Description
 We - Kathy Parsons, Pam Wall and Gwen Hamlin - found that making the leap to life afloat was one of the best decisions we ever made.
In this lively and practical seminar, we share our experiences and adventures. You will learn about the joys, challenges and surprises that we discovered by sailing away.
 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.
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. 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
- ... and many more topics.
We will answer your questions and offer practical advice for the issues that you may be concerned about. As you will learn, there are many ways to organize your cruising life so that it meets your needs and wishes.
Attendees will receive a Women and Cruising Resource List to supplement the information covered in the seminar.
What some recent attendees are saying:
"Totally real, totally honest and practical. Also totally encouraging. " |
"Very practical answers to women's sailing concerns. Fantastic!" |
"Best seminar I attended! ." |
"Love this course. Very informative." |
"Great confidence building. Real life situations with practical solutions." |
"The best thing about the seminars is how unique they become because of the diversity of the women attending. I look forward to taking many more in the future." |
" I really enjoyed hearing your perspective and thoughts on being a woman cruiser.
It was awesome to hear as I am planning on cast off the dock lines (metaphorically speaking) next year and head south to give sailing/cruising a try for real!
Thank you so much for sharing your perspectives with me/us and offering someone in a landlocked state, without much sailing experience, hope that living this dream is possible! !" |
"[The webinar] was perfect! Very relaxed and free flowing. GREAT work ladies" |
"Very good, you all have wonderful and complementary personalities. Love the variety of experiences and would definitively attend another webinar." |
"Thanks, enjoyed hearing from women for a change." |
"Thank you both soooo much for allll the info you shared w/ us ladies (& a few men) this past wkend!!!
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After this past wkend & especially after your class, I have fewer reservations!!!" |
"I was in your women's forum at the Miami Boat Show on Sunday and, as usual, really enjoyed your presentation.
You have such a relaxed and engaging style - a fab combination!" |
"I loved the class because as I listened instead of asking questions I heard for the first time what the women were thinking. Sometimes we don't often tell our mates our real fears." |
"I attended your seminar last year at the Annapolis Boat Show and absolutely loved it. I plan on attending again this year.” |
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Women & Cruising Seminars
Strictly Sail Miami Boat Show
Miami, FL, USA
Free seminars by Kathy Parsons and Pam Wall
- Thursday, Feb 16, 2012
3:30pm - 4:30pm
- Sunday, Feb 19, 2012
3:30pm - 4:30pm
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