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Fodhla – Summer Camp Kit List

Fódhla News

Uniform:
Full Scout Uniform, (Incl Scout Hat)

General Clothing:
Fodhla Hoodie & T-shirt if the scout has one
Warm jumpers/Fleeces
Warm trousers (Remember Denim clothing takes a long time to dry out)
T shirts, shorts, socks, underwear as required
Warm Hat & sun hat
Hiking boots & spare footwear – wellies

Boating Gear:
Swim gear & appropriate clothing
Boating shoes (flip flops not allowed in boats)
PFD
Oil skins Top and bottom

Sleeping Gear:
Insulating ground Mat
Sleeping bag
PJ’s
Cuddley Toy – optional (nothing of sentimental value)

Hygiene & Personal Care:
Complete wash kit incl towel & personal hygiene items.
High Factor Sun cream ( you never know !)
Insect repellent

Medication:
Medication, where required with prior notice to the leaders

General
Spending money of not more than EUR10
Tea towels x 2
Packed lunch for day of departure from the Den
Torch – with spare batteries
Water / drink bottle
Bivvy Bag

No Mobile phones, portable DVD players or Ghetto Blasters permitted

Electronic equipment (iPods, cameras, etc are brought entirely at the scout’s own risk)
All gear must be LABELLED & fully packed in good quality bag(s)
No Rugby Balls (not even “oval” footballs)

PLEASE CLEARLY LABEL ALL CLOTHING ITEMS WITH GASÓG’s NAME

Summer Sailing Courses 2013

Group News

Following the successful completion of the sailing courses last summer we will be running the courses again.
It is expected that the courses will start early June and continue through to mid/end of July. We are unsure if we will be able to run courses in August.

There is a limited number of places on each weekly course, and because we wish to give our scouts first preference, we need to gauge the level of interest among scouts before we open the courses to other sea scout troops.  Therefore we would ask that all interested scouts e-mail the following relevant information to sailing@8ucalafort.org as soon as possible.

This course is only available to registered scouts. Thanks to all scouts who have already e-mailed us their details.

Please put summer sailing – troop name (ie Fodhla, Manannan or 3rd Port) and scouts name in the subject line. Please add the following information:

  • Troop Name,
  • Name,
  • Age,
  • Contact Phone number,
  • E-mail address,
  • Scout leaders name
  • Copy of any ISA Sailing qualifications,
  • Dates that you are interested in attending.

The cost of each five day course, which will run Mon – Fri (Approx times –  0930hrs – 16:30hrs), is €120.

If there is sufficient interest, all scouts will be notified by email that the courses are going ahead and how many places are available. We envisage that there will be 12 places available each week.

 

Places will be allocated on a “first come first served” basis.

 

Please note that everyone must start at Level 1, unless they already hold this or a higher level ISA cert. For those with sailing experience who have not obtained the relevant ISA Cert, Direct Assessments may be arranged subject to demand.