Under 15's Crew ready for the off!
The crew had an early start with a rising 3.9 meter tide. The first practice can often be the hardest.Each crew member must get use to their team members. Stroke to be determined and perfected. Orders given by the coxswain, give way together, stroke… stroke… stroke… and the team is away.
Over the June bank holiday weekend nine scouts and two leaders from the Wednesday night section participated in a summer hiking expedition. Without tents the scouts built there own shelters and cooked on the open camp fire. In all the scouts cover just under 50km over the 2 days. With whether ranging from 20 degrees on Saturday to miserable rain on the Sunday it was a varied weekend but fantastic craic for all who went!
Coming alongside after 48 Hours
Congratulations must go to W.L. Colum Mc Caffrey and both his water and land support crews who assisted him over the weekend Friday to Sunday 7th to 9th May 2010 in Broadmeadows.
Colum a W.L. in the 9th Port Malahide Sea Scouts(Wednesday Troop) some months ago had taken on a sponsored sail challenge to go head to head with Robert Dowling who had broken the non stop sail challenge last year. Colum had announced that it was Young Against Old.
It was all done in good spirit as monies raised where going towards Amazon Children a charity that looks after people of the Amazon
The challenge began a little late on Friday evening at 6.30pm outside the Fingal Sailing School , Malahide .Both Colum and Robert had some minor repairs and they eventually set off in their own GP 14’s into a strong cold North Easterly wind that increased on Saturday to a steady force 6.
In addition to preparing both physically and mentally Colum had to partially rebuild a GP 14 over the winter months which he achieved in time.
Both men stayed afloat without stopping ,coming alongside for just over 48 hours and broke a world record. They were greeted by well wishers when they both docked on Sunday Evening. Congratulations.
Welcomed ashore by his Folks
Congratulations from land crews
GP 14
The Wednesday troops annual hiking competition was held last Sunday 18th October in the Wicklow mountains. 41 scouts and 8 leaders attended.
