Join Captain Deb Marlor for an unforgettable sailing experience in the stunning Windward Islands, where you’ll not only learn sailing and cruising basics but also immerse yourself in the culture, people, and beauty of Grenada. This retreat offers the perfect blend of learning and leisure — sailing by day and relaxing with activities like snorkeling, paddle boarding, reading, music, and sketching. Experience firsthand the peaceful and vibrant lifestyle of life aboard a sailing yacht.
She Sailor Sea Story -- Navigate
The She Sailor Sea Story is a program of live storytelling told by women sailors on Zoom. The LIVE She Sailor Sea Story is free to anyone who registers. We add a bit of socializing after the stories at the Happy Half-Hour.
Replays of individual stories are posted on at womensailing.org and YouTube. more info...
Annually, National Women's Sailing Association (NWSA) organizes a full day of hands-on workshops for women sailors of all levels, both on land and on the water. In 2025, we’re thrilled to expand the event to three exciting days of Knowledge-Skills-Fun!
Our workshops are led by highly skilled and enthusiastic women sail instructors and captains who are passionate about sharing their knowledge and expertise.
The regatta is one of the only events on the Chesapeake Bay that is for just women sailors. It's a wonderful one day, three race regatta with all women skippers and crew. Get your team together, get registered and we will see you out there.
This event is for experienced and novice racers. Our mission is that everyone steps up and does something they haven't done before. Maybe you've raced but never skippered, maybe you're a cruiser and haven't raced. This day is for all of you!
This space is the hub for all information about the event as well as regatta prep events. Need some crew? Email us! Want some more information? Email us! In the meantime, get out and find all your great women sailing friends and get your team together. more info...
Join Captain Deb Marlor for an unforgettable sailing experience in the stunning Windward Islands, where you’ll not only learn sailing and cruising basics but also immerse yourself in the culture, people, and beauty of Grenada. This retreat offers the perfect blend of learning and leisure — sailing by day and relaxing with activities like snorkeling, paddle boarding, reading, music, and sketching. Experience firsthand the peaceful and vibrant lifestyle of life aboard a sailing yacht.
US Sailing Sanctioned International Offshore Safety at Sea Course.
Who is this Course for?
Safety at Sea Courses are for everyone: Cruisers, Power Boaters & Sailboat Racers
Crew members of long-distance and international offshore races, long-distance cruisers, or persons requiring the International Offshore certificate that complies with World Sailing guidelines for Personal Safety (World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations Appendix G compliant).
Why take a US Sailing Safety at Sea Course?
Ever wonder what you would do if someone fell overboard from your boat?
Do you have a plan to deal with heavy weather if you can’t reach a safe harbor?
Are you interested in selecting the right emergency communications equipment or storm sails, but you’re not sure what to buy?
US Sailing is the National Governing Body for the Sport of Sailing and the only organization in the United States sanctioned by World Sailing to issue Safety at Sea certificates. This event is a US Sailing certified International Safety at Sea course and all participants will be issued a Safety at Sea certificate.
Safety at Sea Course Facts
The Safety at Sea certificates are valid for five years from the date of issue.
Moderated and taught by experienced, lifelong sailors who include some of the top names in sailing and safety.
Appropriate for a wide range of boats and experience levels — small, big, monohulls, multihulls (and powerboats, too) — that are sailed and operated anywhere — nearshore and offshore.
Sanctioned with the approved curriculum by US Sailing, with special attention to conditions and challenges of the host organization’s sailing area.
More than 2,500 sailors attend safety courses around North America every year and many bring their families and crews.
International Offshore Safety at Sea Course
with Hands-on Training
Attendees who complete the prerequisites and hands-on training will receive a World Sailing-compliant US Sailing Sanctioned International Offshore Safety at Sea with hands-on training Certificate.
Complies with World Sailing Offshore Personal Survival Course guidelines; ISAF
SER Categories: 4.3.1 and 4.3.2
World Sailing OSR Categories: 0, 1 and 2
Meets required certification for ARC, Newport to Bermuda, Newport to Ensanada, TransPac, Pac Cup
Certification good for 5 years from the date of the course
ALL attendees that are seeking to receive a US Sailing Sanctioned International Offshore Safety at Sea Hands-on Training Certificate that meets World Sailing Guidelines for Offshore Personal Survival MUST have taken the prerequisite online units within 365 days prior to attending. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Topics
Typically covers 8-10 units from Giving Assistance, Personal Safety Gear, Care and Maintenance of Safety Gear, Fire Safety, Crew Overboard, Cold Exposure, Crew Health, Marine Weather, Heavy Weather, Storm Sails and Reefing, Damage Control, Search and Rescue, Signals, Emergency Communications, and Life Rafts plus hands-on training that includes topics such as boarding a life raft (in a pool), working with inflatable life jackets, pyrotechnics, firefighting, etc.
Learn more from US Sailing Safety at Sea Certified Moderator why Option 1: Two-Day course is highly recommended for first-time certificate seekers.
