Nawaka is a National Jamboree

Jamboree (Scouting)

In Scouting, a jamboree is a large gathering of Scouts who rally at a national or international level.The 1st World Scout Jamboree was held in 1920, and was hosted by the United Kingdom...

 for Sea Scout

Sea Scout

Sea Scouts are members of the international Scouting movement, with a particular emphasis on water-based activities, such as kayaking, canoeing, sailing, and rowing. Depending on the country and the available water these activities are on lakes, rivers or sea in small or large ships. Sea Scouting...

s in The Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. It is organised every five years by Scouting Nederland

Scouting Nederland

Scouting Nederland is the national Scout organisation of the Netherlands with approximately 110,000 members Scouting Nederland is the national Scout organisation of the Netherlands with approximately 110,000 members Scouting Nederland is the national Scout organisation of the Netherlands with...

. Around 6000 scouts, approximately 100 coming outsite of the Netherlands, in the age of 7 to 27 years join this event bringing together about 1000 ships and sailboats.

History

year	city	name	theme
1949	Rotterdam Rotterdam Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...  (kruiteiland)	Nationaal Zeeverkenners Kamp (national Sea Scouts camp)	try-out for 1950
1950	Terherne Terherne Terherne is a small village in Boarnsterhim in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has around the 800 citizens .The nearest station is Akkrum railway station....	Nationaal Zeeverkenners Kamp
1954	Nieuwkoop Nieuwkoop Nieuwkoop is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality was enlarged on January 1, 2007, through the amalgamation of Liemeer and Ter Aar....	Nationaal Zeeverkenners Kamp
1958	Nieuwkoop	Nationaal Zeeverkenners Kamp
1961	Nieuwkoop	Nationaal Waterkamp (national water camp)
1965	Nieuwkoop	Nationaal Waterkamp
1970	Vinkeveen Vinkeveen Vinkeveen is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Ronde Venen, and lies about 18 km south of Amsterdam....	NaWaKa
1976	Vinkeveen	NaWaKa
1977	Enkhuizen Enkhuizen Enkhuizen is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.Enkhuizen was one of the harbour-towns of the VOC, just like Hoorn and Amsterdam, from where overseas trade with the East Indies was conducted. It received city rights in 1355...	Internationaal Loodsenkamp (international "Sea Rover Scouts" camp)
1979	Hellevoetsluis Hellevoetsluis Hellevoetsluis is a small city and municipality on Voorne-Putten Island in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland...	Internationaal Loodsenkamp
1980	Vinkeveen	NaWaKa	Buitengewoon, gewoon buiten
1985	Vinkeveen	NaWaKa	Scouting 75 jaar in Nederland
1989	Roermond Roermond Roermond is a city, a municipality, and a diocese in the southeastern part of the Netherlands.The city of Roermond is a historically important town, on the lower Roer at the east bank of the Meuse river. It received city rights in 1231...	NaWaKa	Verrassend Avontuurlijk
1992	Roermond	NaWaKa	Zeilend Europa in
1997	Roermond	NaWaKa	Water leeft
2002	Roermond	Nawaka	Over de kim
2006	Giesbeek/Zevenaar Zevenaar Zevenaar is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands, near the border with Germany.- Population centres :*Angerlo*Babberich*Giesbeek*Lathum*Ooy*Oud Zevenaar*Zevenaar...	Nawaka	Voortvarend/Atlantis
2010	Roermond	JubJam100‎	100 year Scouting in the Netherlands

JubJam100

In 2010 the JubJam100 (Jubilee Jamboree 100) was held from 26 July to 4 August 2010 on the Nawaka-campsite as a camp for "Land", Sea and Air Scouts.