Laoghaire Sea Scouts)
3. 1st Port of Galway (Galway Sea Scouts)

You can find out more about Irish Sailing HERE.

Recognition
Any Scout holding any Irish Sailing Certificate should be presented with their relevant Sailing Adventure Skill.
A translation of this can be seen below.

Higher Level Assessments
All sailors seeking Stage 8 and Stage 9 must first complete a Stage 7 Advanced Assessment; unless already awarded the Irish Sailing Advanced Boat Handling Certificate.
This ensures all sailors; cruiser or dinghies are on the same foot.
Once a Stage 7 is secured, passage logbooks will be required for Stage 8 and Stage 9.

Sailing Adventure Skills details HERE.