![]() HIOBS sailing into The Island School's Boathouse Cut. “It brings two world-class organizations together to share their complementary areas of expertise to create an exceptional program that neither organization could accomplish on its own.” “I see this partnership as a model for non-profits in the coming decade,” states Denny. Designed and built specifically for Outward Bound, the boats can carry up to 8 participants and 2 instructors and will allow expeditions to sail out across the Exuma Sound to the Exuma Sound to the Exuma Land and Sea Park, the oldest marine protected area in the world. In keeping with the “human-powered” expedition ethos of Outward Bound, these open boats are oar powered by students when there is little wind. Avelinda and Eliza Sue are 30-foot twin masted sailboats designed to sail quickly and navigate into shallow waters with extractable center boards. It was in May 2015 when the dream took shape when a veteran crew from HIOBS sailed on an epic expedition from Florida, across the Gulf Stream and the Bahamas Bank to Eleuthera to deliver two sailboats, Avelinda and Eliza Sue, to The Island School’s Cape Eleuthera campus. After deciding a partnership was the best option, The Island School was introduced to HIOBS’ Executive Director Eric Denny in 2013. In 2012, The Island School developed the concept of a sailing program. The HIOBS crew that sailed the Avelinda and Eliza sailboats down to The Island School's Cape Eleuthera campus. Thanks to seed funding from the Mactaggart Third Fund, the two organizations are looking forward to hosting groups and students starting in 2016. Hurricane Island Outward Bound (HIOB) is partnering with The Island School to launch an expeditionary sailing program to be operated out of The Island School’s campus in Cape Eleuthera, The Bahamas. The HIOBS crew teaches The Island School and Cape Eleuthera Institute staff how to operate the sailboats ![]() Hurricane Island Outward Bound Partners with The Island School to Offer Sailing Expeditions in The Bahamas
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