In January, a new group of students and their teachers took a morning off from classes at the B.V.I. High School to visit the Island Sloop Project. Project Director, Kevin Gray lectured to the technical students, many of whom will join the project during their upcoming Easter Vacation. Students returned to Tortola enthused about learning about boat-building, sail-training and the marine environment. We look forward to welcoming enthusiastic new students to our programme.


Students from Tortola pose with Endeavour II.

As we continue to move closer to our goal of launching Endeavour II, the Jost van Dykes Preservation Society is working to develop sail training and environmental education curricula. Once floating, Endeavour II will continue to educate and act as a “floating classroom.”


Flex poses with the mold built for Endeavour II’s lead keel.

In January, one of our original student workers, Delvin “Flex” Leonard re-joined the Island Sloop Project. Along with Dwayne Donovan and Gerald Chinnery construction continued, with the building of the mold for the lead keel, as well as construction of Endeavour II’s rudder, which was built from Silverbali and Cupiano.


Endeavour II’s rudder


Fair winds! All the best to you out there in cyber space, from all of us here at the JVDPS, stop by and visit the boat or our new office on Great Harbour during your next visit to Jost Van Dyke.

Susan Zaluski
Projects Manager, Jost van Dykes Preservation Society