November 2024 Take the Helm: Knowledge — Skills — Fun!

November 2024 Take the Helm: Knowledge — Skills — Fun!

  Time on the water is always calming, unless you are racing! I so enjoy the moment when the sails are up, and the engine is turned off. Hearing the water move across the hull, or the sails flapping or even the seagulls chirping just seems to help relieve the...
Dr Anne Kolker 2023 Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award

Dr Anne Kolker 2023 Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award

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...
Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award 2022 Honoree Linda Newland

Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award 2022 Honoree Linda Newland

Newland holds the fastest woman, singlehanded San Francisco-to-Japan record and has sailed and raced extensively on the West Coast. She is a two-time, 2,025-mile Los Angeles-to-Honolulu Transpac competitor as well as a Pacific Cup veteran. In the 1997 Transpac aboard...
Leadership in Women’s Sailing 2019 Honoree Pat Dieselman

Leadership in Women’s Sailing 2019 Honoree Pat Dieselman

Congratulations to the 2019 honoree, Pat Dieselman BoatUS/NWSA Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award The National Women’s Sailing Association (NWSA) honored Pat Dieselman of Ipswich, Massachusetts, with the 2019 BoatUS/NWSA Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award. The honor...