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Sea Base

How you can help Sea Base, Bahamas after devastating Hurricane Dorian

September 12, 2019 4

Marsh Harbour on Great Abaco Island, where the Florida Sea Base hosts its Bahamas adventures, saw destructive wind gusts of more than 200 mph and storm surge of more than 20 feet.

Sea Base

In January 2019, fly south to the Florida Sea Base for a volunteer development conference

November 7, 2018 3

Escape winter while acquiring the latest tools to help your Scout unit. That’s the promise of a volunteer training conference at the Florida Sea Base.

High-Adventure Week

Get your Scouts out of town and look up for awe-inspiring views

November 2, 2018 3

Instill a love for astronomy by taking your Scouts to these “dark sky” places where they can see the Milky Way and more.

High-Adventure Week

2019-2020 preview: Florida National High Adventure Sea Base

November 1, 2018 0

Step aboard for high adventure on the high seas at the Florida Sea Base, offering treks in the Florida Keys, Bahamas and U.S. Virgin Islands.

Sea Base

Steve Cansler, beloved captain who helmed Sea Base’s Bahamas program, dies at 65

January 12, 2018 5

Sea Base Capt. Steve Cansler, who ran the Bahamas-based sailing adventures at the BSA’s Florida Sea Base, died Dec. 24, 2017. He was 65.

Order of the Arrow

Arrowmen: Spend spring break helping rebuild BSA camps in Florida, Puerto Rico

January 12, 2018 18

Arrowmen are invited to spend their spring break helping BSA camps in Florida and Puerto Rico rebuild after last year’s devastating hurricane season.

Sea Base

After Hurricane Irma, Sea Base Alumni and Friends members stepped up to help

December 8, 2017 2

The Sea Base Alumni and Friends Association put out a call, and volunteers arrived with chainsaws, tools, trucks, water and muscle power.

High-Adventure Week

2018-2019 preview: Florida National High Adventure Sea Base

October 24, 2017 0

Even after Hurricane Irma dealt a punishing blow to the Florida Keys in September, the Florida Sea Base is open for business. 

Philmont Scout Ranch

Wood Badge Centennial Update pilot courses announced

October 19, 2017 45

Registration is live for a pair of 2018 national Wood Badge Pilot Courses that precede a 2019 update to the BSA’s premier leadership training program.

Scouting Tips

Sea Base’s Big Munson Island, ‘hit hard’ by Hurricane Irma, ‘will survive and bounce back’

September 20, 2017 4

Hurricane Irma hit the BSA’s Big Munson Island hard, toppling some trees and stripping bare others. But Sea Base says the island will “will bounce back.”

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