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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Summer Sailstice Celebrates 25 Years of Global Sailing Festivities This summer marks the 25th anniversary of Summer Sailstice, the global celebration of sailing, set to take place on June 21-22, 2025. Founded in 2001 by John Arndt, Summer Sailstice brings together sailors from around the world to celebrate the

by: John Arndt

tags: Beyond the Great Lakes, Event, Industry News, Lifestyle, Sailing

Thursday, May 1, 2025

2025 National Women’s Sailing Association Conference Presented by American Sailing to be held June 6 - 8, St. Petersburg, Florida The National Women’s Sailing Association (NWSA) is expanding their 2025 National Women’s Sailing Association Conference Presented by American Sailing to three days June 6 - 8 at

by: Claire Wyngaard

tags: Beyond the Great Lakes, Event, Industry News, Sailing, Women In Boating

Friday, April 25, 2025

Midwest Women’s Sailing Conference Set for May 17th, 2025 The 15th annual Midwest Women’s Sailing Conference (MWSC) will take place Saturday, May 17th, 2025. This year’s event will offer 21 sailing related courses taught exclusively by women to help attendees grow their sailing skills, as well as network

by: Midwest Women's Sailing

tags: Event, Industry News, Lake Michigan, Sailing, Wisconsin, Women In Boating

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

New LS Photon System Replaces Wire Rigging with Fiber Light Speed Rigging, an advanced fiber sailboat rigging company, has introduced a revolutionary new system called LS Photon. An exclusive design, it allows sailboat riggers to install high performance fiber rigging on a wider range of sailboats using common wire rigging

by: Vernon Hultzer

tags: Accessories, Innovation, Lifts & Hoists, Sailing

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Oh, Canada! In sailing equality, energy and excitement combined with equity on and off the water can take many forms. Sometimes in the most unlikely of places as when we think of sailing, we don't really think of Canada. We picture Newport, San Diego, San Francisco, the Mediterranean, Mexico etc.... The relaunch of the

by: Mark Reid

tags: America's Cup World Series, Canada, Racing, Sailing

Thursday, December 5, 2024

Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award Nominations The National Women’s Sailing Association (NWSA) and Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) have opened nominations for the 2025 BoatUS/NWSA Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award. Since 1999 the national award has sought to recognize an individual with a

by: Scott Croft

tags: Awards, Boating News, BoatUS, BoatUS Foundation, Sailing, Women In Boating

Monday, August 12, 2024

Epic Mackinac Affairs It was a year for the record books and the ages for both of the Races to Mackinac Island as the 100th Anniversary for the Bayview Yacht Club’s Race from Port Huron and the Chicago Yacht Club’s 115th Race checked off all the boxes with a pair of exciting and suspenseful, action-packed sailboat races

by: Mark Reid

tags: Awards, Event, Feel Good Story, Great Lakes, Lake Huron, Sailing, Women In Boating

Monday, June 5, 2023

(L to R) NWSA board member and BoatUS’ Claire Wyngaard; Dr. Anne Kolker, 2023 BoatUS/NWSA Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award honoree; and NWSA president Debbie Grimm (credit: Matthew Cohen). PRINGFIELD, Va., June 5, 2023 – Dr. Anne Kolker grew up sailing, first as a youngster, then through college, medical

by: BoatUS

tags: Awards, Beyond the Great Lakes, Sailing, Women In Boating

Saturday, February 4, 2023

Offshore Sailing School President and CEO, Doris Colgate, announced today that the company’s popular resort-based sailing courses will start March 1, 2023, at Tween Waters Island Resort & Spa on Captiva Island, Florida. “We’ve known and respected the owners and management of Tween Waters Island Resort for many

by: Offshore Sailing School

tags: Beyond the Great Lakes, Beyond the Lakes, Florida, Sailing

Friday, February 3, 2023

Milwaukee, WI – Registration is now open for the 13th annual Midwest Women’s Sailing Conference. The Conference welcomes women and gender non-binary sailors of all skill levels and sailing interests to the Milwaukee Community Sailing Center on Saturday, May 13, 2023. The event features a keynote by Olympic sailor

by: Midwest Women's Sailing Conference

tags: Event, Sailing, Wisconsin, Women In Boating

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