COME SAIL WITH OWSA IN 2024!
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
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
Holiday Party 2024 is December 4th -- Sign up!!
Its OWSAs Annual Holiday Party! Wednesday, December 4th 6:00 PM Rose City Yacht Club Please come celebrate the holidays and a wonderful year of sailing! We will have Thai Food and share some holiday cheer. OWSA will provide the dinner, and non- alcoholic beverages, and hot cider. Please bring a bottle of wine or your drink of choice to share. There will be a gift exchange for More »
20 Nov 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
Thirty Years of Commodores Sail
On October 4th in honor of the 30th Anniversary of OWSA there was a special commodore's only event -- an afternoon sail. Fifteen commodores were able to attend are pictured above in chronological order of service: Gail Taylor 1997 Cheryl McNaughton 1998 Alice Patten 1999 Linda Wanitschek 2000 Donna (Krebsbach) Mac 2003 Sue Johnson 2004 Susan Estes 2006 Edie Felix 2008 Wendy Hatchadourian 2010 Kitty More »
10 Oct 2024
Laura Gadley, Winner of OWSA's 2023 Crystal Sail Award
Laura Gadley, Winner of OWSA's 2023 Crystal Sail Award The Crystal Sail is The Sharon Sites Adams Award for OWSA volunteers who are "The Wind In Our Sails." Sharon gifted the crystal glass sculpture to us for this purpose. Sharon was deemed an Honorary OWSA Member because she is a local hero: the first woman to solo sail from Los Angeles to Hawaii More »
10 Oct 2024
Alice Patten Honored With Lifetime OWSA Membership Award
Over the past 30 years OWSA has grown into an organization with ~250 members, teaching women to sail and providing opportunities to build their sailing skills and network to get more time on the water. As an all volunteer organization this is only possible when members continually and fully participate. Alice Patten has not watched OWSA grow over the past 28 years, but has propelled our growth through her dedication and leadership. As More »
10 Oct 2024
Upcoming events
| Jan 22 |
6:00pm - General Membership MeetingGeneral Meeting Location: RCYC TBD |
| Jan 23 |
5:00pm - Nauti DrinksNauti drinks is a great opportunity to meet OWSA members in |
| Feb 4 |
6:30pm - Sailing Basics (7 Week) [2025SB] » Sailing Basics - Class 1 |
| Feb 5 |
6:30pm - Board of Directors MeetingThe agenda and login code for this virtual meeting will |
| February 8-9 |
10:00am - Basic Marine Electrical with M…Please Note: This is |
| Feb 8 |
11:30am - Sailing Basics (7 Week) [2025SB] » Sailing Basics - Class 2 (Dock…Meet the Boat Session, locations will be announced in class. |
| Feb 11 |
6:30pm - Sailing Basics (7 Week) [2025SB] » Sailing Basics - Class 3 |
| Feb 18 |
6:30pm - Sailing Basics (7 Week) [2025SB] » Sailing Basics - Class 4 |
| Feb 25 |
REMINDER: BOAST Applications a…Information about the BOAST program is here. Also, you can contact |
| Feb 25 |
6:30pm - Sailing Basics (7 Week) [2025SB] » Sailing Basics - Class 5 |
