About
Welcome aboard www.FloridaSeaBaseNews.com. This site is privately owned and operated by Capt. Steve Willis and is not an official site of the Florida National High Adventure Sea Base or the Boy Scouts of America. However, the information contained herein is primarily about the Florida National High Adventure Sea Base (which IS owned by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America) and its professional and seasonal staff and captains.
The Florida National High Adventure Sea Base has three facilities or campuses; the Florida Sea Base, the Brinton Environmental Center, and our Bahamas Base. I started working at the Florida Sea Base as a seasonal employee in May, 2000. I was hired as a Scuba Instructor and promoted to Dive Boat Captain in August 2001. I became a full-time employee of the Boy Scouts of America in November 2002 when I was hired as the Program Director at the Florida Sea Base. Prior to working at the Florida Sea Base, I was a law enforcement officer in Texas for 26 years. I am a PADI Master (Scuba) Instructor and hold a Master’s License from the U.S. Coast Guard to operate power and sail vessels of not more than 100 tons.
I bear all expense for this site without financial assistance of the Florida Sea Base or the Boy Scouts of America. The intent of this site is to give FSB staff members, captains, participants and friends a place to find current information about what’s happening at the base and information about current and former staff members and captains. When I say “current” I mean as current as time and schedules allow and whether there is any major news to share. I hope you will check in from time to time to see what’s new. Participants, staff and captains will find pertinent information that is not posted on the official Florida Sea Base website.
The OFFICIAL website for the
Florida National High Adventure Sea Base
is www.bsaseabase.org.
2010 is the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America and the 30th anniversary of the Florida Sea Base. Please join us as we celebrate these milestones.
Contacts
The following FSB personnel are Program Directors for the listed Adventures. Please contact them directly with program questions.
All Bahamas Adventures
Rob Kolb
Robert.Kolb@scouting.org
Florida Fishing Adventure, Keys Adventure and Out Island Adventure
Capt. Scott Martin
Scott.Martin@scouting.org
Coral Reef Sailing, Eco Adventure, Open Oceans Adventure and Sea Exploring
Capt. Rich Beliveau
Rich.Beliveau@scouting.org
Scuba Adventure, Scuba Certification, Scuba Liveaboard and Divemaster Academy
Capt. Steve Willis
Steve.Willis@scouting.org
Registration
All registration and payment questions for all Florida Sea Base, Brinton Environmental Center and Bahamas programs should be directed to our Registrar, Nancy Wells, at Nancy.Wells@scouting.org.