During the summer we spend most of our time out on the water. We canoe and sail in Portsmouth Harbour, Langstone Harbour or Alverstoke Lake. We provide training in theory and practicise such that the scouts can be assessed for BCU and RYA sailing qualifications. To participate in the water activities all must demonstrate a 50 metre swim, in clothes, at the local pool.
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Each year we must have our boats inspected to check that they are sea worthy. Its a cold wet process as you can see...
For the boats you submerge each of the buoyancy tanks for a few minutes and then take out the bungs to see if any water got in.
For the kayaks you fill them full of water then rest on them to see if they still float.
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