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Hostages on the Spirit of Bermuda will either walk the plank or be spared by pirates tomorrow. More than 30 entrants, comprising individuals and teams, are taking part in the annual fundraiser, including the chairman of Conyers, Christian Luthi, the...

Hostages set to walk the plank to help raise money for the Bermuda Sloop Foundation warned that pirates will show no mercy

A future where everyone’s basic needs are met are just some of the things Bermuda’s charities have on their Christmas wish lists

Youngsters set sail to the Turks and Caicos Islands with a cargo of limestone yesterday to re-enact a centuries-old exchange. The pupils aboard the Spirit of Bermuda will trade the limestone blocks for salt while they learn about the global impact of...

The Bermuda Sloop Foundation has received a boost from the Government to support a special educational programme focused on National Hero Mary Prince. The programme, titled “In the Wake of Mary Prince”, was organised in partnership with the Duke of E...

Youngsters with a taste for adventure will set sail today to learn about the life and impact of the enslaved Bermudian woman Mary Prince. In the Wake of Mary Prince, a programme held between the Bermuda Sloop Foundation and the Duke of Edinburgh Awar...

A champion of Bermuda sailing who kept the Spirit of Bermuda training sloop shipshape and Bristol fashion was yesterday saluted by the charity that operates the vessel. Andy Burnett-Herkes, who died this month, proved integral to the running of the S...

The second instalment of the annual Spirit of Bermuda Charity Rally is scheduled to commence on June 18. Starting from New England or the Chesapeake Bay entrance simultaneously at 4pm Bermuda time, yachts will race to Mills Buoy off St George’s. Afte...

A replica of the Bermuda Sloop Foundation’s Spirit of Bermuda has dropped anchor at the offices of one of the charity’s top supporters. The Argus Group, which has also donated office space to the youth development group, was presented with a cedar mo...

Bermuda Sloop Foundation held the first of several planned “Special Award Presentation Sails” last week. Pictured above are recipients of Certificates of Appreciation for their continuous and significant support over the past twenty years to the Foun...

Argo Foundation has made a further contribution to the Bermuda Sloop Foundation. The philanthropic arm of Argo Group, the Bermudian-based insurer and reinsurer, has donated more than $125,000 to the sloop programme since 2009. The new donation will ...

The Bermuda Sloop Foundation and YouthNet will benefit from a fundraising Christmas tree drive. Under the BermudaXmasTrees programme, businessmen bring a container of Christmas trees to the island to sell to the public, with any profits going to char...