SCOUTS AUSTRALIA - QUEENSLAND BRANCH

JOTA-JOTI

With almost 60 youth members attending across the weekend, Brownsea Water Activities Centre was buzzing! A special thank you to SEQUEST (SouthEash Queensland UHF Emergency Service Team), VMR – Shorncliffe (Volunteer Marine Rescue), Ian Robertson (amateur radio operator), and the Queensland Branch International Team (Ross Tutin and Susan Rogers) for all of your support in making this a very successful and enjoyable event for Scouting youth members.

Over the course of the weekend we managed to chat on the radios to Scouts in the USA, New Zealand, and most states of Australia, along with internet chatting with Scouts from Gibraltar, Indonesia, France, England, the Czech Republic, Finland, Portugal, Canada, Norway, Japan, Scotland, Germany, Malaysia, Ukraine, Austria, South Africa, Malta, Cypress, Poland, Netherlands,Pakistan, Venezuela, the USA, New Zealand, Denmark, and multiple states of Australia.

Activities included sailing, canoeing, raft building, solar powered cooking, craft, radio communication, and internet chatting. We are already starting to plan for 2017 where we hope to be bigger and better, and even have a world first we are working on achieving.

SPECIAL EVENTS FOR 2017

Special events for 2017 being coordinated by Brownsea Water Activities Centre are:

13 May 2017: JOTT (Jamboree of the Trail) – Canoe day / night trails 3-4 June 2017: RIVER RAGE – Canoe Journey/Expedition 20-22 October 2017: JOTA-JOTI (Jamboree of the Air / Internet) Date TBA: WOW Expeditions (World On-Water Expeditions) – Canoe /

kayak / sail / raft

If you are interested in being involved in the planning of any of the above-mentioned events to be coordinated by Brownsea Water Activities Centre in 2017, or interested in assisting at any of them, please send through an email to Lee on brownsea@scoutsqld.com.au.

2017 GENERAL WATER ACTIVITIES

With this being the final Encompass for the year, if you are thinking of offering your youth members quality water activities in 2017, then please lockin a date with us as soon as possible so you don't miss out. We are filling up fast, and only have limited availability for 2017 already.

2017 DATES AVAILABLE (as at 23 October 2016):3 February – Night Canoeing4-5 February – Canoeing (Group Booking Available)3 March – Night Canoeing10-12 March – VET LVL 1 Canoeing12 March – General Sailing (no booking required)14-16 April – VET LVL 2 Canoeing28-30 April – Scout Explorer Course Canoeing4-6 May – VET LVL 1 Canoeing (with EWAB journey)13 May – JOTT (Day Canoe Trail OR Night Canoe Trail)14 May – General Sailing (no booking required)27-28 May – Ultimate Sailing Program (1 of 3 sessions)3-4 June – Ultimate Sailing Program (2 of 3 sessions)9-11 June – VET LVL 2 Canoeing11 June – General Sailing (no booking required)24-25 June – WOW EXPEDITION (World On-Water Event)7-9 July – Common Core Training (A/B1)8-9 July – Ultimate Sailing Program (3 of 3 sessions)14 July – Night Canoeing15-16 July – Canoeing (Group Booking Available)22-23 July – Sailing (Group Booking Available)28-28 July – Scout Explorer Course Canoeing5-6 August – RIVER RAGE (Canoeing/Kayaking Event)13 August – General Sailing (no booking required)26-27 August – Sailing (Group Booking Available)1 September – Night Canoeing2-3 September – Canoeing (Group Booking Available)8-10 September – VET LVL1 Kayaking (with EWAB journey)10 September – General Sailing (no booking required)6-8 October – VET LVL 2 Kayaking20-22 October – JOTA-JOTI (International Event)3 November – Night Canoeing4-5 November – Canoeing (Group Booking Available)12 November - General Sailing (no booking required)18-19 November – Canoeing (Group Booking Available)25-26 November – Sailing (Group Booking Available)1 December – Night Canoeing2-3 December – Canoeing (Group Booking Available)

NB: We can be booked for accommodation and/or activities during school holiday periods. If interested in any of these dates, please email brownsea@scoutsqld.com.au.

OUR BROWNSEA FAMILY

We are looking to expand our wonderful team here at Brownsea, so if you are looking to become a full- or part-time water activities leader within the Scouting movement, please contact Lee on brownsea@scoutsqld.com.au.

For leaders with water activity qualifications, Scouts with an EWAB, or Venturers/Rovers with canoeing/kayaking/sailing qualifications:

If you are interested in assisting with activities, we would love to hear from you (whether that be on a regular or part-time basis).

Want to get on the water more, whether that be to keep your logbook hours up, practice guiding/instructing, or just have some fun? We can accommodate any leaders as supporters at your availability.

Yours in Scouting

Lee RossowLeader-in-ChargeBrownsea Water Activities CentreQueensland BranchScouts Australia