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...
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...