HOWB 019 – Tacoma Sea Scouts learn on wooden boats: Interview of Captains Tom Rogers & Bud Bronson - 01.26.12

Interview: Tom Rogers & Bud Bronson – Tacoma Sea Scouts
Am I the only boater that didn’t know the Boy Scouts have had a Sea Scout program since 1912? That’s right - 100+ years! The Sea Scouts take youth ages 14-21 and use maritime activities to teach leadership and values. Both the Odyssey (a 90ʹ 1938 wooden sailing yawl) and the Charles N Curtis (a 78ʹ wooden power boat built in 1931 for the Coast Guard) are based in Tacoma, WA and are the platforms used by two salty Captains – Tom Rogers and Bud Bronson – to teach Sea Scouting. The youth receive leadership training and learn about navigation, mechanics, seamanship, and engineering through hands on experience, classroom time, and on the water cruising.

Click here for a cool video history of the Charles N Curtis.

Tom and Bud were gracious enough to take me on a tour of both the Odyssey and the Charles N Curtis, and sit down for a 40 minute interview to share their story on this episode.