A week of kayaking, snorkeling, fishing and beach camping while learning sailing, navigation, meteorology, astronomy, and marine ecology.

Picture It

Come join up to 17 other Girl Scouts for an unforgettable week long journey around the British and U.S. Virgin Islands. After landing in St. Thomas, we’ll transport you to our 100 foot long tall mast sailing boat. Once aboard you’ll start to learn the basics of setting, trimming, and furling the sails, steering, navigating, and cleaning the boat. As we sail among the islands, you’ll have a chance to learn knots, splicing, and a variety of marlinespike seamanship skills. We’ll explore the marine ecology while kayaking, fishing, and snorkeling. At night, we may camp on the local Caribbean beaches or just unroll a sleeping bag and pad on deck. Our unpolluted views of the night sky will reveal an amazing world of astronomy and night navigation. It’s a once in a lifetime amazing adventure.

Map It

Virgin Islands, United States Territory

Be It

• Must be willing to sleep onboard a beautiful sailboat or a Caribbean beach 
• Must enjoy ocean based adventure activities
• Intermediate swimming skills are required
• Able to travel away from home without being in touch with your family
• Sincere interest in exploration, conservation and especially sailing

Plan It

• June 18–24, 2013; $2,350
  Must be 15–18 years old at the time of the event.

Get It

• Passports are required for this journey
• Technical gear - kayaks, snorkel gear, tents, sailboat - is provided
• You’ll receive a detailed to-bring list upon registration
• Sleeping bag and pad may be rented for a small additional charge

Download the Application Form(s):
	destinations_girl_application_2013.pdf destinations_girl_application_2013.doc