Smallboat sailing merit badge and worksheet boy scout trail. Small boat sailing merit badge pamphlet boy scouts of. Describe the boat you will be using for the sailing. This will help lead local boy scouts to you so they can earn the motorboating and smallboat sailing merit badges, and. Refer to the latest scouts bsa requirements book for merit badge requirement updates. As scouts use this pamphlet to earn the small boat sailing merit badge, they will learn how relying on the power of the wind and a sailors wisdom make small boat sailing every bit as adventurous as any other water sport.
Requirements for the small boat sailing merit badge. Explain to your counselor the most likely hazards you may encounter. Explain to your counselor the most likely hazards you may encounter while participating in small boat activities, and what you should do to anticipate, help prevent, mitigate, and respond to these hazards. Boy scout programs baltimore county sailing center. While no specific sail plan is recommended, it is suggested that the craft be smaller than 20 feet. Per national regulations, the only person who may sign off on requirements is a merit badge counselor, duly registered and authorized by the local council. The boat must be capsizable and have the capability of sailing to windward. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
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The requirements to this merit badge are ed by the boy scouts of america. This may be the best chance you will have to learn about this particular subject. Your counselor can be as important to you as a coach is to an athlete. January, 2017 requirements for the small boat sailing merit badge. The program is offered to allow each participant to learn how to sail with classroom and. Following the bsa safety afloat plan, show that you and a buddy can sail a boat properly. Scouts learn to answer questions like how do you sail against the wind. Small boat sailing merit badge helps and documents. They are reproduced in part here under fair use as a resource for scouts and scouters to use in the earning and teaching of merit badges. Current merit badge pamphlet and requirement revision dates. Scoutingbsasmallboat sailing merit badge wikibooks, open. The skills may be demonstrated on any boat available to the scout. The secret to successfully earning a merit badge is for you to use both the pamphlet and the suggestions of your counselor.
Scoutingbsasmallboat sailing merit badge wikibooks. Small boat sailing merit badge series jun 01, 1966 morris, everett b. Then they demonstrate their skills by going sailing. The requirements published by the boy scouts of america should always be used over the list here. Prepare a boat for sailing, including a safety inspection. Use all of the resources your counselor can make available to you. When the content has been updated in a merit badge pamphlet, bsa no longer changes the. There are more than 5 merit badges, and any scout, or any qualified venturer or sea scout may earn any of these at.