Let’s kick off the 2024 sailing season!

Invitations for this event come to yacht club members from their club’s WOW representative. Note that most WOW Reps have sent this invitation out already. If you haven’t received it yet, contact your Club’s Rep.

If you are a WOW Rep and you didn’t receive the invitation details to share with your Club’s members, you can login to the password protected WOW REP area of the site (login link on upper right) for all the details. You can also contact the host, Beth Eaton, OGYC rep.

Questions? Contact us.

WHEN: Saturday, April 13, 2024 from 8:30 to 4:30pm
WHERE: Greenwich Bay Marina, 125 Wharf Road, Warwick, RI 02886

Join us for a one-day Women’s Conference to meet fellow female boaters and enjoy an introductory taste of your own selection of programming. We have ten topics available and you’ll have time in the day to dive into your favorite four.

Learn more on the Narragansett Sailing School website.

Women on the Water, LIS Winter Planning Meeting for Yacht Club Representatives

• Meet on Zoom to plan the 2024 Sailing Season & Supper Series

• Share Womens sailing successes and program initiatives

• Meet / Mingle - build relationships between clubs in support of women sailing and boating.

Zoom invite is sent to all current WOW Reps.
Reps who missed the meeting can listen to an audio recording accessed from the password protected Rep page.

Sailors! Don’t miss the great tradition of The Ladies Invitational for the Commodore Mendez Trophy, Sunday, September 10! (This year, the Mendez is combined with the YRA Queen’s Cup race.)

Started by Commodore Mendez and his wife Pauline in 1996 to provide opportunities for women sailors on Long Island Sound, it's a fun and spirited event and is also a qualifier for the YRALIS's Andrea Watson Award.

Registration fee $100 + loaner boat fee, if needed, $100.

More details...

• The Mendez is a non-spinnaker, ladies-only event on Ideal 18s!

• Awards ceremony and wine / cheese reception with tunes following racing!

• The Notice of Race is posted!

• Loaner boats are available on a first come first serve basis for a $100 fee.

The Schedule of Events...

1. 9:30 - 10:00 Check in Veranda

2. 10:00 Competitor Meeting

3. 11:15 First Warning signal

4. 15:00 No warning signal after this time

5. Awards ceremony and wine & cheese reception following the completion of racing

New this year...The YRALIS Queen’s Cup will be held simultaneously.

Two regattas in one. Read more at the link.

Contact Larchmont Yacht Club for more information on this Women’s only Ideal 18 regatta. The Event Chair for the Mendez Regatta is LYC woman sailor Anne Stark Locher - anne.stark.locher@gmail.com.

Click here for more information on the Mendez - Notice of Race, SIs etc.

YRALIS NOR for Queens Cup

Annual Gillespie Regatta. Women’s only in Ideal 18s with spinnakers. Part of the Andrea Watson Trophy 4 regatta series.

You must be a member of a qualifying yacht club to participate, and an experienced Ideal 18 sailor. Your registration must be approved by the Woman’s Sailing Chair.
This is the 2023 regatta info: https://theclubspot.com/regatta/2Ne5qVBG2M
Check-in at 9am.

Learn more about the four Andrea Watson Trophy qualifying regattas for women Ideal 18 sailors.

The regatta schedule:

• 0900: Check in and refreshments

• 0930: Competitors meeting

• 1000: Harbor start

• 1600: Awards and refreshments post racing on the deck

Norwalk Yacht Club is the perfect venue for a regatta with a vast playground of navigable waters and beautiful scenery. Sign up early so we can plan to rally more boats if needed.

Contact WOW REP Anne Munkenbeck at annemunkenbeck@optonline.net for more information.
Reach out to the NYC Sailing Director Sean Palliza with any questions: sailingdirector@norwalkyachtclub.com

NEW EVENT! Hudson River Community Sailing (our new sister club!) will host WOW Clubs on Sunday, August 13th, 2023 in New York City for a social sail, (starting at 1PM) followed by Happy Hour in Chelsea, starting at 6PM.

The number of available spots for sailors will be set two weeks prior to the event, on July 30, so that Reps can send out invitations to their women sailors. Happy Hour - 6-8PM - is open to all!

WOW Club Reps should contact Hudson River Community Sailing Rep Elif Levent with questions. She is on the Rep Google spreadsheet.

This event is for WOW affiliated yacht club members only. Your invitation to attend will come directly from your own club’s WOW representative. Be sure you are on their email list!

WOW East-West (post finale) Supper Series - Housatonic Boat Club hosts their second Supper Series, open to both East and West Clubs! There will be a casual sail for all, followed by supper. Bring PFDs and a beverage to share.

There are no headcount limits!

Reps, please contact your fellow WOW Rep from HBC - Claudine Disario @ claudinedisario@optonline.net with any questions.

This event is for WOW affiliated yacht club members only. Your invitation to attend will come directly from your own club’s WOW representative. Be sure you are on their email list!

The Supper Series is back in 2023 with the fantastic finale for WOW member clubs hosted at Indian Harbor Yacht Club. Contact your fellow WOW rep from Indian Harbor YC, Karen Lau, for more information. This event is for WOWlis affiliated club members only.

The RSVP Deadline to your own Club’s WOW Rep is Friday, July 7. You should have received the invitation from your club’s WOW Rep, and if not, please reach out directly to them.

More info from Karen Lau:
As our group has grown nicely, we will have the WOWLIS Eastern and Western District clubs race, spectate, or hang out ... and non-racing clubs (Beach Point, Cedar Point, Horseshoe Harbor, Housatonic, Hudson River Community Sailing, Nyack Boat, and Stonington) join us to spectate (if there is room) or hang out during the racing.

All WOWLIS are invited to the Supper, $40/per person.

Schedule:

1715: Gather at the Sunfish Bar - southwest corner of IHYC property

1730: Group picture (racers/spectators)

1745: Skippers Meeting

1815 - 2000: Sailors - Supper Series Race: Each LIS Eastern and Western District Supper Series club: Larchmont, American, Indian Harbor, Riverside, Old Greenwich, Stamford, Norwalk, Noroton, Pequot, and Black Rock will provide one team (skipper and crew) to race Ideal 18s, non-spinnaker

1800 - 2000: Non-sailors - Spectating and Hanging Out

Spectator boats available to watch the racing. For planning purposes, space is limited to 3 spots per racing club, more information below

South Patio hang out for non-on-boat spectators and late comers

2015: All WOWLIS clubs are welcome to Supper, meet and catch up with the WOWLIS women sailors and supporters on the South Patio - $40 per person, chit bar. Casual dress.

This event is for WOW affiliated yacht club members only. Your invitation to attend will come directly from your own club’s WOW representative. Be sure you are on their email list!

Sunset sailing at 6, weather permitting, and dinner on deck or lawn afterwards. WOW Club Reps should contact NYC WOW rep Katie Morgan with questions.

This event is for WOW affiliated yacht club members only. Your invitation to attend will come directly from your own club’s WOW representative. Be sure you are on their email list!

WOW East Supper Series - Stamford Yacht Club. Reps, please contact your fellow WOW Rep from SYC - Ethel Scully - for more information.

This event is for WOW affiliated yacht club members only. Your invitation to attend will come directly from your own club’s WOW representative. Be sure you are on their email list!

WOW West Supper Series - Larchmont Yacht Club. Reps, please contact your fellow WOW Rep Anne Locher Stark for more information.

This event is for WOW affiliated yacht club members only. Your invitation to attend will come directly from your own club’s WOW representative. Be sure you are on their email list!

WOW West Supper Series - American Yacht Club. Reps, please contact your fellow WOW Rep Sue Hull for more information.

This event is for WOW affiliated yacht club members only. Your invitation to attend will come directly from your own club’s WOW representative. Be sure you are on their email list!

WOW East Supper Series - Black Rock Yacht Club. Reps, please contact your fellow WOW Rep from Black Rock, Katie O'Grady, ksogrady@optonline.net, for more information.

This event is for WOW affiliated yacht club members only. Your invitation to attend will come directly from your own club’s WOW representative. Be sure you are on their email list!

WOW West Supper Series - Old Greenwich Yacht Club. Reps, please contact your fellow WOW Rep (and OGYC Commodore) Beth Eaton at betheaton0808@gmail.com for more information.

This event is for WOW affiliated yacht club members only. Your invitation to attend will come directly from your own club’s WOW representative. Be sure you are on their email list!

WOW East Supper Series - Norwalk Yacht Club. Reps, please contact your fellow WOW Rep from NYC - Anne Munkenbeck - for more information.

This event is for WOW affiliated yacht club members only. Your invitation to attend will come directly from your own club’s WOW representative. Be sure you are on their email list!

WOW West Supper Series - Riverside Yacht Club. Reps, please contact your fellow WOW Rep Michelle Brendel for more information.

This event is for WOW affiliated yacht club members only. Your invitation to attend will come directly from your own club’s WOW representative. Be sure you are on their email list!

WOW East Supper Series - Pequot Yacht Club. Reps, please contact your fellow WOW Rep from Pequot - Lisa Borter - for more information.

This event is for WOW affiliated yacht club members only. Your invitation to attend will come directly from your own club’s WOW representative. Be sure you are on their email list!

2023 WOW West Supper Series - Indian Harbor Yacht Club.
Reps, please contact your fellow WOW Rep Karen Lau for more information - kllau6@gmail.com.

This event is for WOW affiliated yacht club members only. Your invitation to attend will come directly from your own club’s WOW representative. Be sure you are on their email list!

Let’s kick off the 2023 sailing season!

Invitations for this event come to yacht club members from their club’s WOW representative. Note that most WOW Reps have sent this invitation out already. If you haven’t received it yet, contact your Club’s Rep.

If you are a WOW Rep and you didn’t receive the invitation details to share with your Club’s members, you can login to the password protected WOW REP area of the site (upper right) for all the details. You can also contact the host, Beth Eaton, OGYC rep.

Questions? Contact us.

Sailors! Don’t miss the great tradition of The Ladies Invitational for the Commodore Mendez Trophy, Sunday, September 11!

Started by Commodore Mendez and his wife Pauline in 1996 to provide opportunities for women sailors on Long Island Sound, it's a fun and spirited event and is also a qualifier for the YRALIS' Andrea Watson Award.

Registration fee $90 + loaner boat fee, if needed, $100.

More details...

• The Mendez is a non-spinnaker, ladies-only event on Ideal 18s!

• Awards ceremony and wine / cheese reception with tunes following racing!

• The Notice of Race is posted! Soon to be posted SIs on the Regatta Page!

• Loaner boats are available on a first come first serve basis for a $100 fee.

The Schedule of Events...

1. 9:30 - 10:00 Check in Veranda

2. 10:00 Competitor Meeting

3. 11:15 First Warning signal

4. 15:00 No warning signal after this time

5. Awards ceremony and reception following the completion of racing

New this year...

A special prize to be awarded to the team that wins the new "Annual Mendez Spirit Award!"

Come dressed up in your favorite theme or color!

Contact Larchmont Yacht Club for more information on this Women’s only Ideal 18 regatta. The Event Chair for the Mendez Regatta is LYC woman sailor Anne Stark Locher - anne.stark.locher@gmail.com.
Click here for more information on the Mendez - SIs etc.

Join us for this Coed Regatta at Housatonic Boat Club!

Entry Form, Race Instructions, Scratch Sheet and Results are posted on https://www.housatonicboatclub.com/hbc-invitational 

Date:   Saturday, September 10, 2022

Eligibility:  The HBC Invitational is open to all boats with a valid PHRF-ECSA certificate, a self-bailing cockpit, fixed berths, galley facilities and the ability to be self supporting for a weekend cruise.  

Classes:  Entries will be divided into classes at the discretion of the Race Committee.  There will be spinnaker and non-spinnaker classes and, with sufficient entries, One Design classes. 

Mooring Space: Limited space may be available at the Housatonic Boat Club.

Contact: Robert Kubis | kubisb@sbcglobal.net, Mobile:  (203) 770-6568

WOW CONTACT: Claudine DiSario, claudinedisario@optonline.net

WOW East-West (post finale) Supper Series - Housatonic Boat Club hosts their first Supper Series, open to both East and West Clubs! There will be a casual sail for all, followed by supper. Bring PFDs and a beverage to share.

WOW Reps, please provide a headcount RSVP for your club to Claudine by Friday, July 22. There are no headcount limits!

Reps, please contact your fellow WOW Rep from HBC - Claudine Disario @ claudinedisario@optonline.net with any questions. This event is for affiliated yacht club members only.

MAIDEN Public Open “Boat”

The inspirational vessel Maiden will be open for touring on Saturday, July 23 from 10-1 at the Stonington Yacht Club docks. Masks and proper footwear required. No reservations required. Questions? Contact jeanioneill@gmail.com.
https://www.themaidenfactor.org/

The Maiden Factor

Maiden is a Global Ambassador for the Empowerment of Girls through Education

Stonington Welcomes MAIDEN!

The ‘Maiden’ story is relevant to every human being whostrives to reach their full potential and to succeed against all odds. Maiden is proof that with self-belief, grit, determination, and relentlessness, anyone from anywhere can change the world.

1. Maiden inspires women and girls all over the world

2. Maiden raises funds for girls’ educational programmes around the world

3. Maiden shows, by example, what girls can achieve if they embrace STEM subjects

Annual Gillespie Regatta. Women’s only in Ideal 18s with spinnakers. Part of the Andrea Watson Trophy 4 regatta series.

You must be a member of a qualifying yacht club to participate, and an experienced Ideal 18 sailor. Your registration must be approved by the Woman’s Sailing Chair. https://theclubspot.com/regatta/kgeYJ4eLa0 Check-in at 9am.

Contact Anne Munkenbeck at annemunkenbeck@optonline.net for more information.

The Supper Series is back in 2022 with the fantastic finale for WOW member clubs hosted at Indian Harbor Yacht Club. Contact your fellow WOW rep from Indian Harbor YC, Karen Lau, for more information.