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The Bermuda Sloop Foundation has again taken to “piracy” to help raise funds for its educational programmes. This weekend, the foundation will host its Pirates of Bermuda fundraiser with notable members of the public having to raise donations or walk...

Bermuda is preparing for one of its biggest sailing seasons with the America’s Cup less than 100 days away, two other international yacht races planned and tall ships on the horizon. The cutting-edge tall ships of the past will provide a spectacular ...

The Spirit of Bermuda has announced its spring schedule which includes what is hoped to become an annual “legacy yachting tourism event” — the inaugural Antigua to Bermuda Race. There will be several events and races in the Caribbean region on board ...

A shipping line’s generosity has helped 20 students enjoy a week of thrills on the high seas on board the Spirit of Bermuda. Bermuda Container Line donated more than $6,600 to Saltus Grammar School that allowed pupils to experience a weeklong adventu...

The training ship Spirit of Bermuda has returned successfully from another expedition, after taking a lashing during rough seas last month. A group of girl students from the Whitney Institute came ashore yesterday after five days on the sloop, a few ...

The Bermuda Sloop Foundation has been honoured in Canada for its excellence in sail training for young people. The nonprofit organisation was named vessel operator of the year (small vessels) at the Sail Training International Conference in Quebec, i...

The Spirit of Bermuda remained seaworthy and safe throughout a squall that left a crewman with minor injuries, according to the Bermuda Sloop Foundation. The group also defended sailing with students on board during bad weather as par for the course ...

What were they thinking? Some serious questions need to be answered about why the Spirit of Bermudachose to put to sea with a party of schoolchildren on a day when you didn't need to consult a barometer to accurately predict the weather conditions. A...

A teacher who was on board the Spirit of Bermuda has commended the crew after the sloop carrying 17 schoolboys ended up having to be rescued when it lost power off St George. “They kept us safe in a very dangerous situation,” said Jason Wade, the hea...

A tugboat crew braved six-foot swells and 40-knot gusts to secure tow lines to the stricken Spirit of Bermuda and bring her safely back to shore. Faithful rushed to the aid of the sloop, which was taking a group of schoolchildren to St George, after ...

A crewman on board the training sailboat Spirit of Bermuda was hurt yesterday and the vessel damaged after it was struck by a wave. However, schoolchildren and teachers from the Whitney Institute who were on board were said to be “safe and fine”. Th...

As Belinda Castree’s 40th birthday approached, she told her friends not to give her any gifts. Instead she asked them to donate to an ocean-bound programme aboard the Spirit of Bermuda for people recovering from alcohol and drug addiction. The Char...