Strong sponsor support enabled the Marine Vocational Program (MVP) to enhance its ability to teach students marine skills such as sailing with the donation of six sailboats as part of the MVP’s Happy Island Sailing Club
USVI students of the not-for-profit Marine Vocational Program (MVP) can continue their marine education thanks to the NYC Eastern Caribbean Relief Fund
It’s not every day that an opportunity presents itself for a behind-the-scenes tour of a 295-foot three-masted sailing ship. In fact, most would call it a once-in-a-lifetime experience, especially when it’s the Eagle, the largest tall ship flying the American flag and the only active square-rigger in U.S. government service. Yet that’s just what 230…
Shipboard life back in the days of pirates and privateers was showcased when the tall ship El Galeón Andalucia made a port call to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. From February 22 to March 5, over 2000 of the island’s school children, families and visitors toured the full-size replica of the 16th to 18th century-era…
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The near 13-foot grizzly bear mounted at the Anchorage airport is synonymous with Alaska, while the historic Herreshoff sailboat on display at the Providence airport equates Rhode Island as the Ocean State. Now, the majestic mount of a 1282-pound blue marlin at the Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas…
Boys and girls enrolled in the Marine Vocational Program (MVP)’s learn to swim classes at the St. Thomas Swimming Association’s (STSA) pool in Red Hook had a big surprise waiting for them on the last Saturday in February. The Sunday prior, a group of over 30 people completed much-needed tasks such as painting the pool…
A new initiative is linking sea and shore-side communities. ‘Inspire Giving through You’ is a community-based initiative launched in November by IGY Marinas, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida-headquartered international marina network spanning two hemispheres. The first projects get underway this month in eight locations in the Caribbean and Latin America. “We’ve been an active contributor in the…