In honor of the 90th anniversary of Sea Scouts in 2002, BoatUS, the nation’s largest recreational boating organization, instituted the annual Sea Scout National Flagship Award. Since then, the award has been presented to ships from Texas, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, California, and Oregon.

Now is the time for all ships to take stock of their past year’s program and document their accomplishments to apply for the annual National Flagship competition. Linked below, you will find the annual Sea Scout Flagship application, Sea Scout ship performance outline, and the ship’s performance scoresheet for the Journey to Excellence ship performance recognition program.

Make sure the ship meets the entire minimum standard on this scoresheet. If you feel that the ship qualifies, have the Sea Scouts in the ship put together a compelling packet of information that tells the judges why the ship deserves this prestigious honor. The application should include the completed scoresheet and a written narrative supplemented by other materials to support the ship’s application. Supporting materials can include, but are not limited to, videos, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, letters, etc. Be comprehensive, yet concise and creative.

A ship must meet the minimum national standards in all areas for a calendar year starting January 1 and ending December 31. The application is due to the National Sea Scout Office by March 31 of the following year, to be considered for the National Flagship Award.

Application and Instructions

2012 National Flagship Application and JTE Scoresheet

Submit completed applications and all supporting materials to:

National Flagship Competition
Boy Scouts of America
National Sea Scout Office, SUM 250
1325 W. Walnut Hill Ln.
Irving, Texas 75038.

For questions, call 972-580-2448.

Please note that simply filling out the scoresheet and mailing it without supporting materials will not qualify the ship for this award.

The ship that is awarded the National Flagship honor will be allowed to wear the National Flagship patch with the current year and fly the National Flagship flag with four stars. (There are patches for the uniform and a ship’s flag available through the BSA Supply Group, which can be ordered and paid for by the winning ship.)