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Sea Scouts: Be Prepared (To Lead 40 Kids) - UNCHARTED S01E02


We flash back five years to where the adventure really begins: Sea Scouts.

Gregor, a former Scout, drops his daughter Lily at 1st Victorian Sea Scouts wearing his old German uniform. The Group Leader pounces: “How about we get you into an Australian one?” Gregor agrees on one strict condition: he’ll help in the background but will not deal with little kids.

Cut to three weeks later: Gregor is Leader-in-Charge of 30 Cubs at group camp. Their usual rockstar leader is away. Well-trained cubs scout their way out of potential chaos and show Gregor how it’s done.

For two years, there’s no sailing—until someone mentions Bunga Arm, a remote campsite on the Gippsland Lakes reachable only by boat. Aurora joins a mini armada of Sea Scout vessels. They borrow a trailer, pack the yacht, and spend a week teaching Scouts to use spinnakers and trapezes.

Flash-forward: five years at 1st Vic later, Gregor is now a fully Gilwell- and Scouts Australia–approved leader. Past Gregor would have sworn someone was high if they’d predicted this. More happy snaps. More “we’re having a great time outdoors” social-media moments. The stage is set.

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