Boy Scout Troop 1001

2008 Troop 1001 Philmont Crew Itinerary (times are approximate)

One spot remains for the June 21-28, 2008 SCUBA Liveaboard.

Any slots not filled and paid for by March 1, 2008 will be filled through Florida Seabase's Lone Scout Connection website. Currently, there are over 100 individuals seeking a spot and if we open ours up, it will be gone right away.

Monday Jan. 21, 2008 6-8 PM, Trinity Bible Church

• Finalize air transportation and bring or email itinerary to Mr. Scott Bartolome
• Update on what to bring and not to bring.
• Update on my 90 min. conversation with the captain of the Conch Pearl, dive spots, PADI specialty certifications (why have 'em?)

TBA

• Decide on Scuba Cert. class dates.
• Decide on hotel & ground transportation arrangements.

Saturday March 1, 2008 - Payment and Paperwork Deadline

• The second and final Liveaboard payment of $430 is due to the Troop Treasurer Terry Watts. Please make sure to meet this deadline.
• Medical (2) & waiver forms(3) must be returned to Mr. Scott Bartolome by March 1, 2008 - completed and signed by your Doctor.

May/June 2008

• Open water certification @ Clear Springs SCUBA Park, Date TBA

Trip Dates

• Friday June 20, Early AM, DFW Aiport, Depart for Seabase
• Sunday June 29, PM, DFW Airport, Return from Seabase

If you are not able to attend any of the scheduled meetings, please let Scott Bartolome know.

Links:

• Florida Seabase
  
• Schooner Black Pearl Conch Pearl - Our liveaboard vessel
• Scuba Toys - Certification classes
  
• Clear Springs SCUBA Park - Open Water certification
• Scuba BSA Award Guide and Application
  

The next Philmont payment of $255.00 is due to the Troop Treasurer by February 1, 2008. Please make sure to meet this deadline.

Medical Forms must be returned to Mr. Mike Reisinger by March 1, 2008 - completed and signed by your Doctor.

The link to sign up for the Backcountry Advanced Training course is http://www.northtrail-ata.org/data/backcountry_advanced.php . Please sign up soon, this course is mandatory for all crew members.

Philmont Crew Meetings (These are usually nights when the PLC meets and there is not a Troop meeting)

• Monday Jan. 21, 2008 6-8 PM, Trinity Bible Church, Dining Fly Setup, Smellables
• Monday Feb. 4, 2008 6-8 PM, Trinity Bible Church, Map and Compass orientation, Trek Selection
• Thursday Feb. 14, 2008 7-9 PM, Waterview Church of Christ, Backcountry Advanced Training
• Thursday Feb. 21, 2008 7-9 PM, Waterview Church of Christ, Backcountry Advanced Training
• Monday Mar. 10, 2008 6-8 PM, Trinity Bible Church, Stoves, Cook Dinner, Clean-up, Final Trek Selection
• Monday Apr. 7, 2008 6-8 PM, Trinity Bible Church, Gear check
• Monday May 12, 2008 6-8 PM, Trinity Bible Church, Agenda TBA
• Monday Jun. 2, 2008 7-9 PM , Trinity Bible Church, Final Pre-trek Meeting with parents

Philmont Crew Shakedowns

• February 29 - March 2, 2008, Camp Meisenbach, Athens, TX - Backcountry Advanced Training Campout
• March 28 - 30, 2008, Camp Wisdom - COPE (Challenging Outdoor Personal Experience) and Crew shakedown
• May 9 - 11, 2008, Camp site TBA - Crew Shakedown and Conservation project

Tentative Trip Dates

• Tuesday Jun. 10, 2008 Early AM, Trinity Bible Church, Depart for Philmont
• Tuesday Jun. 24, 2008 Evening, Trinity Bible Church, Return from Philmont

Attendance at all events is expected, please let me know as early as possible if there any conflicts that cannot be changed.

All scouts and parents participating or thinking of participating in Troop 1001's week-long sail and scuba liveaboard at Florida Seabase in June, 2008 are asked to attend a short informational meeting Monday, January 14 at 6 pm at TBC.

One or two berths are still open, but not for long. If not claimed by members of Troop 1001 within the next few weeks, they will be opened up to scouts from other troops. Note that half of the full $860 fee is required to secure your spot and the remaining half is due in February.

Those who have already signed up and paid the first half of the cost will owe the final payment of $430 is due in February. 

For more information about the trip, see Florida Seabase: Troop 1001 has Won the Lottery! or contact Scott Bartolome 214-923-1026.

Five scouts and five adults are currently signed up for the Florida Seabase scuba live-aboard June 21-28, 2008. There are two slots left and will only be held for members of Troop 1001 for a short while longer. To reserve your space, $430, the first half of the fee, is due immediately to the troop treasurer, Mr. Terry Watts.

See the announcement article or contact Mr. Scott Bartolome at 214-923-1026 for more information. 

  Updated October 13, 2007.

We have received from Florida Sea Base one of the 12 coveted summer 2008 Scuba Live Aboard slots from its 2007 Lottery. The dates are June 21-28, 2008.

Come join us on this incredible adventure. The BSA Florida National High Adventure Sea Base has combined sailing and scuba diving into one. We will be sailing and diving in the warm, tropical waters surrounding the Florida Keys for 8 days and 7 nights aboard a USCG inspected 57-foot schooner called the Conch Pearl. Once aboard, every day is a diving day, we will be doing up to 15 dives (weather permitting), including 3 night dives. The boat is crewed by trained professionals, a Captain, 1st Mate, and a Scuba Dive master. The participant crew size is 10 minimum to a maximum of 12 (including adults.) Currently we have 4 adults and 4 youth signed up. Space is limited and will be awarded on a first come, first served basis.

The cost is $860 per person. This includes all scuba equipment: mask, fins, snorkel, BCD, regulator, tanks, lodging (first and last nights are on land in the air conditioned Sea Base sailing dorms), and food. Not included: Transportation to and from Florida Sea Base and any other incidentals.

All participants must be 14 years of age by date of attendance, and you must be SCUBA certified by a BSA recognized agency. The troop has arranged a group rate of $175 per person with a local SCUBA training facility for Scouts and adults who are not yet certified.

To reserve your space, the first half of the fee, $430, is due immediately to the troop treasurer, Mr. Terry Watts.

For more information, contact Scott Bartolome 214-923-1026.

http://www.bsaseabase.org/adventure/liveaboard.pdf

http://www.bsaseabase.org/adventure/index.html

http://www.bsaseabase.org

Updated 9/7/07: 

Troop 1001 has drawn a slot for a Philmont trek June 12 - 23, 2008. The cost is $560 with $50 due now to hold your place, $255 due by Sept 24, 2007, and the final $255 by Feb 1, 2008. Transportation and lodging will be determined soon and will be due by April 1, 2008. For more information and to reserve your place, see Mr. Reisinger or Mr. McClure ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ). The crew is limited in size to 12 (scouts and adults) and will be filled based on when a financial commitment is made. Our Troop's goal is to make the trek available to as many scouts as possible, so preference will be be given to Scouts over adults (two adults are required to meet BSA two deep policy).

More information will be released soon.