NWSA is celebrating Women’s History Month with the Sloop Clearwater. The boat was the home ship of several women tall ship captains, including Cate Cronin. Enjoy Captain Cronin’s She Sailor Sea Story of how the ship and Clearwater’s community of...
Three Captains — all women — sailed the Sloop Clearwater. Listen to their stories of coming of age, community, equity and the renewal of natural beauty along the Hudson River Valley.
The February 2021 NWSA President’s Member of the Month is Sara Vey Ortiz. Sara is a new NWSA member. She volunteered to be a panelist for the February 12th Girls + Coaches panel. As a matter of fact, speaking with Sara to welcome her to NWSA engendered the idea for...
Commodore of the Island Yacht Club, Melissa Grudin is the NWSA President’s Member of the Month for January, 2021. Close to age 50, Melissa found herself behind the wheel of a sailboat and thought, “Where’s the wind coming from?” She hasn’t...
NWSA President’s Member of the Month for December 2020 is Janna Cawrse Esarey. Janna is a sailor, author, and the book curator for the Women Who Sail newsletter. Janna’s first book, The Motion of the Ocean, is about how she sailed across the Pacific on her...
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