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...
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...
NWSA President’s Member of the Month for November 2020 is Stephanie Webb. Webb devotes endless hours mentoring and helping girls and young women grow through sailing. Her goal has always been to give young women the strength, confidence and skills to become successful...
The October 2020 NWSA President’s Member of the Month, Lisa Goodwin holds a USCG 100 Ton Master Near Coastal and 200 Ton Mate Oceans licenses with sailing and towing endorsements. She is also active in the US Coast Guard Auxiliary as Flotilla Staff Officer...
NWSA President’s Member of the Month for September 2020, Angelica Maria Lopez joined NWSA then jumped right in an volunteered to help review, edit and update the website. She is excited to be a part of the women’s sailing sisterhood, helping with editing the...
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