SEA SCOUTS IN MAINE

Sailing Ships Maine is a chartered organization for Sea Scouts in Maine. Girls and boys ages 11 to 20 and adults who are interested in teaching are invited to join our scout ship. For more information, email us at info@sailingshipsmaine.org

The mission is to provide year-round sailing-related educational opportunities and to put young people on a path to becoming Quartermasters, the Sea Scouts' highest rank, akin to Eagle Scout. We are happy to partner with groups to develop great programs in support of great Sea Scout ships.

And we welcome Sea Scout ships from anywhere in the world to come to Maine to experience nautical programs along the Maine Coast and across the Gulf of Maine.

Career Development - Scouts may develop a portfolio of skills which will be of great career value no matter what their chosen field. Participation in scouting programs can provide sea time toward USCG licenses for scouts 16 and up.

Sea Scout Program Options:

  • Sail Training on Tall Ships – scouts can participate in our accredited Tall Ship sailing adventures aboard Schooner Sara Jane and Sloop Brightside

  • Small boat handling - scouts get practical experience operating and maintaining boats of all kinds such as open water rowing boats, sailing boats and powerboats

  • Navigation & Seamanship - scouts can learn the skills of the professional mariner and get the chance to practice those skills on the water.

  • Safety & Medical - scouts can learn to operate a boat or ship safely and to care for their shipmates. 

  • Certifications: Scouts will have the chance to work on certifications via Scout curricula as well as USSailing, First Aid, Merchant Mariner Credentials, Wilderness Medical certification and others.

  • Maritime History & Literature - scouts can learn about the history of the Maine coast and its ships, builders and sailors

  • Scuba and Swimming - scouts will have to chance to become swimmers and divers 

  • Sailboat Racing - scouts can join a keelboat racing team and learn to race a 30' keelboat.

  • Maritime Arts - sailors have a long tradition of painting, photography, illustration, carving and craftsmanship and scouts will have the chance to learn these skills. Crafts include modern ones such as video and audio, computerized navigation and modern meteorology.

Adult Volunteers for the chartered organization:

  • Ian Riddell, Skipper, scouts@sailingshipsmaine.org

  • Committee Members: Steven Hayworth, Ken Sparta, Linda Woodruff, David Addison, Jody Hart, Alex Agnew, Dave Hoch, Natasha Salvo, Scott Hansen

New members, groups and their families are welcome to join us or to start their own groups.
For assistance or more information please contact scouts@sailingshipsmaine.org

The mission of Sailing Ships Maine is to encourage character building of youth through sail training, support education under sail and promote sail training to the public in Maine. Sailing Ships Maine is a project of Sailing Ships Portland, a 501(c)3.

P.O. BOX 517, PORTLAND, ME 04112, USA


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Sailing Ships Maine is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your contribution is tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law (EIN 47-3101784).

Sailing Ships Maine creates life-changing opportunities for teens of all abilities and income levels so that they may discover the ocean environment and expand leadership skills while being encouraged to consider further maritime training.  Through public events, we support the marine economy, provide access to the ocean and traditional sailing ships and preserve our maritime heritage.