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Since 1984, the first and leading sailing school designed by women, for women.

At Womanship®, we bring together women of all ages - 18 to 82, so far - from diverse backgrounds, from every part of the world, in harmonious collaboration and in a conducive learning environment, to take part in a sailing journey of self discovery, self fulfillment and the acquisition of real skills, real strengths, the ability to team and to lead, in harmony with nature.

Join us! Your path from student to take-charge skipper begins with Womanship®. Start now and picture yourself at the helm.

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PassageMaking

Mary Ann Neal
and Sarah Pogell
on board in Annapolis

Teamwork
A Couple's Getaway
Student-Centered Learning

Save throughout 2010
on hands-on, entirely on board classes

Just pay a tuition deposit by March 1st.  Select dates now or later when you know your schedule.

Savings Xtra savings if you bring a friend
Daytime classes, 9-5, each day
2 days – Save $60 - $100
3 days – Save $75  - $125
Living aboard & learning while cruising & passagemaking on Chesapeake Bay
3 days – Save $130  - $175
5 days -  Save $200 - $255
7 days  - Save $250  - $325

Deduct $avings from tuition as shown on the Course Calendar

Spring Sailing on Chesapeake Bay

women navigatingSpring, Summer & Fall – April thru October
The setting for light, lovely, challenging, even adverse sailing conditions from historic Annapolis, the Sailing Capital of sailors in the know.

Daytime
April 2-4, first 3-day weekend
April 5&6 & 10&11, first 2-day courses

LiveAboard
April 10-12, earliest 3-day course
April 19-23, earliest 5-day course

Advanced Skills Clinics

Adverse Conditions Weekends
April 17-19, 24-26
Learn to handle the What-ifs of natural & mechanical challenges & human error

Sail Handling, Piloting & Navigation, Docking & Helming
see dates for these clinics on the Course Calendar

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June 5-8, Advanced Coastal/Thru-the-night

sailing coupleA Couple’s Learning Getaway…
at once-in 25-years savings just for you!

Become the sailors you want to be, happily afloat in the Florida Keys, on Annapolis’s own Chesapeake Bay, or the paradise of the British Virgin Islands. With your very own Womanship instructor – US Coast Guard licensed and Womanship-trained - as your guide, and your boat and the prevailing winds as your classroom, you will plot each day’s course on a new adventure to yet another island destination under star-studded skies.

Savings up to $600


British Virgin Islands Cruising Courses
October thru May
Our most popular offshore destination

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Balmy GetAways to Florida Keys

Cruising Courses
7, 5, & 3 Days

October - June

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Around the Florida Keys

April 24-30 and May 8-14
Ideal for alums or advancing sailors – thru-the-night & offshore

Ideal for Womanship alums or advancing sailors with intermediate cruising and coastal piloting skills. Broaden your sailing horizons and become the take-charge sailor you want to be. Sailing from Biscayne Bay, refresh & advance coastal skills. Then, sail thru-the-night practicing nighttime piloting and emergency procedures. Offshore, advance to Watch Captain and take command of boat and crew.

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New Zealand Sail & See Adventure

February 27 - March 8

Sailing the unspoiled islands of the Southern Pacific from Auckland

On the Horizon 2010 ...

Chesapeake Bay from Annapolis – April thru October
Boat calls, Tastes of Sailing, Transforming Day on the Bay

We Make Boat Calls ... call us to learn & advance on your own boat

Long Island Sound – May -September
Daytime, LiveAboard , Boat Calls

Maine
Advanced & Adverse Conditions Courses – June 26-30, September 25-29

San Francisco
April - November

Vancouver, BC & the Gulf Islands
June 26 thru September
LiveAboard Cruising Courses for 7&5 days

Sail & See Adventures in the Greek Isles, Turkey & Ireland
June-October

“Sail Yourself Safely Home” – 2-day clinics in your home waters
Teaching 17 safety control and emergency procedures.
Order now: Instructional SYSH DVD .  Look for expanded SYSH book for Holiday purchase.

1 hr/15minutes $19. 95
"Sail Yourself Safely Home"
Instructional DVD - 1 hr/15 minutes $19.95

Send e-mail questions to sail@womanship.com
Call 800-342-9295 for details

Click here to receive a complete Info Packet including Course Calendar, Course Log of Courses and Curricula, and more.

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What are you looking for...?

See Course Log (of Course Descriptions) & Curriculum

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Where do you want to go...?

See info on Sailing Center Locations: Annapolis, Md., on Chesapeake Bay; British Virgin Islands; Florida Keys; Long Island Sound from Greenport, N. Y.; & Camden, Maine; the Greek Isles; Ireland; Turkey; New Zealand; Vancouver, BC and the Gulf Islands

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"Sailing is Believing"

See a scrapbook of your sailing memories

Testimonials

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Instructors (All US Coast Guard Licensed)

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Womanship books and videos

Nobody Yells ... Everybody Learns

Womanship®
137 Conduit Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
1-800-342-9295
Email: sail@womanship.com