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Time for a New Year Resolution?

Thursday, 29 December, 2011

We have been pretty rubbish at updating our site here at Ladieswotyacht… Its not that there has been no news, just simply that there was little time to report on it. To bring you up to speed… We raced in the Womens Open Keelboat Championships and the J24 Autumn Championships, we won the mixed sportsboats [...]

Get this on your Christmas list!

Wednesday, 23 November, 2011

Over the years, there has only been one job on the boat for me and that was cockpit, or ‘pit’, and I have never been needed to (or indeed wanted to) make tactical decisions on the water as the boat I sail on has a top tactician already on board, so when over the summer [...]

Book Now! for the 2011 Southampton Boat Show Ladies Day

Friday, 2 September, 2011

PSP Southampton Boat Show is celebrating Ladies Day on Thursday 22 September. This day has grown over the last three years and for 2011 promises to be an unforgettable experience… If you’re looking for a day of glamour, style and a thriving atmosphere, enjoy yourself on Ladies Day. And, with The Rose Road Association onboard as the Official Charity you [...]

Louise Morton wins Ladies Day Trophy at Cowes Week 2010

Wednesday, 4 August, 2010

Accomplished sailor Louise Morton has won the 2010 Ladies Day Trophy award at Cowes Week; one of the UK’s longest running sporting events and the world’s best known sailing regatta.  Now in its fifth year, the Ladies Day Trophy celebrates the achievements and contributions of women in sailing. Three times winner of the Women’s Open [...]

Ladies Day Arrangements at Cowes Week 2010

Thursday, 29 July, 2010

The lively Ondeck Hospitality area will play host to a number of events and functions throughout the Week including: The Ladies Day Trophy Awards for media, guests and nominees at 1800 on Wednesday 4TH August at 1800 and Mount Gay’s brand ambassador and mixologist (wouldn’t we all want his job!) all the way from Barbados, [...]

Ladies Afloat

Saturday, 24 July, 2010

I picked up a copy of Devon Life magazine this weekend to read an article about Salcombe and was delighted to discover that there is a very special organisation which encourages women to get out on the water, ‘Ladies Afloat’. Based at the Royal Dart Yacht Club (RDYC) in Kingswear, Devon, ‘Ladies Afloat’ has grown [...]

Girls set new world record in Virgin GB Row

Saturday, 24 July, 2010

After an incredible seven weeks at sea in a tiny 24-foot-long rowing boat, four women are set to complete an epic 2,010-mile journey rowing non-stop around Britain. The all female crew set out on June 1 to race a team of men around the British mainland. But when the male team gave up after less [...]

Kindred Female Sailing Spirits : Facebook Group

Tuesday, 13 July, 2010

Ladies wot yacht in the USA! Check out this great Facebook group! The aim of KFSS is to discuss questions and issuea that can weigh on the minds of cruising women. Their goal is to empower female sailors to become independant, integral members of the sailing community. They meet every month both in Ventura and [...]