22 JULY - 29 JULY 2023

Week 30

22 JULY - 29 JULY 2023

Week 30

See you in Blekinge 2023

Blekinge is a county located in the south east corner of Sweden.

Welcome to the best sea scout camp ever. The camp will have a well filled up programme for adventure scouts, cub scouts, rovers and leaders for seven days. The campsites are located at Pagelborg´s Farm (1,8 km north the harbour of Jaernavik) and at the island of Tjärö. Our boats will be berthed in Tjärö and Jaernavik.

 We shall learn from each other; sea and water activities look different in different places in Sweden and around the world.

Here you will have opportunities to meet other sea scouts and scouts to tie bonds of friendship.

FIND THE CAMP SITE
Parking: 56.187806, 15.078318
https://goo.gl/maps/3MZXAGTghDg9virp8

Camp Fire Songs

Info/Site Management/Shore Transport: +46 73 413 61 17
Harbour Office/Sea Transport: +46 73 413 61 21

Camp Letter 8

(both old and new info)
  1. Division into villages
    The camp is divided in 10 villages, three of which form double villages. In the double villages you have to agree on how the food is prepared, together or separately.
  2. Program.
    a) No program can be pre-booked before the camp. All details regarding the program will be given during the leader´s meeting Saturday afternoon.
    b) All program activities require the participation of a leader as we lack functionaries. Except on board at S/Y KERSTIN  and S/Y BISCAYA where leaders cannot accompany due to maximum permitted number of people on board.
    c) The stage team is looking for two persons for stage and camp fire. Preferably someone with experience of stage, theater or sound technology.

     

  3. DAILY ROUTINES SJÖ23:
    7:00 – 8:00 Food delivery for Breakfast
    7:00 – 9:00 Breakfast
    9:00 – 12:00 Morning Shift
    12:00 – 13:30 Lunch
    13:30 – 16:30 Afternoon shift
    16:00 – 17:00 Food delivery
    16:30 – 19:00 Dinner and free time
    19:00 – 21:00 Evening shift
    21:15 Meeting village representatives
    21:30 Night sandwich
    23:00 – 06:00 Silence in the camp
  4. WEEKLY ROUTINE SJÖ23:
    Saturday
    20:15 Meeting village representatives
    Sunday
    19:00 Inauguration of the camp
    21:15 Meeting village representatives
    Monday
    S/Y KERSTIN possible to book for leaders and functionaries. (kväll)
    19:00 Challenger scouts (age 10 and 11 years) minicamp fire
    21:15 Meeting village representatives
    Tuesday
    19:00 Advenure scouts (age 12 and 14 years) minicamp fire
    21:15 Meeting village representatives
    Wednesday
    21:15 Meeting village representatives
    Thursday
    Sjösäkerhetsdag, uppvisning 10:30 SSRS
    Kerstin bokningsbar ledare och funk (fm)
    19:00 Upptäckare och spårare minibål
    21:15 Meeting village representatives
    Friday
    21:00 Closing ceremony and disco
    21:15 Meeting village representatives

     

  5. Arrival and Transport of material and equipment:?
    a. The arrivals will continue during the day the 22nd of July.
    Contact the site team via  forlaggning@sjo23.se  in order to inform about estimated time of arrival and what means of transport you use (e.g. train, busses to “Bräkne Hoby” Station or if you come with own vehicles).
    You have to walk from the parking place to the camp area about 1 kilometre.
    b. If you want to deliver your equipment before the arrival day the 22nd of July, then this can be solved.
    Send o mail to forlaggning@sjo23.se and advice estimated time of arrival of the equipment to Järnavik. You will then receive a confirmation and telephone number to make it possible to call some hour before the material arrives.
    We will disconnect the trailers from the cars and connect them to a quad for final transportation to your tent area. Load so that the trailer does not become rear-heavy.

    Questions regarding arrival and exit to be directed to the Site Team forlaggning@sjo23.se

  6. Packing list:
    Except for what you yourself think you need, we attach an additional packing list in this camp letter:
    a) A strainer to the slush pit. Plastic containers with lid for source sorting. Water jugs for dish and shower.
    b) 2 pcs. 6 kilogram fire extinguishers with powder, 1 pcs. fire blanket to be set up int your tent area. Red lamps to mark out location of LPG-bottles during night time (e.g. rear lamp to a bicycle).
    c) LPG, maximum 60 liters / village.
    Cooking devices and LPG bottles to be left connected but closed at the central cooking place when we don´t cook. Shifting LPG bottles under ongoing cooking is not allowed and reconnection to be checked.

    A car will be available for transport if there are needs for shifting of LPG bottles or shifting the same.
    d) Cooking device for LPG.
    e) Sign board marked LPG.
    f) Reflex outside the leader´s tent. (e.g. reflex west).
    g) Portable camping kitchen with fuel for cooking whilst attending in program activities outside the camping area.
    h) It is recommended that you bring with you a cart for transportation.
    i) Thermos container for warm food.
    En bild som visar Soptunna, cylinder, Sopkärl, fodral Automatiskt genererad beskrivning

    j) Recharging box for cell phones
    If your tent village want to recharge cell phones, construct a recharging box as the example below and the site team will assist with current.
    En bild som visar golv, Transparens, text, inomhus Automatiskt genererad beskrivning
    k) Cooling bags (1 / Patrol) with cooling blocks to be included in the packing list to be used when you are on excursions. We do have possibilities to freezing down the cold blocks for you.
    But the cooling blocks into a marked up bags prior to freezing.
    En bild som visar tillbehör, väska, Bagage och väskor, golv Automatiskt genererad beskrivning

    l) Matches.
    m) Washing up liquid
    n) Paper towels.

  7. Meals for functionaries
    We have no possibilities to keep a special cooking team for functionaries. The functionaries will as far as possible be distributed to their home groups. Here it is important to remember S/Y KERSTIN and  S/Y BISCAYA.

     

  8. Leaders and volunteers.
    In order to fill up with people in the supply team and in the night patrol we will use leaders from the different groups.
    This means that leaders from different tent villages will assist with different kind of functions during the week.
    Duty pass to be distributed to each tent village and adapted to the village´s number of leaders. Scout groups who already have participating leaders also assisting in the different teams (e.g. Port, Supply, Site, etc.).
    It is respectively tent village who decides which leaders who will be concerned.
    All program activities requires leaders from each group as we have lack of volunteers.

     

     

  9. Boats:
    a) Mooring: Map with mooring places will be distributed.
    b) BUS-boats (boats without skipper) A scout group that lends a boat is responsible to that the boat has insurance. A scout group that borrow a boat is responsible to see that their skipper is qualified. The group shall have an sailing leader possible to contact from both the boat and the harbour office. 
    c) Arrival report regarding estimated time of arrival to me sent to hamn@sjo23.se.

     

  10. Information, Safety and security
    In connection to the arrival day a safety and security meeting will be held with representatives from respectively sea scout group.

     

     

  11. Provision stores:
    a) Provision stores are handed out according to schedule above.
    b) Cold stores are stored in a refrigerating container.
    c) Freezing box for cooling blocks  will be located at the camp area.
    d) It is possible to store respectively groups cold stores cold.
    e) Bring with you cooling blocks.

     

  12. Miscellaneous:
    a) Kiosk for shopping of ice cream, etc ,is available in the area.
    b) In the swimming areas are only salt water soaps allowed.
    c) There are no showers.

     

    DELIVERYADRESS: 

    Sjöscoutlägret SJÖ23

    Port of Järnavik

    Järnaviksvägen 99

    SE-372 63 BRÄKNE HOBY

     

    POSTAL ADRESS:

    Sjöscoutlägret SJÖ23

    C/O Pensionat Järnavik

    Järnaviksvägen 80

    SE-372 63 BRÄKNE HOBY

     

Camp Letter 7

  1. Arrival

    The arrivals will continue during the day the 22nd of July

    Contact the site team via  forlaggning@sjo23.se  in order to inform about estimated time of arrival and what means of transport you use (e.g. train, busses to “Bräkne Hoby” Station or if you come with own vehicles)

    If many groups will arrive at the same time we will give you slot times in order to avoid problems.

    You have to walk from the parking place to the camp area about 1 kilometre.

  2. Transport of material and equipment:

    If you want to deliver your equipment before the arrival day the 22nd of July, then this can be solved. 

    Send o mail to forlaggning@sjo23.se and advice estimated time of arrival of the equipment to Järnavik. You will then receive a confirmation and telephone number to make it possible to call some hour before the material arrives.

    We will disconnect the trailers from the cars and connect them to a quad for final transportation to your tent area. Load so that the trailer does not become rear-heavy.

    Questions regarding arrival and exit to be directed to the Site Team forlaggning@sjo23.se.

  3. Packing list
    a) Except for what you yourself think you need, we attach an additional packing list in this camp letter:
    b) A strainer to the slush pit. Plastic containers with lid for source sorting. Water jugs for dish and shower.
    c) 2 pcs. 6 kilogram fire extinguishers with powder, 1 pcs. fire blanket to be set up int your tent area. Red lamps to mark out location of LPG-bottles during night time (e.g. rear lamp to a bicycle).
    d) LPG, maximum 60 litres / tent village.
    The site team is checking up the possibility to assist the groups regarding refilling
    LPG-bottles to beneficial prices
    e) Cooking device for LPG.
    f) Sign board marked LPG.
    g) Reflex outside the leader´s tent. (e.g. reflex west).
    h) Portable camping kitchen with fuel for cooking whilst attending in program activities outside the camping area.
    i) It is recommended that you bring with you a cart for transportation.

  4. Tips on good thing to take with you:
    a) Thermos container for warm food.
    b) Recharging box for cell phones
    If your tent village want to recharge cell phones, construct a recharging box as the example below and the site team will assist with current.
    c) A cooling bag is good to have
    Bring with you cooling blocks.

  5. Leaders and volunteers
    In order to fill up with people in the supply team and in the night patrol we will use leaders from the different groups.
    This means that leaders from different tent villages will assist with different kind of functions during the week.
    Duty pass to be distributed to each tent village and adapted to the village´s number of leaders
    It is respectively tent village who decides which leaders who will be concerned.
    All program activities requires leaders from each group as we have lack of volunteers.

    The stage crew is looking for two volunteers for stage and campfire. Preferably with experiences of Theatre, music and sound technology

  6. Boats:
    a) We do need urgent information regarding how many boats, type and sizes,  that will arrive to the camp.
    b) Mooring: Map with mooring place will be distributed.
    c) BUS-boats (boats without skipper) A scout group that lends a boat to the camp program is responsible to that the boat has insurance. A scout group that borrow a boat is responsible to their skipper is qualified.

  7. Safety and security
    In connection to the arrival day a safety and security meeting will be held with representatives from respectively sea scout group.

  8. Provision stores:
    a) Provision stores are handed out according to schedule.
    b)Cold stores are stored in a refrigerating container.
    c) Refrigerators will be located at the camp area.
    d) It is possible to store respectively groups cold stores cold.
    e) Bring with you cooling blocks.

  9. Miscellaneous:
    a) Kiosk for shopping of ice cream, etc ,is available in the area.
    b) In the swimming areas are only salt water soaps allowed.
    c) There are no showers.
    d) Delivery address to port of Järnavik:

    Järnaviksvägen 99

    SE-372 63 BRÄKNE HOBY

    SWEDEN

Info

Read more about the location, which fun activities will take place and why your group should bring your boats.

Info

National sea scout camp

With invited guests from other countries. All sea scouts and water scouts are welcome to an awesome camp. See you in the summer in the world’s most beautiful archipelago.

Sign up

The registration for the camp is open!

The registration is done via Scoutnet on the button below.
Questions can be sent to anmalan@sjo23.se

Registration

Camp Letter 6
2023-06-04

  • Does it cost to do late registration?
    No, but tent space is limited. July 25 th is definitive stop for late regsitration. Not sure if camp T-shirts are possible to buy at late registration. If possible, the price to by at the camp is 180 SEK/ T-shirt.
  • Cancellation of registration.
    a) Cancellation after the 15th of July; The half fee will be refunded.
    b) After the 15th of July a certificate is required to certify that the cancellation depends on a circumstance not possible to fore see to have the whole fee refunded.
  • How do we report that two ore more groups want to live together?
    Report to forlaggning@sjo23.se Please do this soonest possible in order to help the accomodation team.
  • Shall we report estimated time for arrival and means of transport?
    Yes, report to forlaggning@sjo23.se.
  • Who do we contact for picking up when we arrives to the station or airport?
    a. Contact forlaggning@sjo23.se.
    b. Telephone number will be adviced later.
  • Life jackets / sailing wests:
    We will apprecieate if you bring with you your own wests / life jackets. The camp will have a limited number of life jackets/sailing wests to lent.
  • What about the camp´s agenda?
    The program team has the intention to present a preliminary camp agenda the 3 rd – 4 th of June.
  • How does the camp taking care of or equipment that arriving in advance.
    It will be placed at you tent place. Important that your equipment is well labelled.
  • How do we order food and provisions?
    This will be done to the supply team. More detailed information about this will follow.
  • What about LPG and LPG bottles?
    The placement team will help you here when you arrive. Consumption of LPG at own cost.
  • How and where do we make our warm food?
    a. The cooking area is centrally loacated under a shelter. Each group bring their cooking quipment to the cooking area. The reason for this arrangement is stricter fire safety regulations.
    b. Only LPG is allowed.
    c. Lamps for tents etc. must be electric.
  • Transports at the camp.
    a) The camp has no carts to lend.
    b) We have three mini buses for transports.
  • When is it possible to pre book program activities?
    Will be possible after midsummer and probably vi Google Doc.
  • What program activities do we have?
    The program team will announce this after midsummer. Some program items will also be possible to book on site.

Camp Letter 5
2023-05-14

  • REGISTRATION TO THE CAMP TO BE DONE VIA A SEASCOUT GROUP
    If you want to register as participant, you must do that via your scout group
    It is only volunteers who register individually in the individual track at the registration portal on
    www.Scoutnet.se
    That means that leaders and others who are going to the camp with scout children to participate in the camp
    must register vi your scout group and not individually.
  • CAMP FEE
    All registered seascout groups will be invoiced the camp fee and payment for ordered camp T-shirts to be payed
    latest the 1st of June,
    However volunteers will not be invoiced and expects to pay their fees disrectly
  • We want to share some questions from a Swedish Seascout Group:
    1. What about LPG, shall we transport this ourselves to the camp?
    Our ambition is to be able to supply the camp with LPG. The plant team will revert in this
    matter.
    2. What about wooden material to build up the camp
    We have material.
    3. To transport provision stores from the supply tent to our camp places, is it possible to borrow a wheel
    cart or something?
    We will solve this transportation problem, however not yet solved.
    5. Do we have to book our camp places or will those be stated by the plant team?
    You don´t need to book. However it is very good wether you advise if you will live together
    with another scout group.
    6. When do we book program items and what will the program have to offer?
    This I not yet complete, However the Program team will shortly give information about this.
    7. From which time is it possible to check in?
    Check in will start at the time you have announced to arrive.
  • Boat registration:
    They who are coming with boats intended to be used in the program, register those boats in Scoutnet´s
    registration portal.
    We need following details: Name of boat, type of boat an whether it is a BMS-boat or BUS-boat. (BMS=
    Boat With Skipper
    there the owner require an own skipper during sailing and BUS=Boat Without skipper there the sea scout
    group who borrow the boat warrant that they have an own competent skipper)

Camp Letter 4
2023-03-07

  • The registration for the camp is now open and closes on the 30th of april 2023.

  • Retractions of registrations can be done from now untli the 1st of may 2023 without any extra fee.
    Past 1st of may you will need a certificate of that the cause couldnt be forseen, and you will the have the complete sum refunded.
    If making retractions of registration after the 30th of may, only half of the registration fee will be refunded.
    Feel fre to ask questions with anmalan@sjo23.se.

  • How to register?
    The Scout Group will fill the forms on scoutnet.

  • The fees are as follows.
    a) 2 200 SEK per participant (scouts and leaders) attending 5 – 7 days.
    b) 1 300 SEK per participant (scouts and leaders) attending 4 days.
    c) 0 SEK for leader´s children 0 – 2 year
    d) 650 SEK for leader´s children 2 – 9 year old (No discount for shorter attendance)
    e) 700 SEK for volunteers the whole week (No discount for shorter attendance)

  • By registrating after the 30th of april ther will be an additional late fee of 200 SEK.
    Volunteer who work during the pre and post camp could have 100 SEK discount per full working day. If one works both during the whole pre and post camp one could have the whole fee refunded.

  • The Camp T-shirt, with the Camp logo in white on dark blue background ~70 mm tall. Comes in sizes M, L, XL, XXL and childrens sizes. You can order this on scoutnet at the registration and it costs 100 SEK.