Figure 1.--This is a photograph Maritime Days in Tallinn (June 5-6, 1937). It was labeled as Marine Scouts. The youth look a little old to be Scouts, but in the early years of Scouting, older boys and youth plaued a more important role than is generally the case today.

We know little about Estonian Scouting at this time. Scouting began in Estonia (1912) before World War I. The movement was active during the inter-War independence period (1918-40), but we have few details. We do know that there was a small Sea Scout section, but it does not seem to have been very important, but it did exist in the inter-War era. Admiral Johan Pitka, a hero in the Estonian War of Liberation (1919-20), apparently sponsored sea Scouting. They apparently were called the Pitka Sea Scouts. Estonia is a Baltic country and thus there were opportunities for sailing and other boating acivities. We note an unidentified boy wearing the Sea Scout uniform, probably about 1930. One source claims that the group existed only a short time. We also notice the photograph here (figure 1). The photograph here shows Estoian Sea Scouts. It was taken during Maritime Days in Tallinn (June 5-6, 1937). It was labeled as Marine Scouts. The youth look a little old to be Scouts, but in the early years of Scouting, older boys and youth sometimes played a more imprtant role than is generally the case today.