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
We all love our beautiful oceans, lakes and ponds and the amazing critters that inhabit them. Learn from a trio of professionals practical ways all of us can help protect and preserve the beauty and abundance found in our oceans. Speakers: Captain Rachael Zoe Miller,...
Part One Enjoy a conversation with NWSA founder Doris Colgate, Margaret Pommert, Marie Rogers, Lynda Stephens and Debbie Huntsman as they discuss reasons behind their desire to share the joys of sailing. Part one of two from the 2021 National Women’s Sailing...
Windy City hosts Women’s Sailing Conference Sharing Sailing was not only the theme for the 21st annual National Women’s Sailing Association (NWSA) Conference on September 11th, it was the purpose of the event. Held at the “Friendliest Yacht Club in...
NWSA is seeking women active in sailing, with an established sailing network, varied skills and creative thinking. We need women who are eager to do the work of our national non-profit focused on improving the lives of women and girls through sailing. If you...
Betsy Alison, who has a long bowing shelf of sailing trophies and a large wall of yachting honors, has made my major goal as NWSA’s president closer to realization. With the belief in the value of women teaching women to help achieve equity, I dreamed of helping more...
It began storming in the desert last week. Temperatures dropped like a rock, to provide pleasant but muggy conditions, a sign the monsoon is back after a two year absence. The storm brought a full day of thunder and lightning, a rocking display from Mother Nature. She...
The National Women’s Sailing Association Conference at Jackson Park Yacht Club in Chicago on September 11. Hurry! Visit our conference site to check out the great selection of instructors and sessions. Then register for either in-person or virtual attendance! Click...
Duirng the July 1, 2021 episode of She Sailor Sea Story — WIND hosted by Skipper Jennifer Harkness — three female sailors tell their wind-themed stories of discovery, beauty, growth and survival. Enjoy a She Sailor Sea Story with the theme WIND as Mo Villalobos...
An exemplary leader of sailors Race has been at the top of peoples’ minds for the past year. Much of the nation has taken a few small steps forward in recognising white privilege and the turmoil and pain caused from a long history of deep-rooted racial inequities. A...
Anne Bryant the May 2021 NWSA President’s Member of the Month, sails a 27’ Thomas Gillmer-designed wooden sloop out of Brooklin, Maine. Bryant occasionally produces a podcast, The Water Society. In general she considers herself to be a storyteller working through...
Join NWSA to honor and celebrate the retirement of WSF board of director, Gail Hine. Gala–4–Gail May 21, 2021 6:30 PM Pacific time Gail Hine has been a leading force in promoting women’s sailing for many, many years. She began these efforts in 1975 and has...
Laura McCaleb jumped in with both feet to help NWSA on our fundraising efforts. Laura grew up in Northern California loving all sports related to water. She learned to sail and race on the waters of San Francisco Bay. In 2004 she purchased a Ranger 28 and enjoyed...
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...
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...
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...
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...
March 22, 2021 Women’s History Month celebration 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. In this episode...
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...
