SBAFA REUNION CANCELED

It is with a heavy heart but with an abundance of caution that we have made the difficult decision to cancel the upcoming SBAFA reunion due to the expected impact of Hurricane Milton this week. Current estimates and predictions are calling for a relatively minimal impact to the Florida Keys (please keep your fingers crossed), but we anticipate extreme impacts to both air and car travel leading up to the reunion, as well as highly unfavorable ocean conditions for safe adventures. Additionally, Sea Base staff will be very busy battening down the hatches to keep camp facilities safe, and coordinating with the captains of our fleet to minimize impact on their vessels.

It is our hope to be able to reschedule this event and make it as amazing as ever.

If you are a registered guest for the reunion, please check the email that you used for registration for more updates and information on options for refunding your registration fees. Please be sure to reply to the cancelation email as soon as possible to verify confirmation of receipt!

Thank you for your understanding and patience as we navigate these stormy waters. Please send all of your thoughts and prayers to the people of Florida as they prepare for a 2nd major storm in a very short time. And if possible, please lend what aid you can via donations or volunteering in the spirit of Scouting.

Congratulations to all of our 2024 Scholarship recipients!

Thanks to your generous contributions, and the sponsorship of several individuals, we were able to award 7 Sea Base staff members with scholarships in 2024 to assist them in their educations and to say “thank you!” for all of their hard work in paradise!

• Daniel Cavill - Keys Adventure Mate - Dr. Marshall Hollis Scholarship

• Trevor Dodge - Keys Adventure Mate - Nancy Wells Staff Scholarship

• Ryan Hari - Keys Adventure Mate - Nancy Wells Staff Scholarship

• Aurelia Smolen - Boat Mate - Nancy Wells Staff Scholarship

• Andrew Tueth - Ship’s Store - Pippin Family Scholarship

• Marcus Vargus - Galley Mate - Capt. Rae Murphy Scholarship

• Joshua Zotter - Boat Mate - Nancy Wells Staff Scholarship

CALLING ALL PIRATES!

Toss the mooring lines, tighten up the main, and get ready to set sail for Islamorada!

If ye be brave of heart and yearning for adventure, mark your calendars and batten down your luggage for the SBAFA 20th anniversary reunion! The charts all point South to our favorite tropical paradise camps, the Islamorada Sea Base and Brinton Environmental Centers.

Learn more about it and secure your spot on the crew here!

SBAFA SOCIAL

Florida’s Coral Reef, the third largest in the world is dying due to pollution, changes in water quality and human impact. The reef is home to thousands of species of marine life, plays an important role in protecting the coast from Tropical Storms and produces oxygen which we breath. But all is not lost, the Sea Base Coral Restoration program is growing and planting coral on the reef to rebuild this critical part of our ocean environment. Through a process of fragmentation (which speeds up the coral’s growth), coral is grown in a nursery until ready to be planted on the ocean. The Sea Base coral nursery will grow up to 10,000 corals each year which Scouts will help grow, care for and plant on the reef. It costs approximately $35 to grow, care for and plant each coral. Support the cause today!