Bay Area Scout Team Marine Overnight Excursion

Primitive sailing overnight in Tomales Bay. Learn to track, fish, sail and be self sufficient on a wild coast.

For thousands of years humans have learned by the feel of the briny wind and water on their face , the bristly texture of rope smoothly running through hands, the smell of the forest wet and moist after the first rains, and by stories spoken of the land where they live. Kids and teens today are often bored with what they are told is possible. They need to be doing things that are real, concrete and rich in skills. Skills based in the woods and sea. They need to encounter situations that excite and push them to problem solve within a group. They want their comfort zones shaken.

This is our most intensive youth campout yet. Scout Team Marine educates and pushes teens and tween in the time-honored classroom of the woods and the bay with intensive wilderness awareness skills and practical maritime skills. Students will work as a team to make decisions, complete group projects and overcome obstacles. Our two age groups will camp and interact as separate tribes, bartering, challenging and celebrating each other.

Join us as we explore the coves and islands in Tomales Bay. We will sail, learn knots, fish and catch crabs for dinner, go elk tracking, learn to identify wild edible and medicinal plants. We will make bolas, atlatl, traps and snares, and start the fires the old way by rubbing sticks together in our hands. In the evenings we'll enjoy stories and songs around the fire.

Optional shuttle service from the Oakland Airport is available for an additional charge (see below). To connect with the shuttle service, students' flights to have limited arrival and departure times. Contact us to learn more and before booking flights.