The International Women's Sailing Network Blog began in August 2005. The blog is written by Kaci Cronkhite, with fragments of conversations, emails and other women's experiences woven in, as they allow. You can correspond with Kaci by using the Contact Us link on the home page, or Post a Comment on the blog entry. If you make a mistake and want your comment removed, that's easy. Just send an email.
Entries in Cruiser Reconnections (10)
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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Tethys Heading to Wooden Boat Festival
We'll welcome Nancy Erley and crew back to Port Townsend for the 30th Wooden Boat Festival. In August, they're heading back across the Pacific, after their summer trip to Hawaii. You can follow their daily report on the Pacific Seafarer's Ham Radio Net on 14.313, or online at the volunteer maintained website. Two women from San Francisco and one from Seattle are onboard as learning crew, as Nancy (call sign KI7DP) continues teaching aboard through her business, Tethys Offshore Sailing for Women. Nancy will do presentations and have a booth at the entrance to the Wooden Boat Festival in Port Townsend, September 8-10, 2006.
To view a complete list of festival boats and exhibitors, go to www.woodenboat.org. Kaci will be featured on "NPR's West Coast Live" on Saturday, September 9 from 10a-12.
Kaci Cronkhite
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Shemali Blue: Thailand to the Isle of Man
Around this time of year, in 1997, I had the good fortune to meet a very young British sailor named Eleanor. When she boldy tapped on the hull
Kaci Cronkhite
in Steel & Aluminum Boats, Cruiser Reconnections
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New Zealand H28, Patricia, Alive & Well
Dr. Watts, Jo and Kaci sailing Patricia in Hauraki Gulf, NZ.
In 1996, two cyclones found their way to New Zealand. This unusual weather year resulted in some pretty dramatic stories
Kaci Cronkhite
in Cruiser Reconnections, Stories from the Circumnavigation
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Thailand Update
2004 Kings Cup, a few weeks before the Tsunami.A friend from the Netherlands (SV Alk) wrote this week to say "if you have some sailing enthusiasts that would like to come out here,
Kaci Cronkhite
in Cruiser Reconnections, International Sailing Opportunities
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