The Culver Summer Naval School is part of a six-week leadership development program for youth ages 14 to 17. The Upper Schools' military organizational structure is designed to instill followership, then leadership, over the course of three summers. In addition to the Culver diploma, graduates of the Naval School also receive completion certificates from the Department of the Navy.
Midshipmen are required to take a double period (90 minutes) of sailing Monday through Friday. Though Midshipmen certainly develop skills in rowing, sailing, seamanship and navigation, they are instilled with the Culver traditions of character and leadership in an atmosphere that nurtures the whole person: Mind, Body, Spirit.
The Naval Companies compete each week for the Naval Banner through a series of races involving sailboats, surf boats, and wherries. The culminating year-end competition is the much anticipated Communications Relay, a race incorporating a wide variety of naval events that includes the traditional sailing and rowing events, but also adds code flags, cryptology, semaphore and other naval skills learned during the summer.
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