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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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The Long Beach
Invitational
Regatta is held each year on the second Saturday in March at the Long Beach Sea Scout Base, 5875 E. Appian Way, Long Beach, California
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26th
Annual
LONG
BEACH INVITATIONAL REGATTA
Satrurday,
March 14, 2008
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Let there be
FUN!!
On Saturday, March 14, 2009, 66
youth along with 32 adults from 9 ships converged on the Long Beach Sea
Scout
Base for the 26th 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, canoeing, nomenclature, seamanship
knowledge, and, believe it or not, singing. In a few of the
events,
crews had to tie knots with the ends of the lines tied to themselves,
know the
parts of a sailboat, navigate a compass course and make a boat out of
bubble
gum.
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 ninth straight year they finished in first
place
with 120 points, nineteen points better than the second place ship, Triton, also from Newport Beach. They
scored first in 11
of the 15 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 Alec Kettenhofen of the Renegades
of Newport
Beach. Congratulations Alec 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 food was great and plentiful. Thanks, also, to the Mystic
Yankee
for providing birthday cake for everyone. We celebrated two birthdays!
Some may
argue but I think lunch is everyone’s favorite part of the regatta.
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!
