Quartermasters Four

Quartermaster Landship Ceremony Golden Gate District (San Francisco) of Golden Gate Area Council held its much delayed Landship (Sea Scout equivalent of a Bridge of Honor) on Feb 6th. Maritime Explorer Club 19 “Makani” recognized its members who bridged into a Ship over the course of the last couple of years. Corsair (Ship 22) Viking […]
Charlotte Brownstone

Charlotte Brownstone earned Quartermaster on Ship 100 “Viking” in San Francisco. Charlotte Brownstone earned Quartermaster on Ship 100 “Viking” in San Francisco although she didn’t find out about Scouting opportunities for young women until she was almost 16. She was part of the 2016 National Flagship crew. She attended GGAC virtual SeaBadge in 2021, is […]
Ken Kirwin

Ken Kirwin, Ship 09 – SSS Sea Fox, Alameda California, 2020 Quartermaster While not maintaining or renovating the old admiral’s gig boat my crew called home, my time with the sea scouts was spent forming lifelong friendships and developing the skill sets necessary to work effectively as a group. From scoring extremely low during […]
Rebecca Linger PhD.

Rebecca Linger PhD, Ship 120 “Navigator” San Francisco; Full Professor of Chemistry, University of Charleston School of Pharmacy, WV Becky was one of the first female Quartermasters, earning the award in 1981, when there weren’t many females advancing in Sea Scouts. Her program vessel was a former US Navy sailing lifeboat. She is an excellent […]
Aurora Hartwig de Heer

Aurora Hartwig de Heer, Ship 100, “Viking” San Francisco; Manager of East Coast Managed Review Operations When Aurora was her Ship’s Bo’s’n (Sea Scouts version of SPL) she earned the Quartermaster Award in 1998. Her program boat was a 30’ open sailing whaleboat. Her all female crew sailed the San Francisco Bay and Delta […]