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Sea Scouts Special Needs Sailors Could Be Adrift Without Mooring Permits

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The concrete hulled, lead keeled, Duchess, a 30 foot Tahit ketch has been a platform for the Sea Scouts Ship 908 sailing program for more than a decade. But the difficulty of managing the vessel has left the Sea Scouts in hot water with the Southampton Town Trustees for leaving the boat and its moorings in the water over the winter and threatening the continuance of the group's mooring permit.

The concrete hulled, lead keeled, Duchess, a 30 foot Tahit ketch has been a platform for the Sea Scouts Ship 908 sailing program for more than a decade. But the difficulty of managing the vessel has left the Sea Scouts in hot water with the Southampton Town Trustees for leaving the boat and its moorings in the water over the winter and threatening the continuance of the group's mooring permit.

authorMichael Wright on May 21, 2025
The local chapter of the Sea Scouts — a maritime oriented offshoot of Scouting America — pleaded with the Southampton Town Trustees this week not to revoke the group’s mooring... more

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