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  • Wet Hens Sailing
  • What We Do
  • WHERE WE @
  • #BackStory
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  • Who's Talking
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  • Wet Hens Sailing
  • What We Do
  • WHERE WE @
  • #BackStory
  • INSTAGRAM
  • Who's Talking
  • CONTACT US
  • INSTRUCTOR LOG IN
    • Wet Hens

      60th Reunion 2022

      Registration & Information

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    • this is your year to

      learn to sail

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      sail together. sail with us.

       

       

    • 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.

       

      The Wet Hens will be spending the summer months training and preparing for our next year of classes, starting in Fall 2022.

       

      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.

       

       

      Email our Skipper Becca Hoskins

      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.

    • #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.
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      tag us @wethenssailing or hashtag #wethens

    • The fleet is out:

      RS Quest!

      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.
    • 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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    • you + us = awesome

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

      Email: Skipper Becca Hoskins

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