Sunday 21 February 2021
Young sailors of the Andrew Lewis Sailing Foundation get some time on the water at Vessigny Beach recently. - Melvern Isaac
“Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country,” former US president John F. Kennedy (1917–1963).
In October 2005, David Lewis brought his dream to reality by opening a sailing school at Vessigny Beach. This initiative, now led by his son and two-time Olympian Andrew Lewis, helped build dreams for many young sailing prospects – several of whom reside within the seaside community.
For the past 15 years, Lewis and his team of instructors have educated and inspired youngsters of Vessigny, and throughout Trinidad and Tobago, to chase their dreams.
Wednesday 17 February 2021
Olympic sailor Andrew Lewis guides a young sailor at the Andrew Lewis Sailing Foundation Mentoring through Sailing programme at Vessigny Beach over the weekend. - Melvern Isaac
THE Andrew Lewis Sailing Foundation hosted a two-day ‘Mentorship through Sailing’ programme at Vessigny Beach over the weekend.
The Olympic sailor held in-depth, rotated sessions with over 50 children, some of whom have been a part of his foundation since its inception 13 years ago.
Owing to the pandemic, this was the first time, since December 2019, Lewis was able to host this initiative with his bunch of seasoned and new campaigners.
The laser class sailor, however, used this opportunity to not only give his students some long-awaited time on the water, but to instil life lessons and draw correlations with the sport and daily life.