View this email in your browser Welcome to summer sailing! The sailors attending the National Women’s Sailing Conference at Sail Newport, in Newport, Rhode Island expanded their community, reunited with old friends and strengthened existing ties, and had fun. On...
We wish WSF / NWSA director Marie Rogers and her crew on Good Trouble a safe and speedy crossing for the TransPac. On June 29 the crew of Good Trouble, an Alan Andrews-designed 56-foot sailboat, will hear the starting gun for this year’s Transpac 2,200-mile romp to...
Congratulations to Dr. Anne Kolker for being selected as the 2023 Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award honoree. NWSA and BoatUS announced and presented the Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award to Anne Kolker at the June 3rd National Sailing Conference in Sail Newport in...
2023 NWSA Conference News Excitement has been building for the 2023 National Women’s Sailing Association Conference on June 3, at Sail Newport in Rhode Island. The women instructors are top notch. So are their presentations. Most workshops have limited enrollment. To...
View this email in your browser 2023 National Women’s Sailing Conference News Excitement has been building for the 2023 National Women’s Sailing Association Conference on June 3, at Sail Newport in Rhode Island. The workshops and the women...
RUNS FROM APRIL 1- 16 An exclusive discount for NWSA Members only! Take advantage of this early-bird opportunity get the workshops you want AND get $50 OFF the regular Conference Pass cost. This opportunity will be available from April 1 – April 16 (midnight)...
LATEST TAKE THE HELM ISSUE FEB/MARCH 2023 Conference website is LIVE! National Women’s Sailing Conference website NWSA.quvent.com is LIVE for browsing. Check back — session updates are still being made for the June 3 event at Sail...
It’s Award Season The Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award nominations close February 1. There’s still time to nominate your sailing hero for the Award, but don’t dally. The honor cosponsored by NWSA and BoatUS has been bestowed upon sailors exhibiting...
View this email in your browser Framework for 2023 National Women’s Sailing Conference at the Sail Newport, Saturday June 3, 2023 from 8 am – 5 pm. The event welcomes women sailors of all levels and ages to workshops including the popular Take the Helm...
Monday, November 7 2022 Adventure sailor Jeannie Zortman and lifelong cruiser, liveaboard and author, Rebecca Stirling are our special “Cruise” guests for an evening of story telling hosted by Debbie Hunstman. Jeannie shares her voyage to the far North on...
AdventureSail programming served many happy girls so far this year. Racine and Boston’s Courageous Sailing Center, both long-standing program hosts, kicked off the East Coast sailing season fun by hosting 41 girls. Later, in the first two weeks of August alone, 100...
Hosted by: Anne Bryant Storytellers: Daisy, Allyson and Stephanie Our young guests all have been grateful recipients of scholarships from raised donations of either the NWSA, The Butterfly Effect Project or Mattituk Yacht Club. If you would like to help the next...
On February 10, 2022 at the National Sailing Programs Symposium, in cooperation with US Sailing, WSF board member Capt. Marie Rogers presented “A Diversity Toolkit: Let’s All Go Sailing”. In this presentation, Rogers investigates reasons sailing...
In celebration of Black History Month 2022, NWSA hosted 3 inspirational sailors with stories both personal and eye-opening. Thank you to Marie rogers, Wanda Robertson and Pam Rice for sharing your stories with this month’s theme “Wake”. Sign-up to...
Part of NWSA She Sailor Sea Story, recorded February 2022 with Captain Bill Pinkney and Pamela Rice “Sailing Commitment, Around the World with Captain Bill” is a new sailing book for young readers. It is a charming colaborative effort by two NWSA members;...
HELP WANTED! Secretary on our Board of Directors! As a member of the Board of Directors, the secretary for Women’s Sailing Foundation / National Women’s Sailing Association has wide-ranging responsibilities. If you have good organization skills, the time required...
Congratulations and thank you to all the AdventureSail hosts, skippers, supported and volunteers. Outdoor in-person activities for young people were complicated or even cancelled this summer due to the COVID 19 Delta variant. Yet where conditions allowed,...
The basics of anchoring, shown in an unusual way, to make it easy to see and understand how it all works. Premered at the Chicago NWSA conference on Septemeber 11, 2021.
Enjoy the award ceremony for CAPT. Marie Rogers at Jackson Park Yacht Club on September 11, 2021 as recipient of the BoatUS / NWSA Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award. Although the Delta Variant of Covid 19 kept the in-person audience small, it was good fortune...
Picking your best boat is like picking a partner. There is a lot to consider and mistakes can be painful. On the other hand, a good choice can bring the owner great rewards. Speakers: Gail McCarthy Turluck and Captain Chiaka Patterson
