1st Place 9th Port Malahide (Neala Troop)
1st Place – in its 49th Year- of Captain Hamil Cup -2014
9th Port Malahide (Wednesday Troop)

9th Port Malahide (Wednesday Troop) taking part in the Capt. Hamil Cup in Howth.

This is the Junior Sea Scout Seamanship competition of Sea Scouting Ireland held annually. The competition has been run since 1975 and was inaugurated, in Malahide. The competition takes place in the autumn, as preparation is over the last several weeks of the boating season. Teams of five are made up of  persons  15 years or younger as of the 1st June and the challenge is to compete as individuals and as a team. So each member must learn all seamanship skills and be prepared on the day when called up to a base

Seamanship skills are a life skill that is taught from the very start of a sea scouts journey in his troop .Here training is given in ,boat handling, row in a boat’s crew, boat maintenance, flag etiquette,  practical teamwork exercise, safety on the water ,first aid , and taking care of each other while afloat.

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Members of the 9th Port Malahide (Friday Troop) taking part in the Capt. Hamil Cup junior seamanship competition in Howth

The Captain Hamil Cup gives the scout focus, and put into practice what they have learnt throughout the boating season.

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1st Place – Neala troop

This year’s venue was in Howth Harbour and was hosted by the 7th Port of Dublin Sea Scouts. Thanks goes to the organisers and their team for laying on the challenging bases. Malahide Sea Scout group was well represented taking 1st, 6th, 7th and 13th place. Congratulations to all Malahide teams.

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