help us save The Last Caymanian-Built Schooner Still Afloat
We are the Fair Weather Foundation, a non-profit charity celebrating Cayman’s maritime history and educating young Caymanians to build a better future. We're on a mission to bring S.V. Fair Weather back home and resurrect the maritime traditions of the Cayman Islands.
A National Symbol of Caymanian excellence
Founder Paul Deegan tells the Story of S.V. Fair Weather, her adventures around the world and her Caymanian heritage.
our mission
Our mission is to educate young Caymanians about their seafaring heritage. Today’s Caymanians’ forefathers were known to be the best shipbuilders in the Caribbean. We want to bring awareness to this unsung part of Cayman’s history. Once we are able to bring Fair Weather back to Cayman, not only will we be teaching young Caymanian school students about their history, but we will also be able to bring them on board Fair Weather herself, teaching them practical skills in seafaring, shipbuilding and navigation – just to name a few. Our goal is to sail Fair Weather between the islands to give students an authentic experience of sailing a Caymanian-built schooner, just like their ancestors.
Our core objective is to provide education to young Caymanians and honour their maritime heritage. Fair Weather will also be available for private charters and sunset sails in order to provide funds for the educational initiatives of the Fair Weather Foundation.
We are a non-profit registered charity organisation. Once returned to Cayman, our vision is that Fair Weather will ultimately be owned by the People of the Cayman Islands through our charity Foundation. Fair Weather is currently at a repair yard in Gloucester, England where she is undergoing a complete refit in order to be able to travel across the seas and return home to Cayman.
Up until 2024, our founders have been funding this project themselves. Now, we need your help to bring Fair Weather home. The Fair Weather Foundation is dependent on our incredible sponsors in order to bring Fair Weather back to her former glory, return her to Cayman and build a new future for maritime education in Cayman. We won’t be able to do this without the support of the People of Cayman. If you can, please consider donating today and join the mission to bring Fair Weather home. Let’s protect Cayman’s history together.
Bring back the missing piece of caymanian history
our purpose
The Fair Weather Foundation is on a mission to celebrate Cayman’s seafaring history by educating young Caymanians in our rich maritime traditions. S.V. Fair Weather is the last missing piece of that history. Now we need your help to bring her home before it’s too late.
