During the Whitsun Summer Half Term, three of our youth members and 
four leaders attended the Herts County Sailing Week at Mersea, Essex. This camp is a huge logistical effort by volunteers from across Hertfordshire and entails the establishment of a temporary sailing centre on a sandy spit at the mouth of the River Colne where it enters the North Sea. Dozens of powerboats and a wide range of sailing boats are transported to the site just for the week of the camp, where around 100 participants are taught to RYA approved standards by around 40 instructors.
We are delighted to say that two Scouts completed RYA Youth Beginner stages and one Explorer ticked off several modules of the Advanced RYA courses on offer. From the leadership team, Ben, Bryony and Donell were estastic to pass as RYA Dinghy Instructors after a gruelling week of tests and coaching. After expecting an easy time simply catering for the team, Dave found himself jumping off waves for a week as the driver of the Batchworth Safety Boat, Mike2. Our fleet of high performance dinghies was also used extensively during the week.
