Team WAVE is...
'Women Against Violence Everywhere'
Our vision is to win our racing division while steadfastly adhering to our mission of raising awareness to help make a difference in the fight to stop domestic violence globally.
Team WAVE's ultimate goal is to help fund leadership training for young women in order to promote abuse-free environments through teaching and mentoring young women. We hope to make a change through education.
BVI - March 2014
Team WAVE once again competed in the BVI Spring Regatta, Racing to Raise Awareness and help make a difference in the fight against domestic violence globally. We also placed third in a tough division, and raised approximatley $1200 for the BVI Family Support Network.
Our team of talented women are a globally diverse group of sailors and have been competing on the Caribbean circuit for a number of years. We raced aboard a Beneteau First 47.7 kindly donated by our old friend Peter Mapstone. Our goal was to raise funds to donate 100 percent to The Family Support Network, a non-profit organization that offers shelter and support for victims of domestic violence in the BVI. The Support Network is headed up by Judith Charles, and we did a collection of womens and kids clothing, toys, toiletries to donate to the cause. Donations can still be brought to Nanny Cay D Dock, to Manu Kai, where we will gratefully receive and take to the Network.
Team WAVE is a multinational crew of talented offshore women sailors who have been competing on the Caribbean circuit for many years, meeting with Women's Support Networks on each island to see how we can make a difference. In 2006, Team WAVE won our Class and Division in the Centennial Newport-Bermuda Race coming 12th overall out of 250 boats and being the first women in the 100 year history of the race to do so. We have raced over the years in our well loved Frers 49 'Synergy' in Antigua Race Week, Heineken Regatta and BVI Spring Regatta. Team WAVE raised and donated $2500 to Safe Haven of St Maarten, and we were able to do the same in 2011 for the BVI Family Support Network. With the fantastic support from the business community and personal donations, they have enabled us to Race to Raise Awareness.
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Team WAVE's goal is to highlight the need to support mistreated women and children locally and internationally. Team WAVE Founder Val Doan states, "There is a worldwide epidemic of violence against women and children, whether through domestic abuse, rampant rape or exploitation in war torn and third world countries. By competing with our all-female crew we are Racing to Raise Awareness and hope to help do our part by raising funds and bringing into focus a global awakening to this worldwide epidemic."
Ways you can contribute:
• See one of our team members to make a monetary donation, or to donate goods/services to the Family Support Network of the BVI
• Purchase one of our Team WAVE wristbands
• Drop off clothing you no longer wear for those women and children in need
ALL 2014 FUNDS COLLECTED WERE DONATED DIRECTLY TO
THE BVI FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK.
Contact Val Doan for more information:
sailorval@gmail.com or call 284 543-2586.
