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Bermuda CableVision
Invests in Youth Sailing
In December, the exciting news was announced
that Bermuda will be the host of the 2017
America’s Cup. The news captivated the Island
and excited sailing fans across the globe.
Our 21-square mile Island will host sailing’s most prestigious event and see
thousands of visitors flock to our shores. Promotional videos were created
where we are able to see a mockup of what the America’s Cup Village at the
Royal Naval Dockyard will look like. Preparations already are well underway.
Visitors and sailors alike are coming to our beautiful Island as early as this year.
The news was thrilling for everyone, including all of us at Bermuda
CableVision. We are so happy to see Bermuda enjoy a presence on the
international stage, and we want to see as many of us as possible share in
this once-in- lifetime opportunity. So naturally, when the America’s Cup
announcement came, we thought “what can we do”?
A lightbulb went off for us – youth sailing! So, at our ‘Salute to Ser-
vice’ banquet in January, we announced that Bermuda CableVision has
committed to donating $50,000 over the course of the next two years to
the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club Sailing Academy, Bermuda’s only Royal
Yachting Association (RYA) Training Centre, which fosters our Island’s
young sailors. The award was accepted most gratefully by the Commo-
dore Somers Kempe.
By Terry Roberson
CEO, Bermuda CableVision
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