Bits and snips from AdventureSail® Day Lake Pontchartrain Women’s Sailing Association hosted an AdventureSail Day at Community Sailing New Orleans for Girl Scouts from southeast Louisiana. Ten young ladies experienced sailing for the very first time. After welcoming...
“If you really want to sail, don’t let anything stop you!” – Lynne Lupine Congratulations to Lynne Lupien the August 2024 NWSA Member of the Month Lynne has loved the water since a small kid with family camping trips, she would take to the kayak, canoe, or...
Note from the editor: It was a delight to come across photos from past AdventureSail events. According the date stamp on this one, it was taken with a film camera on July 29, 2014, just a few days shy of ten years ago. The girls who were between nine and 14 years-old...
Congratulationsto the 2024 Recipient Jerelyn Biehl NWSA and BoatU.S. presented the Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award on June 8, 2024 at the National Sailing Conference at Southern Yacht Club, New Orleans LA photo: Congratulation to Jerelyn Biehl for being...
Meet Wendy Northup the July 2024 Member of the Month! Meet the NWSA Member of the Month, Wendy Northup. Wendy’s local sailing club is Women’s Sailing Association (WSA) of Santa Monica Bay in sunny Southern California. She joined the board of WSA in 2016 and continues...
EMILY LEACH Emily Leach, hails from Austin, Texas and is a NauticEd private instructor Everyone has a story that brought them to sailing. Emily Leach’s started after reading “Salty Piece of Land” written by Jimmy Buffett. Emily was hooked! Within a couple of months,...
view this newsletter on getresponse President’s Report, by Debby Grimm – May 2024 Ahoy! We are in the final push for conference registration with a goal of 100 students. Some exciting fun activities have been added – sailor stretch/yoga in the morning, the New Orleans...
Congratulations to Captain Nitzan Levy, the May 2024 NWSA Member of the Month! “You are strong, smart and have your own senses at your side. Try to listen to the wind and to your heart and keep out all the other discouraging voices.” – Levy I feel I had very...
National Women’s Sailing Association Conference announces the 2024 Conference Keynote Speaker pictured above: Gail Hine aboard her boat Hummer. READ ABOUT GAIL and her invaluable contribution to Women in Sailing on our blog...
pictured above: Colleen Imerman shows off a stunning sunset For Colleen sailing is exhilarating and can test your bravery, or is peaceful and can test your patience. Either way it is a great connection between yourself and nature. Growing up in Michigan, Colleen...
NWSA is honored to present Gail Hine as the keynote speaker on June 8 at the Southern Yacht Club for the 2024 National Women’s Sailing Association’s Conference presented by Allstate Sugar Bowl. Gail Hine is a former long-time editor of NWSA’s Take the Helm® newsletter...
This She Sailor Sea Story was broadcast LIVE online on March 15, 2024 and featured Lili Colby, Emily Zugnoni and Kate Tannian, with host Anne Bryant and Producer Debbie Huntsman. Lili Colby Lili Colby shares her story of how she and her husband fell in...
VIEW IN BROWSER I am grateful for the volunteer board members who are working so hard to make our upcoming conference a success! Please register for the June 8th conference and/or the June 9th brunch. There will be plenty of opportunities for learning and networking....
NWSA Member of the Month Anne Bryant in the NWSA Member of the Month for March, as well as the She Sailor Sea Story host. Anne sails out of Benjamin River, Eggemoggin Reach, Penobscot Bay. Thinking about the magic of sailing, Anne wrote, “Sailing is using a boat as an...
Southern Yacht Club in New Orleans the site of the 2024 National Women’s Sailing Convention presented by The Allstate Sugar Bowl Mardi Gras was a wonderful celebration in our city! The NWSA board has been busy organizing and networking. Several board members...
As 2023 draws to a close, I’d like to reflect on a few things NWSA has to be grateful for: Our all-volunteer Directors and their efforts to promote sailing for women and girls. There is quite a bit of behind-the-scenes work that takes place for a national...
“The coaches were all great — very helpful and made an effort to talk and get to know everyone — whether on their crew or not. I left the clinic really happy with what I came away with and am looking forward to further involvement with NWSA. Thanks so...
In this episode we met Pat Deiselman, a previous recipient of the NWSA / BoatUS Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award, . Pat is a volunteer who just keeps giving to women’s sailing. Hear her story of selfless service to the sport she loves. Skipper Jenn...
