SWAN - Sailing Expedition

SWAN 62 6^th - 14^th April 2012

Applications and Cost

 

All those taking part in SWAN must be a member of the Scout Association.

 

The expedition will cost £175 per person – this includes boat hire, instruction, Friday evening meals, first Saturday breakfast, insurance and administration. It does not include transport and crew catered food (see page 6)

 

There is a separate APPLICATION FORM which must be completed. This form and cheques, as detailed, below must be given to your area leader by 1st October 2011.

 

2 Cheques made payable to ‘Nene District Scout Council SWAN Expedition’ and dated as follows:

1st Oct 2011	Expedition Deposit	£100
1st Feb 2012	Expedition 2nd Payment	£75

Please write the name of the applicant on the back of cheques (this is very important when not the same as the signatory.

 

Additional Costs and payments – see page 6)

1st Oct 2011 (Cheque with deposit please)	Expedition Sweatshirt (As required) See Page 6	£15 - £22
6th Apr 2012 (cash)	Crew catering	£30
(To area leader as required)	Transport to and from Norfolk	Set by home area

 

Applications are invited from Scouts (in school year 8 and above) Explorer Scouts and Scout Network.

For safety reasons, all participants must be able to swim

50 metres and tread water for 5 minutes in clothes.

 

There is often high demand for a limited number of places; applicants will be notified whether or not their application has been successful by 1st December 2011.

NB All adults pay the same as the young people, and give up a week of their holiday, which means that instruction time is free.

 

 

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Additional Cost and Payment Details

 

Crew Catering.
As part of the training scheme the ‘mate’ of each crew – under the watchful eye of the skipper and with the co-operation of the crew – organises the week’s catering for his/her boat.

 

Each member will provide £30 for their boat’s catering account.

Expedition Sweatshirts

All members are asked to wear an expedition sweatshirt with their own neckerchief or a Swan Black Neckerchief for travelling and as semi-formal wear when ashore (but not for sailing). Scouts and Explorers attending their first expedition will receive an expedition sweatshirt free of charge. Additional sweatshirts can be ordered at the following prices.

XS, S,	£16
M, L	£17
XL, 2XL, 3XL	£19
4XL, 5XL	£22

Please advise sweatshirt requirement with initial application and add cost to deposit cheque. NB Free of Charge for first time Scouts and Explorers

Old Expedition Sweatshirts

Sweatshirts that are no longer required and are kept in good condition may be passed on in future years to other members if a larger (or smaller) size is required.

Please let your leader know if you have a sweatshirt that you want to sell or give away.

Transport

Transport to and from the Norfolk Broads is organised separately by each area. Please consult your area leader for details of arrangements and costs.

Keeping in Touch

www.friendsreunited.co.uk
Teams Clubs: SWAN Sailing Expedition

www.scoutsreunited.co.uk
Events, UK Scout Association Events, UK Based Camps, SWAN Norfolk Broads Sailing Expedition

www.facebook .com groups
S.W.A.N. & I’ve been on the SWAN sailing expedition
www.2ndscouts.org.uk - SWAN Pages

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S.W.A.N.

Norfolk Broads Sailing Expedition

6th – 14th April 2012

62nd Expedition

 

 

 

 

 

 

·      A whole week of sailing adventure.

·      Learn to sail a 4 ton Norfolk Broads yacht.

·      Obtain an R.Y.A. qualification

·      Bookings Close – 1st October 2011

 

Nene District Scout Council (Peterborough)
Registered Charity No. 1027467

 

What is SWAN?

The Objective of the SWAN Sailing Expedition is to help prepare young people for life by developing their understanding of the Scout Promise and Law.

The Scout Promise:
On my honour, I promise that I will do my best
to do my duty to God and to The Queen,
to help other people and to keep the Scout Law.

The Scout Law:

1. A Scout is to be trusted.
2. A Scout is loyal.
3. A Scout is friendly and considerate.
4. A Scout belongs to the worldwide family of Scouts.
5. A Scout has courage in all difficulties.
6. A Scout makes good use of time and is careful of possessions and property.
7. A Scout has self-respect and respect for others.

The Method is:

·      To offer a challenging adventure, planned and controlled by people with appropriate ideals, skills and qualifications.

·      To provide a framework for young people to gain Royal Yachting Association (R.Y.A) qualifications and ultimately skipper an eight metre yacht on inland waters.

·      To give opportunities for FUN, friendship, fellowship, team membership, leadership, service to others and learning by doing.

Health and Safety is always the top priority.

Leaders and instructors: hold Scout Association Adventurous Activity Permits and a current first aid certificate as required by the Scout Association. Appropriate checks with regard to child protection are made.

The Expedition Staff consists of Scouting Leaders and , R.Y.A. Qualified Instructors with many years of Scouting and Broads Sailing experience, who are drawn from all walks of life.

Swan is administered by Nene District Scout Council (Peterborough) Registered Charity No. 1027467:

Greg Jones – District Scout Active Support Manager SWAN	greg@wizmail.org (01733) 232076 07597 685641
Jackie Harrison – Secretary	(01733) 238732 – home (01733)874070 – daytime jackie.harrison@pbh-tr.nhs.uk djjs33@supanet.com
Mark Royle – Assistant District Treasurer (elect)	mc.royle@ntlworld.com> (01733) 371264

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More About SWAN

·      SWAN is named after the initial four areas taking part in the expedition, namely Shrewsbury, Winchester, Newton Abbott and Newtown.

·      SWAN is a week of sailing adventure on the Norfolk Broads every Easter.

·      SWAN is sailing from dawn to dusk on 70 miles of the rivers and broads, aboard good sailing yachts.

·      SWAN is cooking, eating and sleeping aboard.

·      SWAN is a different mooring every night.

·      SWAN is learning the ropes with friendly experienced crews.

·      SWAN is becoming an active part of a crew of 3-5 for a whole week.

·      SWAN is making friends with others from different parts of Great Britain.

·      SWAN is attaining a Royal Yachting Association (R.Y.A.) Keelboat Scheme qualification – very useful for CVs.

·      SWAN is making progress in the Scout, and Duke of Edinburgh Award schemes.

·      SWAN is progressing year by year to become the skipper of a 24’ – 28’ yacht.

·      SWAN is the complete Scouting experience.

The SWAN Norfolk Broads Sailing Expedition was founded in 1950 by ‘The Admiral’ Geoff Keighley (1924 – 2008) see www.facebook.com/groups Geoff is a Legend. It now includes members from Shropshire, Hampshire, Devon, Mid-Wales, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Sussex, Kent, Derbyshire, Surrey, Wiltshire, Norfolk, Cumbria and Nottinghamshire.

The expedition has always had a high standard of training, enabling people as young as 17 to become competent skippers of inland yachts on tidal waters.

The training scheme became more formalised in 1981 covering more than the requirements for the Royal Yachting Association (R.Y.A.) National Keelboat Certificate.

In 2002 the expedition came under the administration of the Nene Scout District (Peterborough).

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The Fleet 2012

Norfolk Heritage Fleet – Womack Water

http://www.huntersyard.co.uk

An old family boatyard, now owned by a charitable trust committed to the preservation of the fleet of classic wooden 1930s and 1940s yachts, and the training of young people.

·      Hustler 1-5

·      Wood Anemone

·      Wood Avens

·      Wood Rose

·      Wood Sorrel

·      Wood Violet

·      Lullaby, Lustre, Luna & Lucent

 

Colin Buttifant – Swallowtail Boatyard Ludham

http://www.swallowtailboats.co.uk/

A family business, that employs a small team of dedicated craftsmen who produce quality work.

·      Bure Classic & Tarn

 

Eastwood Whelpton – Upton

http://www.eastwood-whelpton.co.uk/

A boatyard specialising in yachts and R.Y.A. training for over 50 years.

·      Hurricane & Tornado

 

 

Training 2012

To get the most out of the Expedition applicants need to have good camping and Scouting skills.

 

SWAN 62 shore based training, covering areas such as safety, theory and navigation, will be held in early 2012 organised by leaders in each area. The provisional plan is for 5 evening meetings to be held in February and March 2012.

Practical and theoretical training is continued during the expedition week.