Winner of the 2012 National Sea Scout Flagship Award: http://www.newseascout.org/21-sea-scout-news/66-2012-national-flagship-albatross and "...The Albatross Sea Base, with the help of the crew, parents, and the adult staff, has become the training center for several units of the area. The Albatross main training vessel is a 65 foot ex-Navy torpedo Retriever from 1968, aptly named "Albatross". Their other training vessels include a ski boat named "Little Tross", a runabout named "Tadpole", a whaleboat named "Shanagagines", and other small sail and powerboats...."