On Saturday the 22nd to Tuesday 25th of September the scout section set off on the annual sail camp. With eight sailboats and two powerboats in tow there was a great turnout. The wind and weather was great on the Saturday.

On Saturday we left the den at 9:30am and hit the water at Jacobs Well by 11:30am. The crews and to much delight we set off sailing to The Bedroom to camp for the first night. There were two capsizes and the Coastguard even had to take some of the scouts across to the campsite as the weather had grown dark and gloomy. The campsite was set-up just in time for the rain. Once the rain cleared scouts walked to the sand-dunes and had loads of fun jumping down them. After the storm it had grown cold and windy. We went to bed after dinner and hot chocolates. Bernie cut his finger on the first night while preparing dinner. The next morning most of the scouts walked across to see the sunrise. We packed up camp and set off for the second campsite on Russell Island across from Canaipa Point.

The lasers and TT were towed to Whalleys Gutter. The boats were rigged and we hit the water for the second time in one day. All the small boats capsized within 1 minute of each other. We were then towed all the way to the second campsite. We arrived at the second campsite by about 11:00am. The luggage was unloaded and many scouts got stuck in the mud. The camp was set-up and hamburgers were cooked for lunch. The scouts used used the afternoon to explore the island and walk up the mountain.

On day three, scouts went donuting with Waringa and Jack. Lunch was cooked and eaten. In the afternoon the scouts went walking, swimming and sailing. The wind was very strong and Lewis went sailing with Theo and capsized 10 times. Waringa taught sailing skills in the grouper and Iain took some scouts out in the scruffy. She sailed beautifully until the mast and side-stays broke. We all walked up the mountain to watch the sunset, it was beautiful. That night we sat around the camp fire and sang campfire songs and performed skits. We also learnt some of the older scout campfire songs from Waringa and Iain. After the campfire we dug holes and put Cameron and Theo in them and watched them struggle free. While Cameron was immobilized Emily drew on his face, with great complaint from Cameron.

On the last morning the campsite was packed up and loaded into the boats. We set-off to Redland Bay and nobody was towed as the wind was perfect for sailing. We stopped at the north tip of Karragarra Island for lunch and then headed off again Isabel and Maddy were sailing the Ullyses and the wind became too strong for them and mast collapsed and made a hole in the boat. The Ullyses was then towed the rest of the trip. Parents picked us up around 2:00pm and we put the boats on their trailers. We then travelled to MacDonald's. We back at the den at 4:00pm and were cleaned up by 5:00pm ready to go home and relax.

The sail camp was a great success and all the new scouts thoroughly enjoyed the trip. We travelled in excess of 40kms and everyone loved the camp.

Freya Leece, PL of Penguin

The route we travelled is marked in yellow and red.

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