Hopkins Wave Hoppers
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The Hopkins Wave Hoppers is a new youth sailing club being formed in association with the Belize Sailing Association and Boat Education & Sail Training Center, in Hopkins Belize Central America. Our main goal is to establish an ongoing sailing club for the youth of Hopkins, Belize.
This not only helps the kids builds confidence, life skills and leadership, but also teaches them a very fun skill to have - sailing. And for some the ability to build the vessels they sail and the ability to carry that with them for the rest of their lives including earning a living with it to feed their families when that time comes.
Progressing from the Optimist to the next vessel that is suited for the individual sailor. Our Next project is a Snipe sailboat which also has an international following.
What we need:
1) A place to house everything and have 3 times a week meetings and sailing, preferably on the beach or close to it.
2) Purchase the initial Optimist fleet of 6 vessels through the Optimist Sailing Association
3) Purchase Material for the building of 5 Snipe sailing vessels to build and move up to.
Our main objective is for the kids to have fun but the long term effects of sailing programs have been proven to add more than just a head full of great memories but a more rounded and successful individual less likely to be pulled in by peer pressure.
This not only helps the kids builds confidence, life skills and leadership, but also teaches them a very fun skill to have - sailing. And for some the ability to build the vessels they sail and the ability to carry that with them for the rest of their lives including earning a living with it to feed their families when that time comes.
Progressing from the Optimist to the next vessel that is suited for the individual sailor. Our Next project is a Snipe sailboat which also has an international following.
What we need:
1) A place to house everything and have 3 times a week meetings and sailing, preferably on the beach or close to it.
2) Purchase the initial Optimist fleet of 6 vessels through the Optimist Sailing Association
3) Purchase Material for the building of 5 Snipe sailing vessels to build and move up to.
Our main objective is for the kids to have fun but the long term effects of sailing programs have been proven to add more than just a head full of great memories but a more rounded and successful individual less likely to be pulled in by peer pressure.
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Stone Age
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