In 1950 I was 14 and a member of a Sea Scout Ship in Arcadia, California. (Or was it Monrovia?) We met regularly, wore sailors uniforms and learned navy skills, traditions and etiquette. Our adult leader's name was "Conrad." We spent many weekends at a barracks in Long Beach (a 40 mile drive) and had access to the water for rowing lifeboats with nine-man crews (a coxswain and eight oarsmen.) Three activities during competition regattas with other ships were:
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