Blog » Women and Cruising Seminar http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog Women cruisers share their experiences, info and news Mon, 23 Oct 2017 21:55:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 Two day hands-on program on Cruising just for Women – Annapolis, MD – April 25-26, 2013 http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2013/03/two-day-hands-on-program-on-cruising-just-for-women-annapolis-april-25-2013/ http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2013/03/two-day-hands-on-program-on-cruising-just-for-women-annapolis-april-25-2013/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:53:43 +0000 http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/?p=7489

I’d like to let you know about the Cruising Women program that Pam Wall, Beth Leonard and I will be giving at Cruisers University on April 25-26 in Annapolis, Maryland.

Last April, as Pam Wall and I finished our second year as faculty at Cruisers University, (a fun weekend in Annapolis of in-depth courses ...Read more]]>

I’d like to let you know about the Cruising Women program that Pam Wall, Beth Leonard and I will be giving at Cruisers University on April 25-26 in Annapolis, Maryland.

Last April, as Pam Wall and I finished our second year as faculty at Cruisers University, (a fun weekend in Annapolis of in-depth courses to prepare people for cruising), we were approached by Paul Jacobs, the director of Cruisers University and manager of the Annapolis Sailboat and Powerboat Shows:

“I would like you two to put together an in-depth two-day program on cruising, just for women.”

TWO DAYS! Imagine what we could do in two whole days –MUCH, MUCH more than is ever possible in a one hour Women and Cruising seminar! Of course we were excited! But….

“We want BOATS – we don’t want to do this all in a classroom – we want to take women aboard several boats, and spend time aboard learning about the equipment and routines aboard. To see it, touch it, use it…”

“Fine”, said Paul.

“And”, we said, “We would like to invite our good friend, Beth Leonard, to join us – together the three of us would make a fantastic team. We want to give women a variety of perspectives to help each woman find her own unique answers.”

“Excellent”, said Paul.

Since then, Pam, Beth and I have been planning how to make the most of this fantastic opportunity to introduce women to, and prepare women for, cruising.

We women approach cruising from various perspectives. For some of us, it was first the dream of our husband, or boyfriend or partner, and our first question was “What is cruising like? Do I want to do it?” For others, it was an individual or joint dream – we LIKE the idea of cruising, but don’t know if we are skilled enough, smart enough, young enough, rich enough, brave enough to pull it off….

And for yet others, we KNOW we want to go cruising, we know we can do it, and we want to acquire the skills and knowledge so we can get out there and make a success of cruising.

This course is designed for all of these women, to answer their questions and needs. First of all, we are going to introduce you to cruising, help you learn what it is like, in all its variations – aboard sailboat and powerboat, cruising close to home, or to the Caribbean, or around the world – sailing with your partner, or family, or by yourself. We are going to cover the skills that you need to acquire and help you figure out what you know already and what you still need. We will spend time aboard several different boats, in small groups, learning about the equipment that we live with, discussing daily routines, what works and what doesn’t.

And most importantly, you will have LOTS of time to ask your questions and to raise your concerns about cruising. This is a very personal, and fun course. We will talk, laugh, tie knots, heave lines, poke around with equipment, discuss ALL your questions and practical issues – and come out of this whole weekend ready to understand the cruising life to make your dream come true.

We hope you can join us – the Cruising Women 2-day program will take place, during the Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show, April 25-26 in Annapolis, Maryland, as part of the 4-day Cruisers University.

Registration for this unique event is through Cruisers University. For those of you who might want to attend Cruisers University as a couple, there are programs on Diesel Maintenance or Weather (or other elective classes on Friday) that your partner might want to attend while you are in the Cruising Women program. And there are lots of elective classes that either of you can attend after the class on Saturday and Sunday – everything from outfitting to weather to cruising the Bahamas or Caribbean.

For more information, contact Cruisers University, or Nancy Grisham at 410-263-7802. You may also contact me, Pam Wall or Beth Leonard for more information on our program. We look forward to a fun and rewarding and empowering weekend with you!

Best,
Kathy Parsons

About us
Kathy Parsons

In 20+ years of live-aboard cruising, Kathy Parsons has sailed the US, Bahamas, Caribbean, Central and South America aboard four cruising boats ranging from 30 to 42 feet. Kathy Parsons is well-known in the international cruising community for her books Spanish for Cruisers and French for Cruisers – language guides used by thousands of boaters around the world to help them communicate as they sail in foreign countries. Kathy is also the founder of the Women and Cruising website and seminars. The WomenandCruising.com website provides resources, advice and inspiration for women sailors. Over a thousand women (and men) have attended Women and Cruising seminars, getting answers to the questions they have about cruising.

Contact: kathybparsons@gmail.com

Pam Wall

Pam Wall was raised in Chicago sailing summers with her father on Lake  Michigan.  While attending University of Wisconsin she became the first  woman president of the Hoofers, the sailing club at University of Wisconsin.  Pam had their honeymoon sailing her husband Andy’s 30 foot sloop across the  Atlantic.  Three years later they sailed home from Europe to begin building  KANDARIK their Freya 39, hull number ONE!  In 1985 Pam and Andy set out  around the world on KANDARIK with their two children.  Six years later they  returned to Fort Lauderdale, and Pam got a job at West Marine as the  Outfitting Manager and Cruising Consultant.  Pam can be seen at boat shows  across the country giving seminars with Kathy Parsons and her own seminars  on outfitting, cruising, product knowledge and more.  Check out her  web-site, www.pamwall.com

Contact: pam@pamwall.com

Beth Leonard

Beth Leonard is the Director of Technical Services for BoatUS and Technical Editor for all BoatUS publications. Before joining BoatUS, Beth and her husband, Evans Starzinger, completed two circumnavigations and logged more than 110,000 nautical miles. Between 1992 and 1995, they sailed westabout by way of the Panama Canal, Torres Straits and the Cape of Good Hope aboard their Shannon 37, Silk. They spent four years ashore building their 47-foot aluminum Van de Stadt Samoa sloop, Hawk, before leaving again in 1999. They completed a ten-year, eastabout circumnavigation by way of all of the Great Capes that took them as far north as the Arctic Circle and as far south as Cape Horn. Beth has written hundreds of articles for more than a dozen sailing magazines including Cruising World, Practical Sailor, Good Old Boat, and Yachting World. Beth is the author of three books: The Voyager’s Handbook, Following Seas and the award-winning Blue Horizons.

Contact: bleonard@boatus.com
Website: www.bethandevans.com

]]> http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2013/03/two-day-hands-on-program-on-cruising-just-for-women-annapolis-april-25-2013/feed/ 0 Join the ‘Women and Cruising’ team at Strictly Sail Pacific – Oakland – April 14-17, 2011 http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2011/04/join-the-women-and-cruising-team-at-strictly-sail-pacific-oakland-april-14-17-2011/ http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2011/04/join-the-women-and-cruising-team-at-strictly-sail-pacific-oakland-april-14-17-2011/#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:17:45 +0000 http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/?p=4602 Enough of this internet! Let’s meet in person and talk at the Strictly Sail Pacific Boat Show in Oakland, California April 14 through 17. Pam Wall, Gwen Hamlin and I will be presenting 2 Women and Cruising seminars plus a slew of other talks (details below). The Women and Cruising seminars are super for asking your questions ...Read more]]> Kathy Parsons, Pam Wall and Gwen Hamlin
Enough of this internet! Let’s meet in person and talk at the Strictly Sail Pacific Boat Show in Oakland, California April 14 through 17. Pam Wall, Gwen Hamlin and I will be presenting 2 Women and Cruising seminars plus a slew of other talks (details below). The Women and Cruising seminars are super for asking your questions about cruising (anything goes!).

We love these seminars and all the new friends we have made doing them. In fact, I love the seminars so much I am packing up my bags and leaving the boat in beautiful Eleuthera, Bahamas (with sand in my shoes) to fly to the Oakland show.  When we’re not giving seminars we will be hanging out at the Author’s Corner. I will be selling my French for Cruisers and Spanish for Cruisers books plus a new audio. Come by and talk cruising! We look forward to seeing you there!

Blue Water Sailing is the Presenting Sponsor of the Seminar Series.  The one-hour seminars are FREE with your paid show admission. Attendees will receive two issues of Blue Water Sailing and a complimentary subscription to Cruising Compass.

Women and Cruising

isemwac_150x94by Kathy Parsons, Pam Wall, Gwen Hamlin

Kathy Parsons, Pam Wall and Gwen Hamlin  team up to share experiences and answer all your questions about preparing for cruising and life aboard: from the skills you need to cruise, to outfitting and provisioning, to seasickness, staying healthy, finances, long passages, safety and the fears and the rewards of cruising.

Attendees will receive a Women and Cruising Resource List to supplement the information covered in the seminar.

Dates:
  • Friday, April 15, 2011 – 11:45am
  • Saturday, April 16, 2011 – 4:45pm

What Works: Tips and techniques for long-distance cruising.

by Kathy Parsons, Pam Wall, Gwen Hamlin

Sometimes it is the little things that make all the difference. With decades of cruising and tens of thousands of miles under their keels, cruisers Pam Wall, Gwen Hamlin and Kathy Parsons have learned lots of little things that make cruising safer, more comfortable, more successful.

In this quick-paced seminar, they will share some of their favorite tips, techniques and gear. They will cover the full gamut of cruising: from passage-making, boat-handling, anchoring, line-handling, provisioning, stowage and boat systems, safety, communications, finances. You are bound to learn new ideas to improve your cruising.

Dates:
  • Thursday, April 14, 2011 – 11:45am
  • Sunday, April 17, 2011 – 10:30am

Cruising the French and Spanish-speaking Caribbean

by Kathy Parsons

The French and Spanish-speaking countries of the Caribbean provide rich and varied cruising opportunities: from Martinique and Guadeloupe’s French creole cuisines, to inland travel through Central and South America, to the music and beauty of Cuba. Yet boaters often hesitate, faced with language and cultural differences.

With photos, hand-outs and personal stories from over a decade of travel throughout the Caribbean, author and cruiser Kathy Parsons shows how and why to fully explore these areas. You will leave this seminar with a list of Caribbean destinations that you won’t want to miss and practical tips that will reduce cultural misunderstandings and make your travel more safe and enjoyable.

Date:
  • Thursday, April 14, 2011 – 03:30pm

Spanish for Cruising Mexico

by Kathy Parsons

To make the most of your cruise to Mexico, you’ll want to be able to communicate with the people you meet – from port officials to repairmen, market vendors and fishermen.

In this seminar, Kathy Parsons, will give you techniques and strategies that help you communicate with everyone you meet ashore and on the water. Participants will learn techniques that ease communication, will learn to avoid common cultural mistakes and receive hand-outs covering Spanish for provisioning, clearing in, conversation, and other essentials of Mexican cruising.”

Date:
  • Saturday, April 16, 2011 – 11:45am

Outfitting Part One – On Deck

by Pam Wall

Pam Wall will give sensible and practical ideas on how to make your boat more seaworthy, safer, more efficient, and more fun. The systems and equipment that she and her husband, Andy, have on their boat came from years of practical sailing.

From bow to stern Pam will show you what she found made her boat a better blue water cruising boat. Be ready to take notes on what works and what does not work in this informative seminar on proper deck hardware and systems. All this leads to having a better time aboard your boat.

Date:
  • Thursday, April 14, 2011 – 1:00pm

Outfitting Part Two – Below Deck

by Pam Wall

Once again Pam Wall will show you ideas on how to make your boat more comfortable and more efficient down below where your living quarters make all the difference to your comfort and safety! See the many ideas Pam has put into use to make the interior of her boat functional and safe. Again, be prepared to take a lot of notes on the good ideas presented in this seminar.

Date:
  • Thursday, April 14, 2011 – 2:15pm

Cruising the Bahamas

by Pam Wall

I don’t have to sail around the world to be in Paradise! Pam Wall has sailed around the world, but her most favorite place of all is in her back yard!

The Bahamas are Pam’s favorite cruising grounds, and she takes you there with a flair! See the beauty of these magnificent islands, so near, yet so far. This slide presentation will have you jumping into the clear water before you know it.

Date:
  • Friday, April 15, 2011 – 3:30pm

How to be your own Maintenance Captain

by Pam Wall

Pam Wall will take you from bow to stern, on deck and down below, to help you check out what you need to know to maintain your vessel without the help of trained professionals. This type of basic knowledge of maintenance and how to keep everything in good running order will give you the confidence to know your own boat and all its systems. Pam will suggest easy programs to keep all you have aboard in good condition making your cruising more successful without any breakdowns. Learn from Pam how a woman can contribute to the maintenance schedule to keep your boat in top condition. All this will allow you to have a happy time aboard and give you the basic knowledge of how to eliminate most annoying failures!

Date:
  • Saturday, April 16, 2011 – 1:00pm

Cool Products No One Knows About

by Pam Wall

Pam Wall has been working for West Marine for twenty years. She sees and tries many new and lots of old products that are available to the yachtsmen around the world. Let her show you many really great products that very few people know about. The secrets of great things will be revealed so you can take advantage of a lifetime of finding cool products that few have ever tried. Pam has her favorites that she will share with you, and you will come away with many great ideas for your own boat.

Date:
  • Sunday, April 17, 2011 – 1:00pm

Severe Weather Preparation

by Pam Wall

Many of you may have attended Pam’s Hurricane Preparation seminars in the past. This year Pam will take you through the steps to be prepared for severe weather while at sea! The list of what you should have aboard, how you should prepare yourself, and how you should handle your boat are all given to you by someone who has lived through many a severe weather situation in her years of sailing. This is a seminar everyone should attend to be prepared and therefore be able to handle any situation with severe weather

Date:
  • Sunday, April 17, 2011 – 3:30pm
More info
]]> http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2011/04/join-the-women-and-cruising-team-at-strictly-sail-pacific-oakland-april-14-17-2011/feed/ 1 First-ever Women and Cruising webinar: join us January 19, 2011! http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2010/12/first-ever-women-and-cruising-webinar-join-us-january-19-2011/ http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2010/12/first-ever-women-and-cruising-webinar-join-us-january-19-2011/#comments Mon, 27 Dec 2010 20:09:46 +0000 http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/?p=3806

The Women and Cruising Team — Kathy Parsons, Pam Wall & Gwen Hamlin — is going online LIVE for our first ever Women & Cruising Webinar, through the auspices of Seven Seas U, the online seminar project of SSCA (Seven Seas Cruising Association.)  The date is January 19 at ...Read more]]> wac webinar collage 3

The Women and Cruising Team — Kathy Parsons, Pam Wall & Gwen Hamlin — is going online LIVE for our first ever Women & Cruising Webinar, through the auspices of Seven Seas U, the online seminar project of SSCA (Seven Seas Cruising Association.)  The date is January 19 at 2000 EDT (8pm East Coast time).

If you haven’t already participated in one of the Seven Seas U webinars, this amazing technology will bring all three of us right into your living room…or salon…or wherever your computer is set up.  And just like our live W&C seminars, you will be able to ask any questions you have about the cruising experience and hear responses from the point of view of three experienced cruising women — whose ideas are sometimes similar and sometimes quite different.    If we manage to keep all our ducks lined up onscreen we will even be able to include feedback from members of the audience just as we do in our live groups.Every time we’ve offered this seminar, the topics that come up are different, like an ongoing conversation. It’s all part of our philosophy that there is no one RIGHT way to do things, but many ways to work out what’s best for you from shared information.

Register to participate at www.SevenSeasU.com, and, while registering, take a look at some of the other courses being offered or available as recordings!  SSCA members receive a discount on every Seven Sea U webinar.  All you need is Internet and a desire to learn!

Can’t make the live webinar schedule?  All registered participants receive a link to the recording and instructors are available via email to take your questions.

We look forward to meeting you online! See you there!!!

More information

What are YOUR questions?

Let us know.

Email kathy@forcruisers.com or leave a comment below.

]]> http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2010/12/first-ever-women-and-cruising-webinar-join-us-january-19-2011/feed/ 1 Join Women and Cruising at Strictly Sail Pacific – April 16-17, 2010 http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2010/03/join-women-and-cruising-at-strictly-sail-pacific-april-16-17-2010/ http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2010/03/join-women-and-cruising-at-strictly-sail-pacific-april-16-17-2010/#comments Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:42:00 +0000 http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2010/03/join-women-and-cruising-at-strictly-sail-pacific-april-16-17-2010/ Pam Wall and I are going to do two free Women and Cruising seminars at the Strictly Sail Pacific Boat Show on April 16 and 17, 2010.

It’s going to be great fun so come join us!

Strictly Sail Pacific is a great show. It’s held at Jack London Square in Oakland, CA. There ...Read more]]> isemwac_150x94Pam Wall and I are going to do two free Women and Cruising seminars at the Strictly Sail Pacific Boat Show on April 16 and 17, 2010.

It’s going to be great fun so come join us!

Strictly Sail Pacific is a great show. It’s held at Jack London Square in Oakland, CA. There will be four days of seminars, lots of boats, lots of marine equipment, and great parties. (We always enjoy the parties at Strictly Sail Pacific…)

With our busy schedules (gotta sail…!) this will be our first Women and Cruising seminar since last October. It will be a happy reunion for us – – and for women and men who have attended the seminar in previous years and have told us they will be back again this year. I’ll be leaving the boat in the Bahamas and flying to Oakland for the show.

The Women and Cruising Seminar is different every time we give it – because it all depends on who is in the audience and what questions they are concerned with. Here are some of the questions that women have asked about during the seminar:

  • seasickness
  • carrying health insurance and getting medical care in other countries
  • what I need to know to cruise and the best ways to learn
  • fears about night passages, bad weather, and pirates
  • the best ages to take my kids cruising
  • handling finances and mail
  • getting along aboard and dealing with conflict in small spaces, yelling
  • issues women singlehanders might have
  • provisioning
  • do we need a watermaker-refrigeration-washing machine-generator, single sideband radio
  • staying fit and healthy onboard
  • choosing clothes for cruising
  • provisioning
  • costs of cruising
  • staying in touch with families
  • leaving the boat in a secure place and flying home to visit family
  • how much do I need to know about diesel engines, mechanics, navigation
  • is cruising safe?
  • … and many more topics.

Like we said, it’s different, fresh and (most of all) FUN every time! So, we hope you can be there!

You will get a copy of our Women and Cruising handout Best Tips and Resources which we will be updating for the Strictly Sail Pacific Boat Show.

ss-pacific Here are the details:

Women and Cruising Seminars:

Pam Wall and Kathy Parsons

Friday April 16, 2010
12:45 – 1:45pm
Portside Seminar Room
Free, with the price of admission to the boat show, no advanced reservation required

… and …

Saturday April 17, 2010
1:00 – 2:00pm
Portside Seminar Room
Free, with the price of admission to the boat show, no advanced reservation required

See you there!

In our next post, we’ll cover some of the other great seminars offered at the show. I will be giving seminars on Caribbean cruising and Pam Wall will be giving seminars on the outfitting, Atlantic sailing on the Sea Cloud, and a family sailing around the world. Women and Cruising contributors Amanda Swan Neal, Janna Cawrse Esarey and Kim Hess will also be giving seminars. More details in our next post!

I’ll be hanging out in the Author’s Corner selling my Spanish for Cruisers and French for Cruisers books. Janna, Kim and Amanda (I think) will also be in the Author’s Corner. Come by and let’s talk cruising!

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]]> http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2010/03/join-women-and-cruising-at-strictly-sail-pacific-april-16-17-2010/feed/ 3 What We Discussed at the Women and Cruising Seminar http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2009/10/what-we-discussed-at-the-women-and-cruising-seminar/ http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2009/10/what-we-discussed-at-the-women-and-cruising-seminar/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:39:29 +0000 http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2009/10/what-we-discussed-at-the-women-and-cruising-seminar/ We had a great time at the Women and Cruising Seminar Sunday October 11, 2009 at the Annapolis Boat Show. For the first time ever, Beth Leonard, circumnavigator and author of the Voyager’s Handbook joined us. And Pam Wall and I LOVED having her – she was a great member of the Women ...Read more]]> Beth Leonard, Ellen Sanpere, Kathy Parsons, Pam Wall, and Debbie Leisure at dinner the night before the Women and Cruising Seminar; Photo: Barbara Dahn We had a great time at the Women and Cruising Seminar Sunday October 11, 2009 at the Annapolis Boat Show. For the first time ever, Beth Leonard, circumnavigator and author of the Voyager’s Handbook joined us. And Pam Wall and I LOVED having her – she was a great member of the Women and Cruising team and we hope she can join us again.

We had quite a few other Women and Cruising contributors in the audience sharing their experiences: Ellen Sanpere weighed in about cruising with cats, Donna Lange talked about cruising with a dog, Barbara Craft commented on children and seasickness, Kim Hess showed her Yoga Onboard book, etc etc …

Ever SINCE the seminar I have been sick with the flu, so here is just a short little post. In case you are curious, here are the topics that attendees raised at the seminar:

  1. I’m concerned about 60 foot seas – how do you cope with bad weather?
  2. How do you budget for cruising?
  3. How do you handle your finances and mail? How do you pay your bills if you don’t have someone back home to do it for you? What address do you use? How do you do your taxes?
  4. Do you carry health insurance?
  5. How do you tell your family you are going cruising?
  6. How do you keep up your cardiovascular aboard the boat?
  7. How do you gain leverage on the boat if you aren’t very strong?
  8. What do you do if you get seasick?
  9. Children aboard – How do I be a teacher, mom, crew and still have fun? How do you secure children aboard? What do you do for children’s seasickness?
  10. Dogs and Cats aboard – how well does it work out to take your pets cruising?
  11. Provisioning
  12. Clothing – what should you bring? How do you handle laundry? Should you have a washing machine?

We ran out of time on the last topic so we didn’t spend much time talking about clothing or laundry. But Gwen Hamlin has great Admiral’s Angle columns on both these topics, so for thoughts on clothing and laundry, check out #10 – What We Wear and #6 – Laundry Day.

If you attended the seminar, we would love to hear from you. You can either email me directly at kathy@forcruisers.com or leave a comment here on the blog.

Here are some things we’d like you to write about:

What other questions/concerns/fears do you have about going cruising?

Do you have any tips or suggestions for other cruising women? We got some great ideas from attendees at Sunday’s seminar on seasickness, and getting ultrasounds, plus some favorite gear – write up these ideas and share them with other Women and Cruising readers.

Do you have a passion/hobby/profession that you plan to take cruising? Share with us your questions or your thoughts about how this might enrich your cruising and visa versa….

Share with us how you are learning your cruising skills.

In the meantime, I am working hard to get well again but will get the entries up-to-date on the blog soon.

Pam, Beth and I SO much enjoyed meeting you at the seminar and the boat show.

Fair Winds!

]]> http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2009/10/what-we-discussed-at-the-women-and-cruising-seminar/feed/ 0 See you at the 2009 Annapolis Boat Show! http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2009/09/see-you-at-the-annapolis-boat-show/ http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2009/09/see-you-at-the-annapolis-boat-show/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:23:00 +0000 http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/?p=681 It’s less than a month away and we’re getting excited about the Annapolis Boat Show.

We’ve received a number of emails asking about the Women and Cruising Seminar, so here are the details again:

Women and Cruising Seminar Sunday October 11, 2009 12:00 – 1:30pm Ballroom of the Annapolis Marriott Waterfront Hotel

Free, no advanced ...Read more]]> AnnapolisSailboatE-Blastsmall It’s less than a month away and we’re getting excited about the Annapolis Boat Show.

We’ve received a number of emails asking about the Women and Cruising Seminar, so here are the details again:

Women and Cruising Seminar
Sunday October 11, 2009
12:00 – 1:30pm
Ballroom of the Annapolis Marriott Waterfront Hotel

Free, no advanced reservation required – thanks to Cruising World!

Topics covered: About the Women and Cruising Seminar


Yes, the seminar is FREE and there is no advance registration. Just show up!

Pam Wall and I will be accompanied by several familiar faces from the Women and Cruising website at the seminar:

Kathy Parsons Pam Wall Beth Leonard
Betsy Baillie Ellen Sanpere Debbie Leisure
We hope to see you there!

Men are welcome too!

Actually, lots of men attend our Women and Cruising seminars – because we discuss a lot of useful topics, because they want to better understand women’s perspectives, because they want their wife or girlfriend to be happy aboard, … and some men come to meet women who like sailing.

 More info:

Read Women and Cruising articles/posts of contributors who will be at the seminar:

]]> http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2009/09/see-you-at-the-annapolis-boat-show/feed/ 0 Join Women and Cruising at the Annapolis Boat Show – Oct 11, 2009! http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2009/08/join-women-and-cruising-annapolis-boat-show/ http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2009/08/join-women-and-cruising-annapolis-boat-show/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:16:00 +0000 http://www.womenandcruising.com/blog/2009/08/join-women-and-cruising-at-the-annapolis-boat-show-oct-8-12/ Thanks to Cruising World, we will once again be giving the Women and Cruising Seminar at the Annapolis Boat Show this Fall. It’s been a while since we have done the seminar so it will be a happy reunion for us – and for women and ...Read more]]> isemwac_150x94Thanks to Cruising World, we will once again be giving the Women and Cruising Seminar at the Annapolis Boat Show this Fall. It’s been a while since we have done the seminar so it will be a happy reunion for us – and for women and men who have attended the seminar in previous years and have told us they will be back again this year.

As a woman emailed us today: “I attended your seminar last year at the Annapolis Boat show and absolutely loved it.  I plan on attending again this year.”

 

The Women and Cruising Seminar is different every time we give it – because it all depends on who is in the audience and what questions they are concerned with. Here are some of the questions that women have asked about during the seminar:

  • seasickness
  • carrying health insurance and getting medical care in other countries
  • what I need to know to cruise and the best ways to learn
  • fears about night passages, bad weather, and pirates
  • the best ages to take my kids cruising
  • handling finances and mail
  • getting along aboard and dealing with conflict in small spaces, yelling
  • problems women singlehanders might have
  • provisioning
  • do we need a watermaker-refrigeration-washing machine-generator, single sideband radio
  • staying fit and healthy onboard
  • choosing clothes for cruising
  • provisioning
  • costs of cruising
  • staying in touch with families
  • leaving the boat in a secure place and flying home to visit family
  • how much do I need to know about diesel engines, mechanics, navigation
  • is cruising safe?
  • … and many more topics.

Like we said, it’s different, fresh and (most of all) FUN every time! So, we hope you can be there!

You will get a copy of our Women and Cruising handout Best Tips and Resources which we will be updating for the Annapolis Boat Show.

AND we expect that there will be several more Women and Cruising contributors participating in our seminar. More on that later as we have more details on who will be there!

Here are the details:

Women and Cruising Seminar
Sunday October 11, 2009
12:00 – 1:30pm
Ballroom of the Annapolis Marriott Waterfront Hotel
Free, no advanced reservation required

See you there!

US Sailboat Show - Annapolis MD

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