Ginny Gerlach: Experienced Teacher on Great Barrier Reef
I first met Ginny Gerlach in 1997. A native Australian, she had cruised the Pacific, done thousands of miles and had settled as much as sailors can. She was managing Keppel Bay Marina and dreamed of building a business teaching women sailing. Nancy and I invited her aboard Tethys for some serious discussion and a great sail from Rosslyn Bay north to Cairns.
This past winter, I visited Ginny again. A decade had passed and both our dreams had become reality. I'd completed a circumnavigation, started a book and she'd bought a new boat and built her business. Her brand new Catalina 34 MKII arrived May 2007. She'd also gained excellent credentials:
• Yachting Australia Yachtmaster Offshore
• Yachting Australia Yachtmaster Instructor (Sail)
• International Sail and Power Association Instructor
• Marine Board of Queensland Master Class V – Sail and Coxswain
A new boat; an excellent teacher with tons of shorthanded, charter and cruising experience and a spectacular location at the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef (Tropic of Capricorn)... a great combination. Check out her website, Cruisability and definitely write. She's booking classes now and they're sure to fill up. Couples who want to charter and women who want to skipper their own, smaller boat are her specialty.
Kaci Cronkhite
in Cruiser Reconnections, Women's Sailing Instruction, International Sailing Opportunities
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