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...
WSF/NWSA welcomes Deborah Ann Grimm, Ph.D. to the Board of Directors. Debby was female sailor of the year at New Orleans Yacht Club in 2001 and outstanding woman sailor at Southern Yacht Club in 2012. She was a founding member of the Lake Pontchhartrain Women’s...
An Opti offers an optimistic start for children. A six year-old can learn to sail her small boat. Many of us have watched tiny kids sailing along with a fierce look of determination. They learn quickly how to go where they wish without the aid of anyone, except...
