Year: 2023

School of Navigation and Seamanship

For the first time in the Pacific Islands, YWAM is running a School of Seamanship and Navigation! The course is being run in Fiji by our ministry partner Yachts For Life and the compendium is based on the internationally recognized RYA Yachtmaster Scheme. During the 3 month school, the students will become compentent skippers and able to take out yachts…

First sail of VAKA HOP’E

The Vaka Hop’e just finished it’s maiden voyage in the Philippines where she sailed from Bohol to Samal Island near Davao. A crew consisting of Eivind Andås, the YWAM Solomons representative, and an outreach team from YWAM Ships Kona sailed the boat 500 nautical miles in the month of March 2023. Through our international YWAM network and by the grace…