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Advance&Intermediate Oars Charge Cert. – 2012

northrowan — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:14:52 +0000

Int.+Adv. Oars Charge Cert Course,The Ward room. Malahide Sea Scout Den

In the twenty years of the Oars Charge Cert Course been run in Malahide 29 scouts and leaders enrolled to this years course.Twenty three have taken up the Intermediate Course while the remaining six will do the Advance Course.The evening course will run till end of February 2012.During this period the modules scouts will cover,Boating rules,Water Safety and equipment,boat maintenance,rules of the road at sea,correct use of safety&emergency equipment,meteorology,knots,splicing,whipping,pilotage&navigation,

Boat maintenance on East Coast Skiff

anchoring&mooring,parts of a boat,boat drill and heaving a line.Early in March scouts will be assessed before continuing onto do the practical end of the course during the month of April pending on two skiffs launched and ready for boatwork.

Instructor Andy O'Connell , on boat maintenance

A New Programme in One Day – The ONE PROGRAMME

northrowan — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:15:31 +0000

Fun at the One Programme Training Day

The Scout One Programme came to Malahide on Sunday 15th January 2012. One Hundred and Twenty Eight Beavers , Cubs , Scouts ,Rovers and their leaders attended the training day held in our parish hall . St.Andrews on Church Road , Malahide.

The training team drawing from Scouting Ireland’s North East Province presented a much thought out programme to cope with today’s young persons demands for a more challenging , developing and fun pack theme.

Malahide Sea Cubs at 1 Programme training day

During the day participants took part in a hands on experience of what to expect in the future in Scouting. A small planning team from Malahide lead by Margaret O’Riordan put together the agenda for the day . Many thanks to Margaret and her team for a great day.

Rowing Regatta at Broadmeadow – A Great success!

northrowan — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:50:03 +0000

Neala troop of Malahide placed 2nd at Sea Scout rowing regatta,Broadmeadow

116 Sea Scouts from across the County of Dublin and North Wicklow took part in this years annual Sea Scout Rowing regatta held on Broadmeadow, Malahide on Sunday 23rd October. The regatta would normally take place in Dunlaoghaire in the month of September but had to be canceled three times due to high winds across the bay.

Broadmeadow is more use to having sail on the water for regattas , but seven slick east coast skiffs launched to begin the races. Crews prepared ,the course was set and the races began on time. Seven races took place over the one kilometer course. Crews of five including the coxswain instructions leaned hard and pulled strongly to the finishing line. Parents and friends lined to course and shouted their encouragement to row harder and faster.

Malahide 1st place u 17 crew

Several Malahide crews were placed along with three first places in the under 14years , under 17 and under 20 pair oar cox. For a third year in a row the Malahide under 17 crew won the Woodlatimer ( Dick Vekins memorial trophy) race. This race has been competed for since 1914 uninterrupted except for the years of the 1st and 2nd World Wars.Congratulations to all Malahide and guest crews who made the day a Great Sucess!

Malahide 1st place u14 skiff crew

Did this catch your eye?

northrowan — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:35:13 +0000

In last Saturday’s Irish Independent supplement 1950-1954 Rolling back the years has many interesting photo’s from around Ireland in the fifties. Well what caught our eye was a photo of Malahide Sea Scouts on board the “The Lady Grania” opposite the Customs House on the River Liffey. The caption read members of the north Dublin troop pictured in 1959 modeling their new uniforms.

Malahide Sea Rangers of IGG on the "The Lady Grania" R.Liffey,Dublin Port 1959

The eight girls in the photo were all members of the Malahide Sea Rangers of the Irish Girl Guide Association a section within IGG who developed sea rangers in Dollymount (SRS Queen Elizabeth 2) , Dunlaoghaire, Bray , Ringsend ,Dodder,Howth and Malahide (The Lady Grania). The ranger’s named their sections after naval and merchant ships.Correspondence between units and ships were encouraged and developed .

Unexpected cancellation!

northrowan — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:39:38 +0000

Making way in Dublin Bay

Unexpected cancellation of this years rowing regatta was not just once but three times. Whatever happened to when the students go back to school in September the weather gets better? Our near centennial regatta has had its interruptions over the years since its beginnings in 1914.The years during both the First and Second World Wars , Sea Scouts went abroad as volunteers as able sea men , signalers and commissioned officers in the Merchant and Royal Navy .

The high winds of recent days would make it impossible to get crews out on the water. All sections had been training and looking forward to the regatta.However the up and coming Long Distance Skiff Race on Saturday 17th September is expected to get a start. Best of luck to the Malahide crews. Congratulations to the girls in the Neala troop who came third in the junior seamanship competition the Hamill Cup held recently in Howth.

Sea Scout Rowing Regatta

Malahide Sea Scouts attend the 22nd World Scout Jamboree in Rinkby, Sweden

northrowan — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:30:46 +0000

Malahide contingent , depart St.James Terrace to the 22nd World Scout Jamboree

Twenty two leaders and scouts from Malahide attend the 22nd World Scout Jamboree been held at Rinkaby (near Ahus) in the South of Sweden. Scouts traveled from Dublin by air on Monday and Tuesday 25th/26th July 2011. The official opening commenced on Wednesday 27th July with 39,000 participants from 160 different countries. The camp will finish on the 8th August .

The Jamboree promise to be a very memorable event .A full weeks programme of fun, educational and challenging activities ,which draw on the patrol system. Opportunities on discovering new cultures , global development issues ,respect for oneself and others ,the environment , health,peace and community development.

Malahide leaders who will represent the group at the Jamboree as IST (International Service Team)

Irish Sea Scouts at the 1st World Scout Jamboree 1920

Malahide scouts over the years have been well represented at World Scout Jamborees which go back as far 1920 when former Group leader Mr. Jack Webb attended the 1st World Scout Jamboree in Olympia, Kensington, London between 30th July to 8th August 1920. In 1957 the 50th Anniversary of Scouting also known as Jubilee year the 9th World Scout Jamboree was held in Sutton Park, Birmingham, England and 18 scouts and leaders from Malahide attended.

New Coxswain’s

northrowan — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:41:27 +0000

Over the days 16th to 19th April 2011 14 scouts and leaders completed their Practical Oars Charge Certificates. Many thanks to examiners Liam Ball of 5th Port Dollymount Sea Scouts and Cian O’Gradaigh of 7th Port Howth Sea Scouts.

New Coxswains for Malahide Sea Scouts presented with both Advance and Intermediate Oars Charge Certs

The days for the assessment where fine with variable winds up to force 4 coming from an easterly direction . Spring tides were strong and proved a little difficulty when approaching “picking up a mark” or carrying out “man-overboard drill” . Steering with out a rudder required all the skills of the coxswain’s .However all had trained hard and standard was good.

What did you do this weekend?

northrowan — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:31:30 +0000

Attending to patients on REC 3 course at the Malahide Sea Scout den

What did you do this weekend? Well if it was nothing ? down at the Scout Den in Malahide you would have being spoilt for choice. Less than 12 hours after the school doors closing for the Easter break scouts were busy engrossed in their choice of activity over the weekend. Twelve senior scouts and leaders started their weekend on a REC3 lifesaving course. The course commenced Friday evening and continued till Sunday evening. During that time the scouts were taken through mock up incidents should a multitude of accidents happen at an activity. Featured broken legs , sprained wrists , fainted subjects , heart failure ,blocked airway etc .

Broken leg!

While this was going all round the den other scouts very busy completing boat maintenance, sanding, repairing ,patching and cleaning down the boats to get them ready in time for the start of the season.

Leaders from Bray,Howth and Malahide Sea Scouts

On the water the watch leaders and leaders were completing the practical boating exercise for the Oars Advance Charge Certificate. The exercise included man-overboard drill , steering a course through a crowded anchorage , exercise with loss of a rudder , preparing a sea anchor , following a compass course and good boat handling skills.

Coxswain instruction .Hold water starboard give way port!

QUIZ NIGHT – Fundraiser for Malahide Sea Scouts

northrowan — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 20:44:09 +0000

Support our Table Quiz Night

Thursday 20th of January 2011 at 8pm in Malahide Yacht Club (behind the Scout Den).

Cost is €10 per person / €40 per table of four.

A raffle with spot prizes will also be held on the night.

Family,Friends & Leaders at last years Table Quiz Night

The Scout section of Malahide Sea Scouts are organising a table quiz night. Funds raised will go towards refurbishing boats for the coming boating season .Much work is ongoing now with repairs, replacing and making our craft safe for use in coming season. To help complete the work in time costs will need to met. Your support and help is very much appreciated .Parents , Friends, our Scouting neighbours and Leaders please come on the night and have a great evenings entertainment.

Support our Calendar 2011

northrowan — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 09:51:25 +0000

Danu the venture section of Malahide Sea Scout group have printed calendar for 2011. Throughout the calendar are pictures of all sections at activities from 2010 .

Front cover Malahide Sea Scout group calendar 2011

The money raised will go towards boating and safety equipment for the coming season 2011.A member from the Venture section will call down on your sections meeting night to promote.Please support.

Month of April 2011- A Proud History