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Endeavour Sailors Experience First Regatta

Endeavour Sailors Experience First Regatta

Young sailors from the Endeavour programme experienced their first regatta during the Bermuda Optimist National and Open Championship at Sandys Boat Club at the weekend. Fourteen graduates from the programme, which is dedicated to making sailing accessible to all regardless of socio-economic background, competed in the green fleet, representing six... Read more of this article

The Legacy Of The AC Endeavour Program

The Legacy Of The AC Endeavour Program

While the teams sailed at the America’s Cup, young sailors also hit the water as part of the America’s Cup Endeavour Program. America’s Cup Endeavour, a youth education and community sailing initiative, allowed hundreds of young students to learn to sail in both the west end and the east end. In addition to sailing, students were also exposed... Read more of this article

AC Endeavour Junior Regatta: O’pen BIC

AC Endeavour Junior Regatta: O’pen BIC

Against the backdrop of the 35th America’s Cup, 32 O’pen BIC sailors, aged 10 to 15, participated in the O’pen BIC class in the America’s Cup Endeavour Junior Regatta. The kids and their parents represented ten different nations from around the world, and hailed the event as the “experience of a lifetime”. The first two days saw spectacular... Read more of this article

Photos: America’s Cup Endeavour Programme

Photos: America’s Cup Endeavour Programme

While teams sail at the America’s Cup, young sailors are also hitting the water as part of the America’s Cup Endeavour Programme. America’s Cup Endeavour, a youth education and community sailing initiative, allows hundreds of young students to learn to sail in both the west end and the east end. In addition to sailing, students are also exposed... Read more of this article

Photos: Endeavor Day At America’s Cup Village

Photos: Endeavor Day At America’s Cup Village

Today [May 28] marked the second day of the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda, with six races held on the water, and the America’s Cup Endeavour Day held on land. The America’s Cup Endeavour is a youth sailing and educational program, dedicated to inspiring everybody who engages with the initiative and to leaving a sporting legacy in Bermuda,... Read more of this article

Orbis Kids Zone & AC Endeavour In AC Village

Orbis Kids Zone & AC Endeavour In AC Village

The America’s Cup announced today that Orbis, a Bermuda based global investment firm, has continued its support for the America’s Cup Endeavour Program and Bermuda’s youth. Two key features of the America’s Cup Village, the hub of all the 35th America’s Cup activity in Bermuda, will be supported by Orbis throughout the 35th America’s Cup:... Read more of this article

Schedules For AC Endeavour Junior Regattas

Schedules For AC Endeavour Junior Regattas

The full program of events that will make up the America’s Cup Endeavour Junior Regattas has been announced, with practice and race events scheduled to take place in Bermuda, home of the 35th America’s Cup, between 14th and 24th June, featuring four different classes of race events; O’pen BIC, RS Feva, Hobie Wave and Blokart. The organisers said,... Read more of this article

Butterfield Donates $2,000 For AC Endeavour

Butterfield Donates $2,000 For AC Endeavour

As an Official Supplier and the Official Bermuda Bank of the 2017 America’s Cup, the Bank of Butterfield held a denim day fundraiser in March with proceeds totalling $2,000 going towards supporting the Endeavour Programme. Several children of Butterfield employees have been a part of the Endeavour Programme, including Brianna Smith, Jadyn Hassell-Belboda,... Read more of this article

America’s Cup Endeavour Day In AC Village

America’s Cup Endeavour Day In AC Village

The America’s Cup Endeavour Program is the America’s Cup’s youth sailing and educational program, dedicated to inspiring everybody who engages with the initiative and to leaving a sporting legacy in Bermuda. To celebrate this program, the 28th May has been officially designated as the America’s Cup Endeavour Day in the America’s Cup Village... Read more of this article

BF&M Launching “No Limits” Sailing Program

BF&M Launching “No Limits” Sailing Program

BF&M, in association with the America’s Cup Endeavour Program and Bermuda Autism Support and Education [BASE], is launching the ‘No Limits’ sailing program for children with autism spectrum disorder [ASD]. BF&M’s ‘No Limits’ program seeks to offer sailing as a form of recreational therapy for ASD children, to extend the excitement... Read more of this article

Hamilton Staff Learn From Endeavour Students

Hamilton Staff Learn From Endeavour Students

Eighteen employees of Hamilton Insurance Group’s [Hamilton] Bermuda-based operations recently joined Dellwood Middle School M1 students participating in the America’s Cup Endeavour Program for an afternoon of community service and STEAM-based learning. Hamilton is a sponsor of the America’s Cup Endeavour Program, an experiential learning curriculum... Read more of this article

Local School Children Featured In AC Campaign

Local School Children Featured In AC Campaign

Residents will see the photo of their child or a friend’s child featured on the back of public buses from this week as America’s Cup Bermuda launches a public promotion that celebrates locals. The ‘America’s Cup is Our Cup’ bus back promotion features eight America’s Cup Endeavour graduates who represent the hundreds of 10 to 12-year-olds... Read more of this article

Smith & Raymond Win Divisions In New Zealand

Smith & Raymond Win Divisions In New Zealand

Young Bermudian sailors Ahzai Smith and Christopher Raymond made an impressive showing at the 2017 Forward Sailing O’pen Cup in New Zealand, with both of them winning their divisions. Minister of Social Development and Sports Sylvan Richards extended his congratulations to the pair. Ahzai won the Gold Fleet with 15 Net Points, while Christopher won... Read more of this article

Bermuda Youth Sailors Leading In New Zealand

Bermuda Youth Sailors Leading In New Zealand

The 2017 Forward Sailing O’pen Cup is underway in New Zealand, with two young Bermudian sailors making an excellent showing, with both Azhai Smith and Christopher Raymond leading their respective fleets. Ahzai is the current leader in the Gold Fleet with 8 net points, while Christopher is the current leader in the Silver Fleet with 7 net points. The... Read more of this article

Young Bermudians Competing In New Zealand

Young Bermudians Competing In New Zealand

Two young Bermudian America’s Cup Endeavour Program students are experiencing the opportunity of a lifetime – a trip to New Zealand, at no cost to them. Ahzai Smith and Christopher Raymond, both aged 12, flew to New Zealand on January 3 with AC Endeavour Program Coordinator Leah Collis to compete in three regattas. Both students participated in... Read more of this article

Hamilton Staff Donate Time With AC Endeavour

Hamilton Staff Donate Time With AC Endeavour

A group of employees from Hamilton Insurance Group, the Bermuda-based holding company for insurance and reinsurance operations, and Hamilton Re, the Company’s platform in Bermuda, recently spent an afternoon donating their services in support of the America’s Cup Endeavour Programme. As a corporate sponsor of the America’s Cup Endeavour Programme,... Read more of this article