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Category: How We LearnWomen tell us how they have learned the skills they need to sail and cruise.  One woman’s cruising…and learning…experience This is the second half of a 2-part article by Daria Blackwell. Daria not crabby at all sailing along on Long Island Sound. Ratcheting up the confidence level Fast forward to another time and life with Alex, my husband, friend and trusted partner in everything worthwhile. Fast forward, …Read more  One woman’s cruising…and learning…experience This is the first half of a 2-part article by Daria Blackwell. The author at the helm of EXPRESSO, a 41 foot German Frers-designed sloop. There is no doubt that many women have been reluctant to take the helm. But based on personal observation, times are changing. I’ve been seeing more women …Read more  The captain put me in charge of getting us from point A to point B. I was responsible for upping anchor, route planning, navigating and dropping the hook at our destination. My cruising life started and nearly ended in 2007. It just wasn’t what I thought or hoped it would be. It was clear: never darken the …Read more  Testing our fuel tank sender float It’s a shame that more girls aren’t trained as marine mechanics because, frankly, with the tiny spaces one has to maneuver in to work on a boat, most men, with their big, cumbersome frames, just aren’t built for it. The job we tackled on Monday, after putting off boat work to …Read more  Everything I Needed to Know to Go Cruising …  “Wow! How did you end up doing that?!“ I’m a North-American woman in my late twenties, and for the last several years I’ve worked on and off on tall ships, mostly doing education work with youth. Right …Read more 
I spent last winter in Miami, Florida working and saving for my next big sail. My goal was to sail to the Bahamas, spend some time exploring the sandy beaches and shallow banks, and then head north, offshore, bound for Martha’s Vineyard. I had summer plans for sailing on schooners in Maine and the Vineyard. But having …Read more  I have learned from many sailors over the years, but none so much as the years I spent in the cockpit of my father’s ‘old classic woodies’ on the Great Lakes. Being the youngest of 5 and having lost my mother to her nursing career, I tagged along behind the Captain (my father) and learned by …Read more 
“Tonto he was smart, one day said Kemosabe, Kiss my ass I bought a boat, I’m going out to sea.” Lyle Lovett’s, If I had a Boat I could not wait to make this the ring tone on my phone, and I did November 20, 2009 as the selling broker and I were bringing ‘my’ …Read more  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 …Read more  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) …Read more |
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