About

Sea Scouts meet in units called “ships,” where they plan and participate in hands-on activities such as boating, maritime history, and water-related service projects.  The program emphasizes leadership development; Sea Scouts take active roles in organizing and leading their ship’s activities, learning practical skills while building confidence and independence.

 Learn more about the program at SEASCOUT.ORG

Ship 73 is headquartered in Boone County, MO.  It specializes in paddle-craft, small-boat sailing, radio technologies, and waterway conservation. 

We need youth who are looking for a challenge.  

Sea Scouts is a youth-led program; adults are there to advise and facilitate, but the scouts decide what adventures to undertake and play key leadership roles on those adventures. We are also looking for adults that have expertise in boating of all sorts, waterway conservation, radio,  electronics, and emergency preparedness to help train and guide, as well as those who simply want to support the unit.

If you're interested in participating as a youth member or an adult volunteer, or just want to be kept up on the latest news, email info@ship73.org.

“While the Sea Scout program unquestionably has a vocational value, its chief purpose is not to make sailors or seamen. Nor is it even remotely associated with any marine organization or to be regarded as a feeder for the Navy. Its chief emphasis is placed on the 'Scout' and not on the 'Sea.' The best ships in Sea Scouting are making SCOUTS – young men and women who will be marked for their courtesy, their reliability, and their alertness and shipshapeness. The occasional ship which lays all stress on sailing and seamanship invariably fails; it may succeed in making sailors but it does not produce Sea Scouts.” --The Handbook for Skippers, 1939