Welcome to Women Who Sail Tampa Bay

Our goal is to empower women to be confident and successful in sailing related activities. We strive to accomplish this by providing education opportunities, shared knowledge and camaraderie.

Welcome

We are pleased to announce the formation of Women Who Sail Tampa Bay, a FL 501c7 not for profit.

Delivering the best results for the Tamp Bay female sailing community will best be served by having a local 501c7 that is solely focused on our local needs. As Women Who Sail Tampa Bay has grown, the need to manage our own finances with our own bank accounts required that we officially create a 501c7.

The new officers are:

President- Vanessa Goodrum
Secretary- Becky McLeod
Treasurer- Mary Beth Blackwell
Advisor – Kris Self

If you would like to volunteer and become more involved, please email outreach@wwstampabay.com

Women Who Sail Tampa Bay was created in 2015 as a subset of the international group, Women Who Sail.

Our goal is to create a safe respectful space for women sailors to share resources among ourselves and the sailing community as a whole.

Activities in the past have included:

Hurricane prep and survival tips and tricks
Hands on fire safety for your boat
Support of The Maiden Foundation with presentation from Tracy Edwards
Hands on safety with the Cortez Coast Guard
Discussion about favorite tools
Brief Overview of NMEA Networking on your boat
Diesel engine maintenance
and of course many happy hours

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Education

In the Tampa Bay Area there are so many opportunities to further your education in the sailing/boating field. It’s never too late to learn something new!

Shared knowledge

Asking a sailing/ boating question in WWSTB is like tapping into a wealth of knowledge, just wait a few minutes and you’ll have more diverse answers than you can read. Sharing Knowledge is not just great for the person asking the question but also for all who read or provide the solutions.

Camraderie

WWSTB is not just an online group, it’s much more than that! Members enjoy a range of social activities including happy hours, anchor outs, themed meetings with informative speakers, day sails and competitions for fun. Come and join us.

Get in touch now

If you have questions about our group or would like to suggest an idea for a gathering, we would love to hear from you.

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