Midwest Women's Sailing Conference

North Cape Yacht Club and Monroe Boat Club are bringing women to the water. The first annual Western Lake Erie Women’s Regatta combines the historic NCYC Irene Race and the MBC Ladies Race into one event celebrating women in sailing.
Join us on Saturday, August 24 at 1pm for a day of competition, camaraderie, sun, and sailing.

Ahoy sailors!! Only a few weeks left until the Grand River Sailing Club hosts the Maiden Race on July 13th! This is an amazing event that celebrates women sailors. Boats are allowed a maximum of one male on the boat to assist with docking/emergencies if needed.

Event information is here:
https://www.grandriversailingclub.com/event-detail/2024-maiden-race/

If you are not able to participate please consider being a sponsor for the event:https://www.grandriversailingclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/MaidenSponsorForm-005.pdf

Click below for a great article by Dominique Wright from The Moorings who was an instructor at the conference and was a sponsor of the event! Thank you for supporting the Midwest Women's Sailing Conference!

https://www.moorings.com/blog/womens-midwest-sailing-conference

Order by May 10 to get your gear at the conference!

There is still time to order your Midwest Women's Sailing Conference gear for pickup at the event. Be sure to use the discount code “MWSCFREESHIP” and place your order by 11:59 pm on Friday, May 10 to ensure delivery in person at the Conference.

Shop here: https://boaterscloset.com/collections/midwest-womens-sailing-conference-2024

Orders arriving May 11 or later will be accepted through Monday, June 3rd and ship directly to you shortly thereafter.

You are able to order any gear from Boaters Closet and have the MWSC logo added. Just be sure to include the $8 “MWSC Embroidery Charge” item from the MWSC store as an item in your shopping cart.

Midwest Women's Sailing Conference 2024 Select from these items to get official MWSC 2024 gear or add embroidery to any item on our site. The items in the MWSC Collection include the embroidery charge. All other items should add one MWSC Embroidery logo to your cart for each item you would like embroidered.*Please note Orders may take 1-2...

MWSC is grateful to the BVI Tourism Board and The Moorings for their support of Women’s Sailing and the 2024 Midwest Women’s Sailing Conference. Check out the links below for their Facebook and IG pages!

https://www.facebook.com/TheMooringsVacations

https://www.instagram.com/themooringsvacations

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For those of you who were not able to register for our conference due to it filling up so fast there is another amazing conference that the National Women's Sailing association is doing on June 8th in New Orleans. Below is a link for more info:

https://womensailing.org/the-national-womens-sailing-association-conference/

Proud supporter of women’s sailing and MWSC. See you at the Conference soon!!

Congrats to Maggie Shea for qualifying for the Olympics again!! Maggie grew up sailing with her family on Lake Michigan on her grandfather’s boat Windancer, and quickly fell in love with being on the water and competing. She later joined Chicago Yacht Club’s junior sailing program and raced 420s and Laser Radials in high school.

You can read more about her and her college sailing background as well with the below link:

Shea qualifies for Olympics Maggie Shea ’11, who finished 11th in the Women’s Skiff – 49erFX at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, will represent the United States once again at the 2024 Games in Paris this summer.

Thank you to North Sails for always being such a great sponsor for this amazing event!

Ahoy ladies!! Below is info for an amazing upcoming VIRTUAL US Sailing seminar:

Direct Registration Link:
http://www1.ussailing.org/enrollment/selectregistrant.aspx?courseid=13498911

Seminar Description:
ONLINE Club Judge Seminar for Women Only
4/29/2024 - 5/13/2024
Instructors are Mary Pierce, Edith Collins Sarah Ashton and Nancy Zangerle.

This Club Judge Seminar is a three-session online program conducted via Zoom.

Session 1: Monday, April 29, 2024, 7:00 to 8:30 pm EDT (6:00-7:30 pm CDT)
Preparation Period: April 15 to May 6, 2024
Session 2: Monday, May 6, 2024, 7:00 to 10:00 pm EDT (6:00-9:00 pm CDT)
Session 3: Monday, May 13, 2024, 7:00 to 10:00 pm EDT (6:00-9:00 pm CDT)

Attendance in all sessions is required to complete and pass the course.

There will be advance work REQUIRED to complete before the first two sessions. There will be significant interactive learning situations during the seminar. There is approximately 1-2 hours of pre-course preparation required before Session 1, 7-8 hours of preparation before Session 2. This is the course for those interested in becoming a certified Club Judge.

Two weeks prior to the first session the course will open in Canvas, US Sailing’s online learning platform. You will receive an email inviting you to participate in the course from Canvas Free for Teachers, [email protected]. Please click the "Get Started" link as soon as possible to complete your profile in Canvas to access the course materials.

The lead instructor will email you with additional course information.

US Sailing Course Registration Fee: $40. A discounted US Sailing special introductory US Sailing membership is available for first-timers during the registration process.

Come see us at Yachtapalooza (Crowley’s Yacht Yard, Chicago)!

Looking for a boat to race on this summer? Come to the Milwaukee Crew Search event!!!

https://www.ssyc.org/crew-search-2024-registration

We are almost sold out!! Only 4 spots are left - please make sure to register before they are gone.

https://midwestwomenssailing.org/

We just BLEW by 75%........spots are going fast and if you want to make sure you can attend this amazing event register now!

https://midwestwomenssailing.org

Don’t miss this amazing event going on at Crowley’s in Chicago on March 23rd! It’s a great way to get over the “off-season” sailing blues and connect with sailors, get some great deals shopping and enjoy the seminars!! See below for details:

Registration is filling up fast! We just rounded the windward mark and put up the "Whomper"and blew past 50%. Last year we sold out by March so please make sure to register now before it is too late!

https://midwestwomenssailing.org

Tune in to hear our very own Dana Kader Robb giving a great interview about the upcoming 2024 Midwest Women's Sailing Conference on the radio show "Bob's no wake zone". Click this link to listen:

https://app.box.com/s/gwt5ba7hniwrjs1dals9zo4nthl884d0

Also, you better register soon for the event - we sell out fast! Click the link below to register for the conference!!

https://midwestwomenssailing.org

Exciting News!!! It is time!! Registration for the 2024 MWSC conference on May 18th is now live. We highly recommend you register as soon as possible as we sold out very fast last year.

Also new this year we are doing a women-led US Sailing Safety At Sea Clinic the Friday before the conference May 17th. Register for that as well (links below).

See below for links:

Info and registration for MWSC here -
https://midwestwomenssailing.org/

Info and link to registration for the women-led US Sailing safety at sea clinic here - https://midwestwomenssailing.org/safetyatsea

Long-time MWSC volunteer Tyann Zehms wants to do a thing. We have all the confidence in the world that she'll do it!

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We're looking for a cover photo for our 2024 conference materials!

The ideal picture shows faces and active sailing. It needs to be clear and high resolution, and we must be able to get permission for use from all identifiable persons. (See last year's as a great example). Send your pix for consideration to [email protected]. Deadline is December 4th.

So crazy proud of our board member, instructor, and friend Kristin Pratt. Milwaukee is so lucky to have you!!

Great coverage of the Women’s fleet in Milwaukee and some of the incredible women who make it happen!

Natalie's Everyday Heroes: The Milwaukee Bay Women's Sailing Organization Gives Women a Place to Race MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Sailboats float along Milwaukee's lakefront all summer long. It can be a relaxing way to be out on the water. For those looking to race-- there's competitions at every level. Th