Women sailing

With the new boats launching and the teams preparing for this year’s Volvo Ocean Race, let us take a look back, way back to the race’s debut, 1973. The Whitbread Round the World Race Di…

Making waves and taking names.

We sat down with Liz Clark, a surfer and environmentalist who's been solo-sailing on her 40-foot ride, Swell, since early 2006.

My first time on a sailing boat – or why women don’t want to go sailing with their husbands « Blog

Many of us dream about escaping our everyday lives for something more exotic. And ten years ago, bartender Liz Clark did just that when she swapped cleaning glasses for sailing around the world.

Feb 17, 2019 - The best women's sailing shoes should be stylish and quick drying. We researched top options from Sperry, Helly Hansen, and more to help you a pair.

In 1989, the very idea of a competitive all-female sailboat crew was nearly inconceivable to the manly world of open-ocean yacht racing. They’d never make it to the start of the Whitbread Round the World Race, much less survive to the finish. They’d never find funding. They didn’t have the strength or skill. They’d die at sea. Did that many professional female sailors even exist? Tracy Edwards proved them wrong. 26-year-old skipper Edwards, her second-hand racing yacht Maiden, and her…

Liz Clark for 10 years of solo sailing in search of surf, simplicity and self-reliance. Read the inteview. Photo: Jeff Johnson