3rd CB’s Endeavour Explorer Sea Scouts provide a flexible and active Scouting programme for 14 to 18 year olds, with an emphasis on personal challenge and adventure, which includes climbing, sailing, walking, cooking and of course camping to name but a few.
Explorer Scouts are able to attain the Queen’s Scout Award, which is the highest Scouting Award in The Scout Association as well as following the Duke of Edinburgh’s award scheme. There are a number of activity and skill badges which can be gained in a variety of disciplines from horse-riding to first aid, and the programme is chosen by the young people in the Unit so we know you will enjoy it. Other activities include the option to attend international jamborees where you can meet others from around the World, experiencing new cultures, and sail tall ships with the Rona Sailing Project. The only limits are those of your own imagination.
A number of the Explorers qualify as RYA Sailing Instructors and assist with teaching sailing and other water activities at The Den.
Explorers meet on Thursday evenings from 1930 to 2130. Should you wish to join us for fun and adventure, making new friends without any peer pressure, come and join us. Contact Matt at The Den on Thursday evenings for more information.
Upcoming Explorer Unit Events
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| RYA Sailing Stage 3 08:00 RYA Sailing Stage 3 Jun 12 @ 08:00 – 14:00  Please note this course is now Sunday only. Better Sailing Rigging, launching and sailing in any direction. By the end of the course you will be able to launch and sail a dinghy around a … Continue reading RYA Sailing Stage 3 Open Sailing 09:00 Open Sailing Jun 12 @ 09:00 – 14:00 Open boating session at The Den for all Sea Scouts and Explorers. Sessions for any Scout or Explorer to go on the water rowing or sailing. Sessions are always supervised by a suitable leader, and … Continue reading Open Sailing | ||||||
| YL Training 19:30 YL Training Jun 14 @ 19:30 – 21:00 Young Leader training sessions open to all Explorer Scout Young Leaders within 3rdCB and across Southend West District on the second Tuesday of each month. The Explorer Scout Young Leaders’ Scheme is the training programme … Continue reading YL Training | Sunday Duty Patrol 10:30 Sunday Duty Patrol Jun 19 @ 10:30 – 12:00  We all have a responsibility to keep The Den clean & tidy, and to ensure that the boats are bailed regularly, particularly during the winter months. One Sunday a month, the Scouts and Explorers take … Continue reading Sunday Duty Patrol | |||||
| RYA Sailing with Spinnakers 08:00 RYA Sailing with Spinnakers Jun 25 @ 08:00 – Jun 26 @ 14:30 Learn to fly a spainnaker An introduction to sailing dinghies with spinnakers. The course includes rigging a spinnaker sail, more advanced sailing techniques and manoeuvres as helm and crew using equipment to advantage, hoisting, gybing, … Continue reading RYA Sailing with Spinnakers Open Sailing 08:30 Open Sailing Jun 25 @ 08:30 – 13:30 Open boating session at The Den for all Sea Scouts and Explorers. Sessions for any Scout or Explorer to go on the water rowing or sailing. Sessions are always supervised by a suitable leader, and … Continue reading Open Sailing | Open Sailing 09:15 Open Sailing Jun 26 @ 09:15 – 14:15 Open boating session at The Den for all Sea Scouts and Explorers. Sessions for any Scout or Explorer to go on the water rowing or sailing. Sessions are always supervised by a suitable leader, and … Continue reading Open Sailing | |||||