Posts By: Jennifer Pitcher

HAMILTON, Bermuda, – Working together to achieve goals is a commonality between sailors and astronauts. On Wednesday, August 7th, a group of youth sailors from 11 middle schools across Bermuda who are participating in the Endeavour Graduate Summer Programme learned there are similarities between space travel and sailing during a NASA presentation on celestial navigation…. Read more »

Navigating the weather, wind and waves while sailing gives Bermuda’s youth a great opportunity to develop vital skills. Endeavour Community Sailing, a Bermuda-registered charity, leverages sailing to build self-confidence, teamwork, and life skills by engaging youth from diverse backgrounds across Bermuda in hands-on experiential learning. A key goal of Endeavour Community Sailing is to integrate… Read more »

Bermuda’s youth are building confidence and developing essential life skills such as communication, problem-solving and teamwork by engaging in Endeavour Community Sailing’s experiential education programmes. Leatrice Oatley, Chairperson for Endeavour Community Sailing states, “Endeavour’s programmes leverage sailing as an effective tool for teaching Science, Engineering, Arts and Math, or STEAM education that enriches the learning… Read more »

A commencement ceremony was held on March 22 for participants of the Endeavour Maritime Career Springboard Programme, with the Hon. Minister Diallo Rabain, JP, MP, presenting certificates alongside Endeavour Director Dr. Melvyn Bassett. A spokesperson said, “Bermuda’s rich cultural identity is linked to the island’s maritime heritage and historically Bermuda has produced incredible mariners, boat… Read more »

Endeavour Community Sailing, a non-profit and registered charity in Bermuda, dedicated to building self-confidence, teamwork, and life skills by engaging youth from diverse backgrounds across Bermuda in hands-on experiential sailing through learning teamed up with the Bermuda Optimist Dinghy Association (BODA) to host a Women on the Water Clinic on March 9th in honour of… Read more »

Endeavour Community Sailing, a non-profit organisation that engages youth from diverse backgrounds across Bermuda in hands-on learning through sailing that builds self-confidence, teamwork and life skills, has received a financial grant from The Argo Foundation to amplify its impact in the community. Jennifer Pitcher, Endeavour Community Sailing’s Community Engagement, Development & Partnerships Manager states, “We’re… Read more »

Endeavour Community Sailing, a non-profit educational sailing organisation dedicated to engaging young people from different socioeconomic backgrounds across Bermuda with experiential learning is partnering again with the Bermuda College Division of Professional & Career Education to offer a career development and training opportunity for Bermudian youth aged 16 and older. A spokesperson said, “The 7-week… Read more »

Endeavour Community Sailing, a non-profit educational sailing organisation “dedicated to engaging young people from different socioeconomic backgrounds across Bermuda with experiential learning and STEAM [Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math] through Sailing education,” will benefit from a multi-year sponsorship from PwC Bermuda. Jennifer Pitcher, Community Engagement, Development & Partnerships Manager for Endeavour Community Sailing, said, “PwC Bermuda… Read more »

Two young Bermudians have benefited from a rewarding educational experience aboard the Oleander, thanks to a collaboration between Endeavour Community Sailing, Bermuda Container Line and BF&M. Matthew Stephens [17] and Timothy Webb [22], both graduates of the inaugural Endeavour Maritime Careers Springboard Programme, received a tour of the Oleander ship and dock operations arranged by… Read more »

Aidyn Park, 12, and Tyler Correira, 11, secured places on an exchange programme with Endeavour Community Sailing and the U.S. Sailing Reach Programme in Newport, Rhode Island, during the Volvo Ocean Race. The pair secured their spots because of their outstanding achievements in the Endeavour Graduate Programme, part of the legacy of last year’s America’s Cup…. Read more »