Difference between revisions of "Canoeing and Kayaking"

|  <div align="left">[[Image:canoeing.jpg|Scout canoeing]]</div>    ||  <div align="left">'''Canoeing and Kayaking''' are on-the-water activities participated in by [[Boy Scouts]], [[Sea Scouts]], and [[Venturers]], who are members of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] (BSA). For most Boy Scouts, their first experience with watercraft is with canoes or rowboats at their [http://www.scouting.org/media/lcl.aspx local Council] [[Scout Camps|camp]]. A typical Scout camp's "waterfront" will include one or more of the following: swimming, lifesaving, snorkeling, canoeing, rowing, kayaking, sailing, and much less frequently, water skiing.<br /><br />In working toward the [http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/eagle.aspx Eagle Scout rank], Boy Scouts are required to qualify for 21 merit badges. Two of the "required" merit badges '''may''' include Swimming and Lifesaving merit badges. As such, they are very popular with Scouts, and the vast majority qualify for them at summer camp. Although Canoeing merit badge is not a "required" merit badge, it remains very popular, and summer camp is by far the most common place to earn it.<br /><br />Boy Scouting is generally available to boys between the ages of eleven and seventeen. They are organized in Scout troops, administered by volunteers with support of paid professional staff. Youth and adult members are Scouts, the boys are referred to as Boy Scouts, and the adults as Scouters.</div>    ||  <div align="right">__TOC__</div>    ||