2015 USS Yorktown Big Trip

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USS Yorktown - April 17-19

Our annual "Big Trip" is to the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown at Patriot’s Point, in Mount Pleasant, SC!!! As the website claims, "Kids sleep in the bunks where the sailors slept, eat in the CPO mess, hop in the cockpit of a real fighter jet as they learn about aviation; in short, let their imaginations run wild!"

Program includes:

Friday night and Saturday night camping onboard the YORKTOWN
Meals included from Sat Breakfast through Sun Breakfast. Friday dinner is NOT included.
Movies in the ship’s theater
Self-guided tours of ships berthed at Patriots Point, including Aircraft Carrier YORKTOWN, Submarine CLAMAGORE and Destroyer LAFFEY
Vietnam Naval Support Base (self-guided)
Medal of Honor Museum
Patriots Point Onsite Program – FORT SUMTER Tour (Tentative)
Scouting Patch for each camper

Tentative Schedule:
Friday 17 Apr
6:00 pm – ARRIVE at Patriots Point

4.5 hr from Cary, plus traffic!
Charleston Race Week is also 16-19Apr
We must enter Ship as one group
Late arrivals will delay the whole group

    6:30 to 7:00 – Check In/Board Ship
    7:00 to 9:00 – Unpack, Movie, explore ship
    9:30 pm - Mandatory Safety and Fire drill
    11:00 pm – Lights Out
Saturday 18 Apr
    7:00 am – Reveille
    7:50 am – Breakfast in Mess Hall
    8:15 am – Board ferry to Fort Sumter
    12:00 pm – Lunch (possibly box lunch)
    1:00 to 5:00 pm – Free time to tour sites
    5:00 pm - Dinner in Mess Hall
    6:00 to 10:00 pm – movies onboard, tour ship/area
    11:00 – Lights out
Sunday 19 Apr
    6:00 am – Reveille
    6:50 am – Breakfast in Mess Hall
    7:30 to 9:00 am – Pack and Depart ship

Important Notes:

Siblings must be 6 years old or over to camp overnight on ship
Males and Females are in separate sleeping quarters…no exceptions. Sleeping quarters are heated and air conditioned.
Pack lightly. You must carry your gear down a long dock to ship. Bring clothing (Wear Class A in transit), sleeping bag, pillow, soap, shampoo, other toiletries, bath towel, ear plugs, insect repellent (non-aerosol)
Meals are served “Navy” fashion in the Chief Petty Officers’ Mess.
No carry-on food or drinks will be allowed. A snack bar and vending machines are available in addition to scheduled meals.
You are allow to leave ship and explore area, eat elsewhere
More details:

https://www.patriotspoint.org/overnight_camping/
https://www.patriotspoint.org/pdf/patriots_point_camping_packet.pdf

Cost:

$50 Scouts (45% discount due to Popcorn)
$92 Parents and Siblings
100 spots are currently reserved, and will be filled on a first come basis
However some preference may be given to scouts over siblings and scouts that have never gone to Patriots Point in previous years
Sign up is closed.
Money is due now and must be given to Jim Bishop ASAP(100 Parkspring Ct, Cary, NC 27519).
Payment is NON-REFUNDABLE after 20Jan. If you must cancel after you sign up and pay, we will attempt to find someone to take your spot. This is NOT guaranteed.
You may choose to stay in a local hotel, at YOUR OWN expense, instead of on the ship. If you decide to do this, you have two program options:

Be a "Camper": To join the pack in all meals and activities, including the excursion trip (tentatively a visit to Fort Sumter), each person must pay the full price for the camping package. You will have access to the ship all day and night. You will be able to join the Pack for all activities and meals. For this option, pay full package price to the pack.
Be a "Public Visitor": You may board the ship on Saturday from 9am to 6:30pm by paying the a la carte ticket prices. $20 for age 12+, $12 for age 6-11, Free for 6 and under. Meals and the excursion to Ft. Sumter are not included in the ticket price and would have to be arranged by you separately. You will not have access to the ship during breakfast with the Pack. You will have access during lunch; there is a snack bar on board. For this option, pay no money to the Pack. Buy tickets online (http://www.patriotspoint.org/).

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If you have any questions or concerns regarding the trip, please contact Jim Bishop at jim.bishop5@gmail.com (919-302-5427);

For more information, please visit the ship’s website at Patriots Point

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USS Yorktown - April 17-19

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