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Who We Are
'Spirit of Bermuda' is a purpose-built sail training vessel and National Icon that symbolizes Bermuda’s maritime heritage. School voyages aboard Spirit are transformational and are the core of the Bermuda Sloop Foundation youth development programme.
Changing Lives, One Voyage at a Time, Over Time
'Spirit of Bermuda' is a purpose-built sail training vessel and National Icon that symbolizes Bermuda’s maritime heritage. School voyages aboard Spirit are transformational and are the core of the Bermuda Sloop Foundation youth development programme. Its primary focus is a five-day learning coastal expedition for third year Middle School Students where the world class structured curriculum focuses on experiential learning, essential social and emotional skills, social studies and STEAM all imbedded in the cultural and historical significance of Bermuda. ‘Spirit’s’ design is a modern interpretation of the Shamrock class patrol and dispatch vessel, which itself is the product of generations of refinement by Bermudians. They required fast, weatherly, seaworthy craft for transportation around Bermuda, the Mid-Atlantic and Caribbean Islands. By combining the best elements of this traditional design with state-of-the art technology and materials, a globally classed vessel certified by the American Bureau of Shipping, Spirit operates under UKMCA Regulations.
Bermuda Sloop Foundation created Spirit of Bermuda as a purpose-built sail training vessel which evokes the seagoing traditions of Bermuda while providing a safe, effective, and comfortable platform for our youth. Follow-up opportunities for students include more advanced local and overseas voyages plus career pathways in maritime and other occupations. We have been operating since 2006.
The Bermuda Sloop Foundation is a not-for-profit, registered Bermuda Charity #545.