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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
Published 10:38pm on 20 Nov 2024
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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
Published 12:39am on 6 Nov 2024
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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
Published 7:28pm on 10 Oct 2024
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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
Published 5:36pm on 10 Oct 2024
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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
Published 5:26pm on 10 Oct 2024
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Candidates Statements for 2024 Election
These Candidates, once chosen, Commodores will be installed in December 2024 at the Christmas Party, while all other offices will take effect in January of 2025.
Published 4:05am on 18 Sep 2024
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Volunteers Needed for OWSA Coordinator Positions
Please consider volunteering for one of our open volunteer positions. Position descriptions are on owsa.net . Contact Cori at volunteer@owsa.net who will connect you with the right program manager.
Published 11:27pm on 26 Aug 2024
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Success Through the OWSA Cruising Study Groups
Led by Cruising Coordinator Julie Demaree, another cohort of OWSA women participated in Cruising Study Groups during the 2023/24 winter. In May, two members of the daytime Study Group, Debra Burke and Rosemary Reeves, along with OWSA member Bernadette LeLevier completed certification for American Sailing Association courses ASA 101, ASA 103, and ASA 104 through the San Juan Sailing School. This accomplishment was achieved after roughly 5 months of
Published 5:04pm on 9 Jul 2024
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Join us as we celebrate 30 years of empowering women through sailing.
Oregon Women's Sailing Association 30th Anniversary Celebration Join us as we honor the milestone of Engaging, Encouraging, and Educating Women to Sail for Three Decades Friday, October 4 Commodores Sail OWSA commodores have been invited for a special sail! Contact owsa30@gmail.com for questions.
Published 4:38pm on 20 Jun 2024
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OWSA 30th Anniversary Tees Now Available!!
Second Chance!! (How many of those do we get?) OWSA 30th Anniversary T-shirts are available again, and this time in cotton. Women's sizing, semi-relaxed fit. The shirts feature the custom art shown below. (without the grey border) Delivery will be at the Anniversary Party on October 5th at PYC and after. *****Get yours SOON on the OWSA website . This second chance closes SEPTEMBER
Published 4:28am on 13 Jun 2024
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A Journey to the British Virgin Islands
OWSA Flotilla #3 - March 2024 By Lisa Pasquantonio & Kate Gillespie The British Virgin Islands flotilla was OWSA's departure from the flotillas organized by outside companies. It was our first foray into a more independent cruise, where we had a suggested itinerary, buteach crew could follow or vary from it as they pleased. We would see each other at various cays
Published 3:21am on 2 Apr 2024
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30th Anniversary: We need your OWSA Photos
As you all may have heard, the year 2024 is the Thirtieth Anniversary of the founding of OWSA. That sounds like a reason to celebrate!! Our 30th Anniversary Committee wants to assemble a project using members photos from over the whole 30 years. Make sure that your cohort gets represented by sharing your photos!!
Published 8:55pm on 30 Mar 2024
