Show SEA GIRL SCOUTS ARE SALTY SAILORS I 1 I 1 imir imor AS SALTY an B any seagoing sea gea going sailor in blue jeans are girl scout ma mariner of the ship water witch of Map maplewood lewood N V J lre re bently the girls setout in the train ing ship yankee for aa i weeks cruise in new england waters with the exception of the engine room and galley detail the distaff 2 side ida ruled the go 90 foot steel hulled vessel veisel the girls eirls are member members ot 0 the girl scouts of the tieu U S and the cruice is one of the organization annual amual projects getting sel ael for the he c cruise ru lse ise the first one available to them hem since alnee pearl peart harbor meant I 1 intensive n training and preparation for the tho 10 teen TC mariner at each during the year tho the kirl girl practiced their knot tying splicing first aid and charting they learned bow to play he the born horn pipe and they studied navigation ais alda and regulations regulation The major project for the would be ma marivers marln marin ers erx was earning coming the 60 dollar fee tee for the week weeks x cruise to take care of this thia problem the mariner set let up a central job exchange they hired themselves out as a baby sitters litters check room attendants at dances cleanup clean up squads quad for teas teal and did various moneymaking money making chores dy by the time they were ready to sail they were well equipped to chart their course take the helm handle sails and of course swab decks the ehe yankee by capt irving johnson John son xon had been a north sea german pilot boat when she was captured by the british in world war 11 II captain johnson purchased the he vessel and had her converted to a two masted sailing ship he lie ess 7 4 4 0 aa 1 0 4 V ak k 0 teenage teen age mariner go scout out joanne volz of maplewood Map lewood NJ la is an old hand at the helm of the yankee the aea sea scouts do all the crew duties aboard ship except engine room and galley gatley details assigned to A five tive mo man crew renamed her yankee for his former schooner on which many scout ma mariner had tak en cruises before the war during the training training period the vessel put in at such ports as marthas vineyard nantucket woods hole block island and gloucester the sea scouts also visited marine and whaling museums and other nautical points at of interest la in the various vatious ports |