6 Scouts and 2 leaders spent the week aboard the Adventurer a 41 foot Morgan Out Island sloop in the Florida Keys. Our time was spent sailing, snorkeling coral reefs, and fishing. In the process, our Scouts got to experience the only coral reefs in North America before they go extinct. Over the last 20 years, the reefs in Florida have shrunk by 50% with no end in sight.
We got to fish a lot and the Scouts caught hundreds of fish (no fish story) including a massive 30+ inch Grouper. Sadly the Grouper was out of season and we had to release it instead of making it feed the crew for the week.
We learned about navigation and sailing and put up and hauled in the sails numerous times to power ourselves around the Keys.
We lived on board the boat for the week anchoring off the coast along the way with a mid-week mooring at John Pennycamp State Park to use the showers, empty the garbage, and use flush toilets. Most nights we spent sleeping on deck under the stars.
For a full accounting of our week please check out our photo album from the trip:
