AdventureSail®
is rewarding experience for the volunteers
as well as for the girls. We welcome
women with all levels of sailing skills and
experience to participate in this program.
If you are interested in volunteering,
contact the event organizer of one of the
events listed below. If you're interested in
organizing this special day in your area,
contact NWSA at
wsf@womensailing.org.
AdventureSail® 2010 Racine Yacht Club,
Racine, WI
Host Facility: Racing Yacht Club,
Racine, WI
Event Chair: Amy Cermak,
acermak@gmail.com
Fifty-nine girls from Girls Inc at the YWCA
attended the 11th annual AdventureSail®
event at the Racine Yacht Club on August
10th. Dense fog, little or no wind and
extreme heat best described the day.
Junior leader, Kaisa Herrmann, age 13, led
the girls and spectators in the National
Anthem followed by a lesson on knot tying.
Because of the fog and lack of wind, Kaisa
turned the adventure into kayaking,
canoeing, and rain gutter sailboat racing.
The Sea Scouts, Emma Paulson and Lauryn
Berger assisted as water patrol.
As noon approached, the fog lifted enough
for all of the girls to board the
Racine Yacht Club member's sail boats for a
motor tour of Racine's beautiful
harbor. Some toured through the Main and
State Bridge learning about bridge
commands and times of operation.
No wind and fog also kept the catamaran
racers competing in the 2010 Catamaran
Championships on the beach, which provided a
fabulous opportunity for the girls. U.S.
Olympian and four-time world champion
sailor, Carrie Howe, shared her love of
sailing with the girls, the challenges she
faced and the friends she has made along the
way. Carrie encouraged the girls to try all
sports and find a sport that they enjoy.
Carrie finds it exciting to be going 30 mph
on the catamaran. She encouraged the girls
to learn more about sailing, indicating the
team work aboard a sail boat is phenomenal.
Sailing is one of the only sports where
someone 80 years old and 12 years old can
enjoy together, and it is truly a life long
sport.
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June 26, 2010 Grass Valley, CA
Host club: Gold
Country Yacht Club
Event Chair: Tish Buti
GCYC 2010 Friendship Club Day by Lynn Buchanan
Thank you GCYC members: Hugh and Nicki Talman, Joe and
daughter Jacqueline Day, David Niedziejko, Chip the dog and
Susan Murphy, Don Hare, Jerry Lewis and Bryant Cockcroft.
They all volunteered their time as skippers and the use of
their sailboats on Saturday June 26th for a great day of
sailing with Nevada County’s Friendship Club girls and
chaperones. Cindy Pekarek, Dale Buchanan and yours truly
helped out with setup, kitchen and clean up duties.
The Friendship Club girls and chaperones arrived at 11:30
and after introductions and gift packages that included an
official “Adventure Sail” t-shirt donated by the National
Women’s Sailing Foundation, off they went for a sail on
Scotts Flat Lake. Sailing, water cannon fights and some
swimming were wrapped up by 1:30 to have everyone return to
the dock. A hot dog BBQ was held for all the participants
and then of course the official commemorative picture of the
group was taken.
2010 Gold Country Yacht Club and Friendship Club Sailors
For more information about the Friendship Club, check out
www.friendshipclub.org. Participating club members expressed
the joy they felt being able to share a love of sailing,
with girls who had never experienced this activity. Our
members are already plotting and readying for this 2011
event.
June 12, 2010 Charlestown, MA
Host club: Courageous Sailing Center
Event Chair:
Dar
Collins
industrialtech@comcast.net
July 10, 2010 Sag Harbor, NY
Host club: Breakwater Yacht Club
Event Chair: Charlene Kagel,
ckagel@town.southampton.ny.us
