Most of our website is available for public viewing and we invite you to explore it to learn more about our program.

Our members-only section will provide additional information to our member families including Parent Permission slips for trips, Cruise Rosters, Swabby Records, Annual Event Qualification points and Competition results. Once you are logged in you’ll find what you need by clicking under “Member only Information”.

Please contact us at info@mariners936.com for further log-in instructions and for any questions you may have.

• AMR Qualification Points Results FINAL (posted 5/10/12): go to “Competition”, “AMR Qualification Points”
• AMR Point Requirements list updated (posted 4/6/12): go to “Competition”, “AMR Point Requirements list “
• Team Competition Results FINAL (posted 3/31/12) go to “Competition” Congratulations to Mariners Z, with Sarah Kelly as Crew Leader, for taking first place!

• AMR Parent Permission form: AMR Competition May 25-28 (posted 1/31/12 in the log in members section only) To be turned in no later than May 9th.
• AMR Competition Participants (Youth and Adults) Liability, Medical and Talent release form (posted 3/23/12) To be signed by the parent of the youth and turned in no later than May 9th. Click here to download the form.
  

• Long cruise roster as of 4/22 (posted 4/22/12)

• Team Qualification Competition results.  Congrats to Dylan Del Prado with his first place win! (posted 3/4/12)
• Rank Advancement records (posted 1/03/12)
• Financial aid documents (posted 1/30/12)

• Block your calendar: 6/6/12 QUARTER MASTER CEREMONY and 6/13/12 BRIDGE OF HONOR. (posted 5/9/12) More information to follow.

Wednesday meeting announcements: (no login needed)

• Announcements Meeting #11 (posted 5/14/12)
• Announcements Meeting #10 (posted 5/7/12)
• Announcements Meeting #9 (posted 5/1/12)
• Announcement Meeting #8 (posted 4/23/12)
• Announcements Special Meeting (posted 4/18/12)
• Announcement Meeting #7 (posted 4/4/12)
• Announcements Meeting #6 (posted 3/26/12)
• Announcements Meeting #5 (posted 3/21/12)
• Announcements Meeting #4 (posted 3/14/12)
• Announcements Meeting #3 (posted 3/7/12)
• Announcements Meeting #2 (posted 2/29/12)

Congratulations to the Bosun’s Team Mariners Toby Fisher and Andy Reyes for being selected by the U.S. COAST GUARD to attend a one week summer training camp (7/17 – 7/21/12) at the USCG headquarters in Croton, Connecticut!  This camp, aka ‘boot camp’, is will be a sample of what typically a USCG freshman goes through .  Toby and Andy were among only 500 nationwide to be selected for this out of no less than 15,000 applicants.

Congratulations to Liz Fletcher, David Cornella, Teddy Carter and Connor Rhodes who have all earned a berth in the 2012 Koch Cup International Sea Scout Cup

Two person teams from the US and around the world will test their sailing skills as they race in Flying Junior (FJ’s) sailboats in the San Francisco Bay. Liz, David, Connor and Teddy will be representing the Mariners in this international competition!

Congratulations for Sean Korby who’s just been selected as new Swabby Foreman for the Spring season 2012!

• Presidents’ Holiday Spring Cruise to San Pedro and Catalina Island: 2/17 – 2/20/2012
• Afternoon sail 4/28/12: 13:00 – 15:30
• Long Cruise: 7/29 – 8/6/2012.  All berths have been reserved.  Wait listing only.

Block your calendar for the END OF SUMMER CRUISE CLASSIC: 8/23-24-25-26 /12.

NATIONAL YOUTH LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSE HELD IN O.C. JUNE 23 through JUNE 28 (posted 5/16/12)

You can now take advantage of a fun week of the best leadership training available. The National Youth Leadership Training course provides skills you can use in school, sports and in the ship now and for the rest of your life.  The participants have a blast, following up each lesson with a fun activity that reinforces what they learned, including problem solving challenges, Geocaching course, backpacking and many other outdoor activities.

This is the second year that the Orange County NYLT course is coed and open to Sea Scouts. Over 80% of the participants last year wanted to come back on staff this year!  The 2012 course will be held June 23 – June 28, with a mandatory prep meeting on June 2.

Further info and applications are at http://nylt.ocbsa.org/ . Apply now to be able to attend this year!  Please contact Jerry Buggert if you have any questions.

CHESAPEAKE FLOTILLA CENTENNIAL SCOUT FLEET 2012, Baltimore’s Historic Inner Harbor July 18–23, 2012

SAVE BABY BEACH FROM DEVELOPERS’ PLANS! (click on this link for details)

Also see Skip’s letter to Brad Gross, Director of OC Dana Point Harbor for additional points on this subject of critical importance.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Anyone interested in getting more involved as an adult volunteer is invited to participate. We need people to help in a variety of positions in the coming weeks with Spring recruitment, community outreach and marketing. Please email Valerie Rhodes at info@Mariners936.com

See all Press Releases hereunder:

• SAN CLEMENTE TIMES
• THE LOG
• LAGUNA BEACH INDEPENDENT
• LAGUNA NIGUEL PATCH
• THE OC REGISTER
• STU NEWS LAGUNA
• LAGUNA BEACH COASTLINE PILOT
• LAGUNA BEACH PATCH

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“Where we go one, we go all. Pass it on.” This is our motto. We teach love of self and all those whose wakes we cross, especially those who are less fortunate. We teach that to lead is to serve. We stress that the knowledge and skills that we acquire are a sacred responsibility to be passed on to others. Your financial support makes this possible.

For over 30 years, our program has enabled young men and women to be actively involved in learning seamanship, developing leadership and acquiring valuable life skills. From initial training as a 13 year old in small boats in Dana Harbor to service as a watch officer on the 118-foot tall ship SPIRIT OF DANA POINT as a high school senior is awesome growth. Your financial support makes this possible.

Community service is an important part of Mariner life. Each year, the seniors and juniors who are Quartermaster candidates organize and supervise the younger Mariners in specialized community service projects. We are proud that sea scouts are involved in both enjoying and contributing to the marine environment as well as the community in which they live. Your financial support makes this possible.

We have approximately 50 adult volunteers who spend time with our youth bringing them the message of character and cooperation that seafaring demands. The emphasis is always on team building and its many rewards. Your support makes this possible.

Fair winds and following seas,

Jim Wehan
President

PS. Donations come mainly in the form of cash but also please contact us if you wish to donate a boat, kayak or any other marine related equipment or services.