Who Are We?
Explorers is for 13.5-18 year olds with an interest in Scouting and boats - You can be a beginner or a pro we don't mind. The images on the right give you an idea of the sorts of things we get up to.
In the Summer
During the summer you will mostly find us on the river. We canoe, kayak, row, sail or powerboat on the river, with trips up river to the weir, a little rafting, or some paddle boarding thrown in on the side.
In the Winter
Our winter programme is varied but includes rock climbing, pioneering (building stuff), talks from interesting people, team games, hikes and much more.
Hiking
Southern 50 Challenge (50KM or 50mile) hike
Hikes in the Swiss Alps
Night hikes locally
Mountain Walks in the UK
Water
Canoing an Kayaking on rivers
Sailing and SuPping across the Norfolk broads
Dinghy Sailing on lakes and the Solent
Powerboating in London and the Solent
Yacht Sailing in the Solent
Building our own boats
Friends
Friendship is a combination of loyalty, respect, and trust. True friendship is when someone knows you better than yourself and takes a position in your best interests in a crisis. Friendship goes beyond just sharing time together, and it is long lasting.
Explorers having fun and making some art.
Cooking
Outdoor cooking using campfires and Gas
home made stoves to cook pancakes
Teamwork
Construction nights
Jailbreak Challenges
International Events
Community
River Clean-up
Helping with younger sections
Cardboard House (sleeping rough)
Summer Events
Each year we arrange a camp somewhere, we have done Poole Harbour, Windermere, Norfolk Broads, Devon, Kandersteg (Switzerland) and Many more
Easter Events
As part of our Easter weekend in 2017, we sailed a yacht around the Isle of Wight, RIBbed to Cowes for dinner, returning in the dark, and sailed dinghies to the Isle of Wight.
On other occasions we have done a week on the French canals, canoe expeditions on the Norfolk broads and Powerboated and Sailed on the Thames in Central London.