Great Opportunity - REALLY SHORT NOTICE! This Thursday and Friday!!

Trip is available to older Scouts in 9th grade on up that would like to go on a sail this week on Thursday and Friday please forward this email. They are looking for a few more to go on the trip.
(High School aged young men - $360, scholarships available)  August 15-16, Petoskey to Suttons Bay (Young Men in Science)

Inland Seas Education Association's Young Men in Science and Young Women in Science is a time when high-school ages students will become scientists and crew for two days onboard the schooner Inland Seas. They will conduct research projects related to the ecology of Lake Michigan. To accomplish their research objectives, students will learn to perform water chemistry analyses; determine the thermal structure of the lake; collect fish, plankton, and benthos; and analyze lake sediment. Students will also record weather observations several times a day for the National Weather Service. Students will enter their data on the shipboard computer for analysis, and prepare and present a short research report. Research results will be posted on ISEA’s website.

Students will also experience shipboard life and the demands of sailing a traditionally-rigged vessel. Students will learn boating safety, navigation and sailing theory. They will stand watch, help in the galley, and assist the crew with all phases of vessel operation including raising the anchor, hoisting sails, sail handling, and steering the boat. Team-building techniques will promote the students’ ability to work cooperatively with their peers.

Call Taryn Carew 231-271-3077 Ex 106 or email tcarew@schoolship.org for more information.