HOME PAGE OF THE LONG BEACH INVITATIONAL REGATTA     The Long Beach Invitational Regatta is designed to test your crew’s skills and knowledge as well as ingenuity and teamwork in a way that is innovative and enjoyable.     The events are based on those of other Sea Scout competitions and from requirements and basic knowledge learned through ordinary. But then, some is just off the wall.     For example, does your crew know how to drill? What if they can’t see where they are going? For that matter, how about team pulling blindfolded? What would happen to your Scuttlebutt time if you had to fill the barrel first? Will your general knowledge of seamanship, and scouting survive a game of Jeopardy?     Of course, we cannot guarantee that these events will be a part of the regatta in any given year. We strive to find new and exciting events to make this a different regatta each time you come.     The Long Beach Invitational Regatta is held each year on the second Saturday in March at the Long Beach Sea Scout Base in Long Beach, California. If you were a participant in the 2008 Regatta please take our poll:

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25th Annual
LONG BEACH INVITATIONAL REGATTA

25 Years!

On Saturday, March 8, 2008, 98 youth along with 27 adults from 8 ships converged on the Long Beach Sea Scout Base for the 25th Annual Long Beach Invitational Regatta. After the events, the fellowship and the food, all reported having a great time.

This year's events included exercises in knot tying, compass and relative bearing, rowing, nomenclature and seamanship knowledge. In a few of the events, crews had to demonstrate putting on a life jacket, cross a river and paddle a canoe in a rather unusual way.

For a complete list of this year’s events click here.

And the winner is…

Congratulations to the crew of the Del Mar form Newport Beach. For the eighth straight year they finished in first place with 139 points. They scored first in seven of the fifteen events.

Hell Drill!

After the events closed. All hands participated in a “Hell Drill” competition. Here the judges remove people from the competition for making mistakes until only one person remains. That person this year was Jennifer Hager of the Mystic Yankee of Winnetka. Congratulations Jennifer for a job well done!

Food!

Special thanks to officers from the Islander as well as all of the other adults who helped prepare lunch. How difficult is it to concentrate on competition in the morning when all you can smell is Barbecue? The new six-foot propane barbecue was a helpful. The food was great and plentiful. This is the part of the regatta everyone looks forward to.

Help!

In our effort to keep the Long Beach Invitational Regatta unique, different and original, we need new events. Unfortunately, we seem to be running out of new ideas. We need your help. If you have any ideas, please do not hesitate to share them with us. We have received many great ideas in past years and we know that there are many creative and diabolical minds in this program. Please let us know what the event is and how it works (please provide details). Remember, the object is knowledge and practical skills with an emphasis on fun. We hope to hear from you soon. Thank You.
  

Ideas & Comments!