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  • Wet Hens Sailing
  • What We Do
  • WHERE WE @
  • GET READY TO HIKE
  • Who's Talking
  • INSTAGRAM
  • #BackStory
  • CONTACT US
  • INSTRUCTOR LOGIN
  • Sail Together, 

    Sail with Us

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Learn to sail with the Wet Hens

     

     

     

     

  • What We Do

    Wet Hen volunteers provide low cost sailing classes to the military community in Oahu, Hawaii.

     

    We'll help

    you find

    your sea legs.

     

    LEARN TO SAIL, THIS IS YOUR YEAR!

     

    We offer three 9-session classes per year, built around school schedules as much as possible.

    Tuition for the 9-session class:

    $200

    Includes all lessons, boat rentals, text book, study materials, check out cards, and PFD.

    Our class is open to adult women & men, 18 years or older.

    Must have base access and be MWR eligible.

     

     

    2023 Spring Class Registration is

    TUESDAY MARCH 21ST AT 8:30 am AT HICKAM MARINA.

     

    SPRING 2023 CLASS DATES:

    Thursdays from 9 am to 12 noon

    (plus two Tuesday class dates)

    March 23, 30

    April 6, 13, 18 (Tuesday),

    April 20, 27,

    May 2 (Tuesday),

    & May the 4th be with you! 

    Graduation Party: Friday Evening, May 5

     

    Email our Skipper Carissa Reed

    if you have questions or stop by the Hickam MWR Marina Offices.

     

     

     

     

     

    We offer

    US Sailing certified instructors & curriculum

    US Sailing is the National Governing Body for the sport of sailing.

    US Sailing’s mission is to provide leadership, integrity, and advancement for the sport of sailing. The organization works to achieve this mission through a wide range of programs, education, and events which help set the course for sailors to enjoy the sport for a lifetime. For first-time sailors, US Sailing ensures that lessons will be supervised by experienced and certified instructors who follow national guidelines and curriculum developed by leaders in the training and education fields.

    Find out more at US Sailing.

     

     

     

    We want

    to build resilient & strong military families.

     

    The Wet Hens are proud to support the MWR mission.

    The Wet Hens program is offered through the office of Military Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR). The Wet Hens support MWR's goal: to promote active living through participation in recreation, fitness, sports, to build positive self-esteem and esprit de corps – essential qualities for personal and professional success. Active living leads to improved personal health and well-being and helps build resilience and strength for military families. Check out MWR's offerings at Great Life Hawaii.

  • Where We @

    Find us at the Hickam Marina Outdoor Recreation Offices on Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Oahu, Hawaii.

  • get ready to hike hard! 

    Here's the RS Quest dinghy fleet on the water on a gorgeous trade wind day at Hickam Harbor.

    video by Sam and Tim Andrews.

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  • Who's Talking About Us?

    What's it like to sail with the Wet Hens?

    A whole lot of fun, by the looks of things. A playlist of videos from past classes.

    Wet Hens Featured in

    Military Spouse

    Magazine.

    Photo: Wet Hens Instructors in Military Spouse Magazine Feature Story

     

    Volunteer Community Agency of the Year

    The Wet Hens were recognized as Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam's Volunteer Community Agency of the Year.

    We log an average of 5700 volunteer hours per year!

    L to R: Ashley Minihan, Cindy Jones,Serena Keller.

    Thank You, Papa Lou. Hookele News

    Photo by TSgt. Mike Meares.

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  • instagram @wethenssailing

    tag us @wethenssailing or hashtag #wethens

  • #BackStory Gallery

    Everybody has a story. Here's a little of ours.

    invite:  dinghy ding-a-lings grad party 1969
    Rhodes Crew  circa 1968
    At the Docks
    "To the Wet Hens, Good Sailing and Fair Winds - Lou Foster - Ornery Rooster."
     August 1962, Hawaiian  Military Press
    Maintaining the fleet is hard work, especially while simultaneously babysitting.  The Wet Hens in 1963.
    Shiplap wooden dinghy with Wet Hens aboard, circa 1964.
    Nautical Style, 1963
    "'Wet Hens' Key Crew Around Hickam Harbor"
    At the Helm
    Duke Kahanamoku Trophy 1967
    Wet Hens Sailing Class graduation invitation, 1968
    Inset, "Drippy Chicks"  graduation party invitation, 1968
    Getting ready to raise the sails.  Hickam Harbor, 1968.
  • you + us = awesome

    ask questions - send us a photo - or just say hi

    Email: Skipper Carissa Reed

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