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SEA SCOUTS
YEAR IN REVIEW: SEA SCOUT SHIP 5870
BY ROBERT BIED
2022 was an exciting year for CYC’s Sea Scout Ship. The Sea Scout program teaches leadership, accountability, and self-reliance through maritime and nautical programs. Programming this year incorporated sailing and power boat instruction, nautical education, museum visits, boat maintenance, camping and swimming instruction. The Ship volunteered at many CYC events including Memorial Day Observance, Fleet Review, Special Needs Cruise, Old Guard Cruise, Staff Appreciation Cruise, and the Chicago Lighthouse Cruise. Each year, the Chicago Yachting Association selects a recipient for its ‘Sea Scout of the Year’ award. The 2022 recipient is Thomas Corter of CYC’s Sea Scout Ship 5870. Thomas served as the Boatswain (youth leader) of the Ship. He was instrumental in the restarting of our Ship post Covid shutdown and recruited eight Scouts to join in his efforts. Leading by example, Thomas was always the first to volunteer and was present at all the Ship’s volunteer events. He led the efforts to transition to the new Sea Scout uniform. Thomas and fellow Sea Scout, Porter Jihaad, operated a marshal boat during the three-day SailGP event assisting in keeping the race course free of stray vessels. Every Tuesday, from October through May, Thomas volunteers his time as a swimming instructor at the Our Lady of Perpetual Hope parish pool in Glenview. Thomas is a recent graduate of Northridge Preparatory School in Niles and is currently attending the Great Lakes Maritime Academy in Traverse City. The Academy educates and trains deck and engineering officers for the commercial shipping industry. ✶
JOIN CHICAGO YACHT CLUB’S SEA SCOUT SHIP 5870 “PRIVATEER”
We are a BSA co-ed youth-led program for sailing/power craft. All are welcome: ages 14 - 21.
No Chicago Yacht Club membership required only an appetite for adventure, learning and fun. We teach leadership, stewardship and self-reliance through a maritime/nautical based program. Our adult leadership has multiple years of sailing and power craft experience. We have large and small boats (power and sailing) for boat handling instructions, meet monthly at the club facilities for shore based education and help the Chicago Yacht Club wherever needed. Sailing and power craft use in the summer, bonfires in the fall, Christmas tree ship offload and Capt. Schuenemann graveside ceremony in the winter, boat maintenance in the spring and swimming instruction throughout the fall/winter/spring.
