"The seas"

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Sea observers are part of the international Scout movement focused on water and water activities. These activities can be in the sea, rivers, or lakes. The seafs provide the opportunity to sail, sail in boats, learn to navigate, learn how to work on the motors and compete in competitions. The seas often have distinctive uniforms. In some countries or spectators, marine observers is a program for only older viewers.

History of History

One of the first mentions of the Sea Scout is in Chums magazine referring to the “Sea Tables” in July 1909. These seas were part of Chums and British spectators.

The British Boys' Brigade fleet, the National Navy's Gypsies, was called "Scouts of the Sea" in the July 14, 1909 edition of the magazine, and then called Sea Scouts of the Empire on July 28, 1909.

Later, the seas were joined by Baden Powell’s Scout organization. In the first edition of the book "Supports for Boys", Baden Powell mentioned that "every observer should be able to run the boat, to bring it right alongside a ship or a scubator." In December 1908, the first badges were issued as one of the first flash switches of the Scout Movement. A camp of spectators took place at Bucklers Hard, Hampshire in August 1909, when sailing activities were at the center of the camp.

In 1911, Baden Powell wrote Sea Scouting for Boys. Too many special seas were confirmed in 1910 and in 1912 the name Sea Scouts was officially adopted to the Aspects organization of Baden Powell.

Over time, seafleet activity expanded to the rest of the world.

In 1919, the first tribe of the coasts opened in Tel Aviv. The tribe in Tel Aviv exists until today and is the largest tribe.

In 1934, the Jaffa tribe opened and in the 1950s the tribes of Herzliya and Haifa were opened.

In 2001, the tribes were established as a river and a ship.

In 2010, a tribe opened.

In 2023, the first tribes were opened to Zion and Ashdod.

The Eurosea seminars
The Eurosea Seminar is an official seafare seminar of Europe’s former European Scoutes, which has been held every three years and has been held every two years. The seminar aims are to enable national spectators to share ideas and experiences for the development of marine acades or the development of water-based educational programs.

The seminar participants are active viewers at the national or regional level in the seas or in the maritime training fields, as well as representatives of associations who wish to recognize and take part in the activity of sea spectators across Europe.
Eurosea 1, 1985: Thessaloniki, Greece
Eurosea 2, 1988: Harderhaven, Netherlands
Eurosea 3, 1992: Vässarö, Sweden
Eurosea 4, 1994: London, UK
Eurosea 5, 1997: Oslo, Norway
Eurosea 6, 2000: Olsztynek, Poland
Eurosea 7 2003: São Jacinto, Aveiro, Portugal
Eurosea 8, 2006: Korpo, Finland
Eurosea 9, 2008: Larch Hill, Ireland
Eurosea 10 2010: Plzeň, Czech Republic
Eurosea 11, 2012: Copenhagen, Denmark
Eurosea 12, 2014: Brugge, Belgium
Eurosea 13, 2016: Olsztynek, Poland

Sea Scouting in Israel

The Sea Scouting sector is a sector within the Jewish Youth Movement.
As in the seas, the goal is youth education and its preparation for life. The main difference between sea and ordinary spectators is how to transfer values to the apprentices. Unlike viewers, who believe that with the help of camping, staying in nature, social games, and more, complex children groups that rely on the values of the viewer, sea spectators use rowing and interpreting boats to achieve those goals. This is combined with the guidance methods of the Scout movement.

Sea is a youth movement