Comments on: Jock Post #1: Women in Sailing

By: Michele

Michele — Sat, 05 May 2007 08:06:06 +0000

Hi, Just want to contribute a little to forum on women, sailing, boating and ‘doing it alone’.
I am female, a boat owner, sail both with crew and solo; set up my own business in a predominantly male-dominated country in a predominantly male-dominated industry (marine, specifically yacht brokerage); I have two sons, 18 and 28, and one daughter 22 y.o. My daughter is spending some time here in SE Asia with me at present. We sailed to SE Asia from Sydney in 1993, I have lived here since. My daughter is renewing her love of sailing and the sea. She just completed her Inshore Skippers Cert., with flying colours I might add, and is about to crew on a yacht delivery from Phuket down Malacca Straits around SIngapore and up to Samui Island, Thailand; the yacht will then compete in the Samui Regatta, she is secured position as ‘bowperson’ for the racing, then will be on delivery crew back around to the west side and back up to Phuket.
I encourage my daughter, as I do my sons, to just get out there and DO IT! You don’t know what’s around the corner unless you go take a look; there are roads that will open, you just have to get out there on the first leg of the journey. I am certainly not considered as ‘conservative’ nor ‘typical’, and apparently, according to their feedback, a great inspiration to my kids, and also to women who are somewhat afraid to ‘go it alone’. To those who will adventure, just ‘go for it girls!’ What have you got to lose - ’cause I know for sure you will have loads to gain!

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:50:19 +0000

Hi Anna,
I read SFMetroblogging all the time and noticed that you live in North Beach… I’m a Journalism student at SFSU and I’m doing my “beat” on North Beach this semester (for a reporting class not publication). You seem very involved in the community so I was wondering if I could talk to you about it sometime? I don’t have a specific date or time in mind, we’re just starting our assignments, so if you’d be able to could you email me and we can keep in contact through email or exchange numbers. But if you don’t have the time that’s fine too.
Thanks!
Jennifer
jenking@sfsu.edu

By: Rant « BoatGirl’sIndianSummer

Rant « BoatGirl’sIndianSummer — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 22:32:58 +0000

[...] My crew-member Anna recently posted on her blog about how there aren’t a lot of women boat owners or skippers and that got me started on one of my pet peeves: sexism. [...]

By: BoatGirl

BoatGirl — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:56:51 +0000

Anna - this post brings out one of my pet peeves. Why don’t more women own/sail their own boats? And for that matter, go surfing by themselves, or backpacking by themselves, or take flying lessons or … whatever they want. All the guys I know spend tons of money on toys, but for some reason, we women feel guilty. We’re not supposed to spend money on anything but clothes. Please, anyone out there who has a daughter, raise her to be just as self-satisfying (for lack of a better term) as your sons.
OK, this is getting too big, I’ll go rant in my own space.