Northeast Florida Women's Sailing Network

Coming Soon!

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Coming Soon- a website for the Northeast Florida Women's Sailing Network.
Stay tuned!

March Meeting 2008

2008-03-18T17:40:00.000-07:00

Our March meeting is coming up on Thursday, March 20th. We will be meeting at the Florida Gun & Tackle Club (back porch area) located just south of Hooters on Goodby's Creek on San Jose Blvd., Jacksonville.
Meeting starts at 6:00pm
Our topics of discussion this evening include upcoming programs, workshop/boats, program committee, renewals for 2008, Adopt-A-Racer Seminar, upcoming Racing Series. Don't miss out!

Women on the Water Sail and Workshops

2008-03-11T17:40:00.000-07:00

Mark your calendars now for these dates for the Women on the Water Sail and Workshops:
March 29- Adopt-A-Racer Seminar, Ortega Landing
April 19- TBA
May 18th- TBA
June 7- TBA
July 19- TBA
August 9- TBA
September 13-TBA
October 18- TBA
November 22-TBA

We are looking for boats and a few good sailors for the sail & workshop event for each month. If you know someone who would like to lend us a hand for one of these dates, please email nfwsn@earthlink.net.
Some ideas for the workshops include- Man Overboard, Diesel for Dummies, Knot Tying, Docking, Mooring, Anchoring your boat, safety, going up the mast, gps, wind and sails, etc

Adopt-A-Racer/Cruiser Seminar

2008-03-11T17:01:00.000-07:00

Rusty on the Rules of Racing? Forgot who has Right-Away at a mark? Don't remember what flags are used at the start of the race? Want to learn some new tactics?
In lieu of our regular Women on the Water Workshop and Sail, we will be attending the Adopt-A-Racer/Cruiser Seminar on Saturday, March 29th. This is a FREE seminar being sponsored by the NFCC. All sailors are invited to attend. This is a great refresher session for seasoned racers or for those new to racing, an opportunity to learn how to race in a non-threatening scenario. This seminar will be held at Ortega Landing, formerly known as Ortega River Boatyard (ORBY).
There were be a short shore-side seminar (about 45 min.) about racing rules and starting tactics, and then an opportunity to go out on the water with an experienced racer and do a few practice starts.
Registration at 9:30am. Seminar starts at 10:00am with a few practice starts on the water. If interested, stay and join the Spring Series #4-Blue Max Race to Green Cove Springs.
This is a great opportunity to get your crew out as the Women's Sailing Series will begin 6 weeks from this event.
For more information, contact davekyser@yahoo.com; Contact Stephanie McCann at 387-5538 or smccann@ortegalanding.com - Ortega Landing for Complimentary dockage for this event.

Upcoming Meeting- February 21, 2008

2008-01-24T18:50:00.000-08:00

Our first meeting for the year will be on Thursday, February 21st at the Florida Gun & Tackle Club located on San Jose Blvd. We will have a short social at 5:45pm with the meeting starting at 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM.
We will be meeting around back on their screened in porch area.
Our meeting topics this month will include:Calendar Schedule: Workshops on the water/sailing dates/boats, Monthly meeting dates, Adventure Sail, Adopt A Racer.
We will also discuss program topics for the year and have some fun with Testing Your Knowledge. How much do we really know about a sailboat? An opportunity to win a Bottle of Rum- Mt. Gay, no less. So batten down the hatches, and come on out to the first meeting of the year!

WINNERS FOR 2007 WOMENS SAILING SERIES

2008-01-24T18:12:00.000-08:00

Award winners for the 2007 Women's Sailing Series were announced last night at the First Coast Sailing Association's Annual Meeting at Epping Forest Yacht Club.
In First Place in the Mixed Cruiser Class was Joan Rogers on "Whisper". From L to R: Joan Rogers- Skipper, Neena Guidi, Crew: Suzy Veal, Barb Ebers, and Gloria DeVall. Not pictured: Denise Smith, Kimberly Beatson and Tom Bell.

In Second Place in the Mixed Cruiser Class was Roseanne Vernon on "Liberty Call".
From L to R: Joan Rogers, Neena Guidi, and Roseanne Vernon-Skipper. Not pictured: Crew.

In Third Place in the Mixed Cruiser Class was Linda Jones on "Bernoulli". From L to R: Joan Rogers, Neena Guidi, Linda Jones-Skipper, Geri Price, and Mary Refeldt. Not pictured: Other crew members.

In First Place in the Non-Spinnaker Class was Neena Guidi on "Keep The Faith". From L to R: Joan Rogers, Neena Guidi-Skipper, and Crew.
In Second Place in the Non-Spinnaker Class was Lynne Currie on "White Lightnin".

Pictures by David Kyser. Thanks.

Make your plans now for the 2008 Women's Sailing Series. The 1st race is scheduled for Saturday, May 10th at the Navy Jax Yacht Club. Look for the Notice of Race and Sailing Instruction at www.sailjax.com, NFWSN, and at your local sailing club.

The North Florida Cruising Club is hosting an "Adopt A Racer" Event scheduled for Saturday, March 8th. This event is for all sailors who are interested in racing and are new to the area and/or are not familar with the Rules of Racing. This is the event not too be missed. A great opportunity to learn the rules with an experience racer on your boat before an actual race. Stay tuned for more details!

Women's Series Results for 2007

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Non-Spinnaker
1st Place- Neena Guidi, Keep The Faith
2nd Place- Lynne Currie, White Lightnin'

Mixed Cruiser
1st Place- Joan Rogers, Whisper
2nd Place- Roseanne Vernon, Liberty Call
3rd Place - Linda Jones, Bernoulli

Congratulations to all of the winners this year. We had a total of 14 boats participating throughout the series for 2007.

Make plans to attend the First Coast Sailing Association Meeting on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at Epping Forest Yacht Club to receive your award. Invite your crew and join everyone for an evening of celebrations!

November Sail and Workshop 2007

2007-11-05T19:13:00.000-08:00

Our next Sail and Workshop will be held on Sunday, November 11th. We will meet at Epping Forest Yacht Club on "Bananas" at 12 noon. Bob McClemens will be hosting this workshop-covering sail trim. He will have a short instructional and discussion period before we go out sailing and practice our sail trim.
When you come to the gate at Epping Forest, tell the gate keeper that you are going to down the marina and going on Bananas for a sail.
Email at nfwsn@earthlink.net if you will be attending this event.

Women on the Water Regatta

2007-11-04T15:58:00.000-08:00

Our final Regatta for the Women's Series 2007 was held this past Saturday, November 10th at the Rudder Club.
Spinnaker Class 1st place- Kaos- Kim Brew

Non-Spinnaker Class- 1st place- Keep the Faith- Neena Guidi
2nd place- White Lightning- Lynne Currie

Mixed Cruiser Class- 1st place- Whisper- Joan Rogers
2nd place- Liberty Call- Roseanne Vernon
3rd place- Lair- Susan Edwards
4th place- Bernoulli- Linda Jones

Congratulations to all winners!

November Meeting

2007-11-04T13:00:00.000-08:00

Our next meeting will be Thursday, November 15th at the Gun & Tackle Club. Social at 5:30pm and meeting starts at 6:00pm.

The agenda will include results for the Women's Sailing Series 2007, Changes for the Women's Sailing Series 2008, upcoming On the Water Sail and Workshop, Christmas Party (December 16th), and Planning Ahead for 2008.

On The Water With Jacqui

2007-11-04T12:16:00.001-08:00

Our first On The Water Sail and Workshop event for 2007 was on Jacqui Welti's Freedom 40. We had a gorgeous day with the sun shinning, warm weather and some wind. We all took turns at the helm and each had the opportunity to sail this magnificent boat. Jacqui spoke about the history of her boat and what it takes to make this sailboat sail even in light winds!

Our next On the Water Sail and Workshop Event will be on Sunday, November 11th at 12 noon. We will meet at Epping Forest Marina on Bananas. Bob McClemens will be hosting the workshop. He will give us a short instructional and discussion period before we head out on the water. We will learn more about sail trim. Lots of sharing and telling sailing stories.

Winners of Hands on the Helm Regatta

2007-10-18T12:26:00.000-07:00

The 3rd race of the Women's Series was the Hands on the Helm Regatta.
Winners are as follows:
Spinnaker Class

1st Place- Jodi Weinbecker- Cheetah

Non-Spinnaker Class

1st Place- Nicola Nichol- Skimmer
2nd Place- Neena Guid- Keep The Faith
3rd Place- Lynne Currie- White Lightning

Cruiser A Class

1st Place- Joan Rogers- Whisper
2nd Place- Linda Jones- Bernoulli
3rd Place- Jacqui Welti- Big Time

Cruiser B Class

1st Place- Roseanne Vernon- Liberty Call
2nd Place- Leslie Carter - Francisco Sea Warrior
3rd Place- Karen Weimar - Zaida

Congratulations to all winners!

Don't forget the upcoming 4th race of the Women's Series on Saturday, November 3rd at the Rudder Club. Sailing Instructions and Notice of Race can be found on www.sailjax.com

Saturday Sail and Workshop

2007-10-17T19:33:00.000-07:00

Come join us as we sail out onto the St. Johns River on a Freedom 40 on Saturday, October 20th. We will meet with Jacqui at the Ortega Yacht Club at 12 noon. Her boat "Kara Vela" is located at the end of "B" dock. A workshop on the river will include "How to be a Tactician" during a race. What to look for at the start of a race- pin end versus committee boat end; currents; wind direction, etc. Our guest for this sail is David Parrish who has a lot of knowledge sailing and racing on the St. Johns River. We will be out on the river until about 4pm. Questions- email at nfwsn@earthlink.net

Captain's Course

2007-10-14T17:35:00.000-07:00

Anyone interested in getting a Captain's License?

Contact the Sea School at 1-800-237-8663 and join fellow sailors who will be taking this course in November. Ask for Nelli.
It is a 3 week program:
Starts November 3rd, 9 am - 6 pm, Saturday and Sunday for 3 weekends.
There is also a 1 weekend, then 5 evenings, then 1 weekend program.
The Sea School is located at 8252 Arlington Road, Jacksonville, FL

Upcoming NFWSN Meeting

2007-10-14T17:05:00.000-07:00

Join us for our next NFWSN meeting coming up on October 18th. We will have a short social at 5:45 pm and the meeting will start at 6:00pm. We are meeting at the North Florida Gun & Tackle Club located on San Jose Blvd.
Topics of discussion will include the Hands on the Helm Regatta (3rd race)event; First Coast Sailing Association, 4th and final race of the Women's Series, Saturday's workshop and sailing...
Questions? Send an email to nfwsn@earthlink.net.

Hands on the Helm for Hubbard House

2007-09-30T14:14:00.000-07:00

Don't forget the upcoming Hands on the Helm for Hubbard House Regatta on Friday, October 5th and Saturday, October 6th. This is the 3rd race in the Women's Series. A woman must be at the helm for this race. Spinnaker and Non-Spinnaker classes opened to all female crews. Cruiser Class for mixed crews. (50% males max)

All events held at the Rudder Club in Orange Park, FL.

Friday- October 5th - 7-10:00pm Registration and Party

Dinner, music, raffles, registration for race

Saturday- October 6th- 9:30am Brunch

9:30-10:30am Registration

11:00 am Skipper's Meeting

12 noon Warning Signal for all classes

ASAP presentation and Social after race

Entry fee: $35; $40 day of race. Make checks payable to North Florida Cruising Club. Entry form on www.sailjax.com

Don't forget to bring items to "Stock the Ship".

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Hello and Welcome to the Northeast Florida Women's Sailing Network!
We are located in Jacksonville, FL.

Our Purpose:

To provide a network among women with or without sailing experience to allow us to grow in sailing knowledge and ability through:

sharing sailing experiences

educational sessions and programs

teaching others and

sailing together

We meet on the 3rd Thursday of the month, at the Florida Gun & Tackle Club. Short social at 5:45pm with meeting starting at 6:00pm

The NFWSN organizes and coordinates the Women's Sailing Series.

Our 3rd race of the series is the upcoming Hands on the Helm for Hubbard House.

Party: Friday, October 5th at the Rudder Club 7:00-10:00 PM
Race Day: Saturday, October 6th- Brunch at 9:30am - Race Start 12:00 noonApplication available on line at http://www.nfccsail.com/ Entry fee $35.00 in Advance or $40 on Race Day.