When my son was younger I read “The Cleanup of Codfish Cove” to him over and over. When Codfish Cove becomes cluttered with trash, Shamu the whale wants to move far away to where the waters are clean. But Shamu’s friends don’t want to move, so...
I’ve been going through boxes purging “stuff”. Among the things I don’t need, but clung to, I found a few journals. I flipped one of them open to an entry about introducing a young girl, Shelby, to sailing. Shelby joined a group of women to attend the Women’s Sailing...
Although this poem is not precisely sailing related, I feel compelled to share its beauty. Probably a decade ago, a friend of mine sent me the poem by Pat Nielsen, who was a dear friend of hers who I recall had just passed away, losing her battle with breast cancer. I...
Top 10 lists are everywhere these days, and they admittedly can get a little silly. But, I recently stumbled across a top 100+ list called “Why it’s great to be a sailor”, and just had to share it. The first one made me smile …. “seeing...
Not very long ago, sailors feared the edge, the place just past known seas, where ships would fall from the edge of the earth. In their minds the earth was flat. Sailors believed wrongly pushing their craft past known limits was folly, which could end with free...
Continued … At one point I looked up to see a towering wave looming much higher than the deck and as it curled towards me I realized it was going to break over the foredeck. I grabbed a shroud with both hands and waited for the wall of water to hit. I was sent...
I gazed out on the sparkling blue waters of San Francisco Bay from my 33 foot sailboat, Rough and Rettie, and thought it was a perfect day for sailing. A rarity for April. My friend Sue and I were heading to the starting line off of City Front for the 1983...
After four years, the New Orleans AdventureSail® is blossoming into what our founders may have envisioned for the program. It is beginning to fulfill the goals; “To enrich the lives of America’s young at-risk girls through sailing, thus opening their eyes...
By Linda Newland — reposted with permission from America’s Boating Club’s (US Power Squadron) quarterly magazine, The Ensign, Summer 2018) In summer 1982, I contracted to deliver an Olson 30 from Honolulu to San Francisco—my first skippered delivery. A...
Early Lessons from Sailing in a Male-Dominated World Linda Newland, past president, Women’s Sailing Foundation/National Women’s Sailing Association The 1960’s advertising slogan was a statement for empowering women. Like most other hobbies and businesses of the era,...
Getting On Board Now: Overcoming the Challenges of Learning to Sail and Earning Respect in a Traditionally Male-Dominated Field NWSA’s last blog post, “You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby,” explored the challenges and lessons of early sailing in a male-dominated field. The...
Through the AdventureSail® program the National Women’s Sailing Association strives to establish mentor-ship that empowers girls to develop self-confidence, make positive life choices and introduce an awareness of opportunities involving marine related sciences and...
Congratulations to the 2018 honoree, Sheila McCurdy BoatUS/NWSA Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award Sheila McCurdy of Middletown, Rhode Island, was awarded the BoatUS/National Women’s Sailing Association (NWSA) 2018 Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award at the NWSA...
16th Women’s Sailing Conference June 3, 2017 Corinthian Yacht Club, Marblehead MA Women Sailors United 16th annual Women’s Sailing Conference held at Corinthian By Laurie Fullerton marblehead@wickedlocal.com Thursday, June 8, 2017 The 16th annual Women’s Sailing...
NEWS From BoatUS Boat Owners Association of The United States 880 S. Pickett St., Alexandria, VA 22304 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: D. Scott Croft, 703-461-2864, SCroft@BoatUS.com Photo Caption: Women’s Sailing Conference instructor Capt. Nancy Erley...
Burlingame puts on Mini Workshops for Women in Rhode Island North Kingstown, RI, Dec. 2 The second in a series of mini-workshops for women boaters was held last night at the Quonset Davisville Navy Yacht Club. Docking maneuvers, line handling, cleating, and strategies...
Women heading out to the Sonars for coaching on Sail Trim – Photo courtesy of Susan Ogan The 14th annual Women’s Sailing Conference On June 6th, the Corinthian Yacht Club in Marblehead, MA, hosted the 14th annual Women’s Sailing Conference, an all-day...
Congratulations to the 2016 honoree, Sally Helme BoatUS/NWSA Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award June 6, 2015 — Sally Helme, of Newport, RI and publisher of Bonnier Corp.’s Cruising World and Sailing World magazines, has been honored with the 2015 Leadership in...
NEW opportunity for the more adventurous sailor. Teresa Carey, who was a speaker at our Women’s Sailing Conference a few years ago, and her husband, Ben Schofield, offer coastal andoffshore sail-training expeditions as well as special courses for women. ...
On the international big boat racing scene Congratulations to Wisconsin native, Sally Barkow! Sally recently signed on to the all female team in the 2014-2015 Volvo Ocean Race. Another great accomplishment for USA women sailors, and another step toward...
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