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The first Riverport Women’s Sailing Conference will draw women from
up and down the Hudson River on March 25 for a day of education,
networking and skill building at the Riverport Wooden Boat School on
the grounds of the Hudson River Maritime Museum.
Modeled on the National Women’s Sailing Conference, which has
endorsed this project, beginner and advanced women sailors can
expect a full day of eight hands-on and classroom workshops taught
by experienced instructors. The women-teaching-women format is
useful in encouraging sailors to step forward with confidence from
supportive crew members to managing their own sailboats. Courses
include beginning sailing and basic seamanship; advanced racing starts;
First Riverport Women’s
Sailing Conference
by
Deborah Medenbach
Deb Medenbach climbs the mast to solve rigging issues aboard Elan before a race with the Kingston Sailing Club.
Photo bySherri Hill
The Riverport Women’s Sailing Conference Logo,
designed by Dale Wolfield
Riverport Women’s Sailing Conference organizer Deb
Medenbach, with daughter Sarah Perrotta, aboard
sailboat Elan after a race.
Photo by Barry Medenbach
river cruising, navigation, anchoring and safety
around larger commercial vessels; buying your
first boat and spring boat prep; basic diesel
engine systems and maritime electrical systems;
boat organization and sail care.