President’s Member of the Month of February 2021, Sara Vey Ortiz

Meet Sara Vey Ortiz, the February 2021 NWSA President’s Member of the Month. Sara is a new NWSA member. She will be a panelist for the February 12th Girls + Coaches panel. As a matter of fact, speaking with Sara to welcome her to NWSA gave me the idea for the panel. I...

March 2021 President’s Member of the Month, Karen Harris

I’d had been ruminating on who to honor well into the month of March. Listening to US Sailing’s Starboard Portal featuring stellar sailors, Karen Harris was honored with US Sailing’s 2020 Outstanding Organizational Leader award. Hearing how NWSA member Karen...

“Sloop Clearwater” She Sailor Sea Story March 29, 2021

Enjoy the second out of two full episodes Sloop Clearwater episodes celebrating Women’s History Month 2021. NWSA She Sailor Sea Story episode featuring three of Sloop Clearwater’s women captains: Gioia Blix, Sam Hicks and Amy Nelson. This special episode...

She Sailor Sea Story — Sloop Clearwater Captain Cindy Smith

 To Celebrate Women’s History Month, the Sloop Clearwater invited six of their former women captains to share a She Sailor Sea Story. In this segment of the March 22 episode, Captain Cindy Smith revels in the generous Clearwater community and the life’s...