COME SAIL WITH OWSA IN 2025!
OWSA promotes opportunities for women to learn sailing through education and practical experience. Our members are business owners, artists, managers, lawyers, stay-at-home moms, writers and educators — name a profession, talent, or interest, and you will find an OWSA member in that field. Our members have all levels of sailing experience, from no experience to experts. Our goal this year is to Engage, Encourage and Educate. Explore our website and learn how you can get on the water and access sailing opportunities in the Northwest. So great to have an encouraging, collaborative group of ladies to sail with and share our common interest in sailing.
Latest news
Call for a Fundraising/Marketing Director
At the January 2025 membership meeting OWSA members unanimously voted to approve changing the bylaws from a maximum of nine (9) to a maximum of ten (10) board members. The OWSA Board requested this change to allow for the addition of a Fundraising & Marketing Board Director. This Director is responsible for ensuring all strategic fundraising and sponsorship initiatives are effectively managed throughout the year and for managing OWSAs brand. She will More »
31 Jan 2025
Big Sisters, Little Sisters: Building Community One Bracelet at a Time
At the end of our recent General Meeting, something truly heartwarming happened. We brought back an old tradition from 10 years ago—our Big Sister-Little Sister pairing event. It was such a joy to see this tradition come alive again, creating connections between our more seasoned sailors and those newer to the group or sailing itself. The idea is simple: were here to support each other, whether it's on the water or in the More »
24 Jan 2025
2025 BOAST Applications Now Being Accepted
Nothing accelerates learning to sail more than hands-on experience on the water
Learn more and apply
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23 Jan 2025
Join our Sailing Basics class!
Learn or review the basics of sailing in a fun and supportive classroom atmosphere. OWSAs convenient evening classes introduce nautical terminology, points of sail, basic navigation rules, weather, safety, knot tying, chart plotting and more over 7 weeks. This is a perfect course for a beginner sailor and there will be optional Education Sails. Most classes run 6:30pm - 9:30pm, with the exception of the dockside class and Education Sails. Class More »
23 Jan 2025
A Visit from St. Nickie
Alice Patten created this great poem for our Christmas Party as part of the gift exchange ... what at a fun event. Here is the verse for all to enjoy. Thank you Alice. Twas the night before Christmas and all through the PORT, Not a sailboat was stirring, not a long one nor short. The halyards were tied so they wouldnt be clanking, Nothing was loose More »
27 Dec 2024
Site Help: Using the Sailing Club Manager Logbook
In order to gain credentials, or to introduce yourself to a prospective skipper/crew, a sailing log is a usual mechanism people use to establish their sailing experience. The member portal on the owsa.net website includes a logbook section. The My boats section should only be used if you personally own a boat, not to track boats on which youve sailed. If you add a boat to your profile through My More »
5 Nov 2024
Upcoming events
| Feb 20 |
4:00pm - Nauti DrinksSocialize at Happy Hour for members and non-members. |
| Feb 25 |
6:30pm - Sailing Basics (7 Session) [2025SB] » Sailing Basics - Class 5 |
| Feb 26 |
6:00pm - General Membership MeetingGeneral Meeting Location: RCYC TBD |
| Mar 1 |
11:30am - Sailing Basics (7 Session) [2025SB] » Sailing Basics - Optional Educ… |
| Mar 4 |
6:30pm - Sailing Basics (7 Session) [2025SB] » Sailing Basics - Class 6 |
| Mar 8 |
11:30am - Sailing Basics (7 Session) [2025SB] » Sailing Basics - Optional Educ… |
| Mar 11 |
6:30pm - Sailing Basics (7 Session) [2025SB] » Sailing Basics - Class 7 |
| Mar 20 |
4:00pm - Nauti DrinksSocialize at Happy Hour for members and non-members. |
| Mar 26 |
6:00pm - General Membership MeetingGeneral Meeting Location: RCYC TBD |
| Mar 31 |
6:30pm - Sailing Basics Short Course (4 Session) [2025SBSC] » Sailing Basics Short Course -… |
