Tag: Learn to sail
Events and Seminars
May 19th, 2010 - by Nancy Erley
 NWSA’s 9th annual Women’s Sailing Conference is only two weeks away! Come join us! It will take place Saturday June 5, 2010 at the Corinthian Yacht Club on beautiful Marblehead Harbor in Massachusetts. Nancy Erley, two-time circumnavigator, calculates that this will be her 6th year at the conference. [...]
Events and Seminars
April 24th, 2010 - by Kathy Parsons
Would you like to improve your sailing skills while meeting lots of cool women and having FUN?
Sign up for NWSA’s 9th annual Women’s Sailing Conference, a Take the Helm® event!
It will take place Saturday June 5, 2010 at the Corinthian Yacht Club on beautiful Marblehead Harbor in Massachusetts. (I will be there!)
It’s a [...]
How We Learn
April 3rd, 2010 - by Ruth Allen
 My first sail was on May 24th 1999, I was 41 years old.
My husband had sailed from the time he was a young boy, starting off in dinghies. We had purchased Thetis, a Halcyon 23, restored her and were now ready to sail.
There was one small problem: her engine was [...]
How We Learn, Sharing Our Stories
March 17th, 2010 - by Laurie Clark
 I don’t know why I’m terrified of water.
It’s not as though I have memories of any tragic or traumatic moment in my life, such as I’ve heard others tell when detailing their fear of the deep.
In fact, I remember a few family outings as a child to Terracina or Sabaudia or even San Felice (Italy) [...]
How We Learn
February 24th, 2010 - by Dierdre Wogaman
 In December 1992 I answered one more personal ad in the “Columbus Monthly” magazine, a glossy trendy publication in Columbus, Ohio. I responded by writing a note, as it was before Internet dating and instant gratification. Don called me after receiving that note.
What I did not understand at first was that he was [...]
How We Learn
September 8th, 2009 - by Debbie Leisure
 I learned to sail with my husband.
We took lessons together, chartered boats together, bought our first boat together, and then our next boat—the one in which to go cruising.
I learned my “things” and he learned his. We tried to cross-train, and sometimes it worked.
It wasn’t until he died suddenly, a couple [...]
How We Learn
August 29th, 2009 - by Kim Hess
 I am always being asked what prompted me to get my Captains license or more correctly my Merchant Marine Officers license.
I can’t honestly say when the seed was actually planted or why, but as soon as it was, it began to grow and grow fast. [...]
How We Learn
August 13th, 2009 - by Marti Brown
 In the early 1990’s, I was a single, healthy and athletic woman, making a living in the health care industry. I had planned to retire when I hit 55, buy a cruising boat and sail away to somewhere for fun during the “golden years”.
My plans were changed when I got very ill with [...]
Events and Seminars
May 31st, 2009 - by Kathy Parsons
Beth Schwarzman will be the keynote speaker at the 8th Women’s Sailing Conference to be held June 6 at the Corinthian Yacht Club in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
Beth is a cruising sailor who has dropped anchor in harbors in the Faeroe Islands, Brazil, West Africa, Cuba, Estonia, Belize, and Newfoundland, among others. She [...]
Events and Seminars
May 14th, 2009 - by Kathy Parsons
What a great way to learn more about sailing: the 8th Annual Women’s Sailing Conference to be held June 6, 2009 in Marblehead, Mass.
Enjoy a full day of learning, sailing, sharing, networking, and good fun at the Corinthian Yacht Club on beautiful Marblehead Harbor. Participate in a variety of workshops for women of [...]
Events and Seminars
May 13th, 2009 - by Kathy Parsons
We received this email from Mary Orme with information for families that are interested in learning to sail:
“I would like to ask whether you could make mention, under the KIDS ABOARD section that Offshore Sailing School is offering a KIDS AND TEENS LEARN TO SAIL FREE program through October. This gives kids a great chance [...]
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