Women in Sailing – Captain Laurel Seaborn
This Women’s History Month, we’re spotlighting Laurel Seaborn—sailor, maritime historian, and director of a new Women’s Sailing Program at Ath…
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2024 National Women’s Sailing Association Conference will be held June 8 in New Orleans
With American Sailing as one of its valued sponsors, the 2024 National Women’s Sailing Association Conference will take place in New Orleans on June…
Women in American Sailing History
Dive into the remarkable stories of three influential women on the water. Join us as we celebrate Women's History Month by recognizing the powerful im…
Sailing Community Mourns the Loss of Sally Helme, Esteemed Publisher Emeritus of Cruising World, at 70
Sally Helme, Publisher Emeritus at Cruising World and Sailing World Magazine, was a trailblazer in the sailing world. Her remarkable contributions, ad…
Secrets from Sailing High Above the Arctic Circle
Captain Stacey Brooks tells her story of sailing north of the Arctic Circle through the cold, foggy, beautiful fjords of Norway.
Sailing La Vagabonde: Navigating Life’s Ever-changing Seas
American Sailing interviews Riley and Elayna from Sailing La Vagabonde to talk all things cruising life. Through many evolutions from being militant v…
Women on the Water: Eta Covo
Eta Covo is a woman on the water helping people realize their sailing dreams. From her youth she grew up sailing on her family's yacht in the Croatian…
The American Sailing Mother’s Day Gift Guide
This Mother's Day give women who sail the gifts they really want — Somand jackets, Sperry topsiders, Nomadix blankets, and Stream2Sea beauty.
Who is Kirsten Neuschäfer and Where is She Sailing?
The Golden Globe Race is currently winding down, and the sailors are headed back to Les Sables-d’Olonne, France. In fact, they are a few days out fr…
Featured Instructor: Captain Cara Brown
Cara Brown is living your dream life. This American Sailing sailing instructor is teaching and sailing in the British Virgin Islands with Horizon Sail…
International Women’s Day
March 8, is International Women’s Day (IWD), and American Sailing wants to salute women sailors worldwide. International Women’s Day (March 8) is …
True Spirit, an Interview with Jessica Watson
True Spirit, available only on Netflix, on February 3, 2023, captures the essence of sailing from the exhilarating sailing sequences to the abysmal lo…
Women on the Water: Seattle Sailing Club
Take a look at the Women's Sailing program at Seattle Sailing Club. From racing to education to plain old sailing fun in Puget Sound
Featured Instructor: Captain Margaret Pommert
Captain Margaret Pommert of Seattle has been named the recipient of the 2020 BoatUS/National Women’s Sailing Association (NWSA) Leadership in Womenâ…
Featured Instructor: Captain Rose Ann Points
As the owner of St. Augustine Sailing, Captain Rose Ann Points manages the company’s various member clubs, the local SailTime franchise, American Sa…
Featured Instructor: Captain Hilary Howes
Captain Hillary Howes found the magic of sailing in the San Francisco Bay and her life has taken her across the country to the Chesapeake where she te…
WOW-WAH 2022
Women on the Water – Woman at the Helm August 6-7, 2022 The WOW-WAH regatta has taken place every year since the early 1970s, with one exception: In…
Sailing Guadeloupe with Sea Dog Sailing
Ahhh Oui! Guadeloupe American Sailing Captain and CEO of Sea Dog Sailing, Stacey Brooks, sails Guadeloupe and wants to share her experience with fello…