• Women's Sailing Instruction

    These are programs or instructors with women-focused curriculum.
    • Learn to Sail: Women-Only Classes in Port Townsend
      Women-only option with small student/teacher ratio. All taught by women instructors in Thunderbird 26' boats.
    • Tethys Offshore Sailing for Women
      Captain Nancy Erley, 2X circumnavigator & very experienced teacher is primary instructor.
    • Tallships Academy (Girls & Women)
      Personal growth for girls and women through Tallship sailing in San Francisco. Experience-based academic programs.
    • Cruisability, Australia
      Captain Ginny Gerlach, an experienced cruiser and excellent teacher teaches aboard her new Catalina 34, Keppel Islands, Australia.
    • New England Charters
      Captain Gail Atkinson offers charters in Canada's Ocean playground aboard her traditional Nova Scotia schooner.
    • Favored Tack instruction & consulting
      Captain Ann Ford, based in Hawaii, is an instructor, a delivery skipper and Captain of a dolphin watching boat along the Wainae Coast. A mother whose spent her entire life by the ocean, Ann loves to share her knowledge.
    • Sound Experience, Schooner Adventuress
      An excellent sail and environmentaly training ship for young girls and boys, adults and families. Currently both full-time Captains are women. Captain MB Armstrong and Captain Korie Mielke.

  • Women Owned or Managed Businesses

    Boats & Boating Businesses (includes women managed departments or endeavors)
    • Taku Marine, Diana Talley
      Shipwright services in Port Townsend. Diana has more than 28 years experience. She's been a commercial fisherman, co-owns Taku with partner Rick and is an expert in varnishing as well as a full service shipwright.
    • CharterWave
      The world's most trusted yacht vacation resource. Owned by writer Kim Kavin.
    • Port Townsend Sails
      Carol Hasse & company have been making award-winning traditional and cruising sails since 1983.
    • Port Townsend Rigging
      Lisa Vizzini, owner and partner of PT Rigging. Besides her rigging expertise, Lisa's an active small boat sailing instructor and frequent speaker at regional events.

  • Cruising Websites

    Online resources that keep me in touch with world cruising.

  • Writing & Publishing Links

    Seriously helpful editorial and publishing links.
    • Boating Writers International
      Where to find the who's who of writers, editors, photographers and broadcasters in the international marine industry.