Each month, members of our community share their stories, providing unique, personal insights into the world of sailing for moments of reflection, celebration, and information sharing. You’ll receive these directly in your inbox when you subscribe to our newsletter!
With so many variables and unknowns while at sea, it’s normal to deal with anxiety. Whether fear around sailing is caused by a past traumatic event, a present situation, or just worrying about the future, there are tactics we can employ that train our brain to build resilience and coping strategies. Cruiser Cidnie Carroll talks with therapist and sailor, Melissa White, and three women sailors about the strategies they use to stay calm and focused on the water.
Read MoreWhat does respect mean to you? With more women on the water each year, more of us than ever before face discrimination, but not everyone shares the same experience. Cidnie Carroll discusses the changing face of sailing and individual stories of women’s experiences with discrimination in the sailing community, giving us all a better understanding of the challenges we individually face.
Read MoreArwen discusses sailing, sisterhood, and what it’s like being a trans-woman in the sailing world.
Read MoreIn this modified excerpt from her new book Plunge, Liesbet captures the shock and heartbreak of sudden loss of a pet and how love transcends species.
Read MoreFor the first time on this sailing adventure, we wish we lived in a house. We push away the thought of leaving her behind. This can’t happen to our girl.
Wendy shares what it was like to come home to Seattle after a seven year, 34,000 mile voyage of the Pacific. She beautifully illustrates how life transitions and changes can shake us up, spiral us down, and teach us how to float through uncertainty.
Read MoreIt was a dark time for me. Landlocked, I felt trapped. I spent long days in despair, sometimes barely able to get out of bed.
