Time On The Water (Stage 1 - 50)

If you’re building up your experience in boating or water sport activities, you can gain badges to recognise your achievement as you go.

How to earn the badge:

You can collect Time on Water staged badges when you take part in any of these activities:

• kayaking
• canoeing
• sailing
• windsurfing
• powerboating
• kiteboarding
• surfing
• yachting
• motorcruising
• narrowboating
• pulling or rowing
• white water rafting
• traditional rafting
• Paddle boarding

For Squirrels, each session should last at least 30 minutes, for Beavers, each session should last about one hour, for Cubs, 1-2 hours, and for Scouts and Explorers each session should last about 2-3 hours.

You must be properly dressed and equipped for your activity and the weather conditions. Your leader will also need to make sure you’re following the activity rules in chapter nine of the Policy and Organisation Rules and the Activity Permit Scheme.