Royal Gazette – February 16. 2002 Government does its bit to help smaller organisations By Karen Smith The Budget may be the engine that turns the wheels of Government – but it also proves vital for the survival for many smaller, yet still important, organisations on the Island. more>> Bermuda Sun –April 19th 2002 Wave Power By Alex O’Reilly Initial funding secured for training vessel that will keep Bermuda’s youngsters out of trouble — and in touch with their maritime heritage more>> Royal Gazette – April 22nd 2002 Govt., bank donate to sail training vessel Work on a new sloop to teach Bermudian youngsters boat skills will begin in the autumn after a $1.2 million cash injection. more>> Royal Gazette – September 5th 2002 Bermuda Sloop could race South Carolina boat By Tania Theriault Maritime links between Bermuda and South Carolina are set to be strengthened as joint tall ship building projects are launched alongside a revitalised Charleston to Bermuda yacht race, The Royal Gazette was told. more>> Bermuda Sun – November 11th 2002 Cash drive for training ship By Alex O’Reilly The Bermuda Sloop Foundation (BSF) has just six months to go before they start building their training ship in order to meet their promise of having the boat in Bermuda for the start of the 2005 school year. more>> Bermuda, Shaping Our Future Why should our youth go to sea? The clear response is: Because, when you think on it, we ask so little of our youth and we have presented our youth with a demanding future. Because the sailing ship is the finest vehicle for learning ever devised by man. Because we can no longer be satisfied with incremental learning in a world of exponential change. more>>