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#sunsets on #lakegrapevine are always so gorgeous! (at Grapevine Lake)

Ohana's first rescue!! Everyone made it back safe and sound just as the sun went down. They laughed because they had to be saved by an all girls boat. #flippedboat #kids #takingonwater #towing (at Grapevine Lake)

#flippedboat #kids #towing #takingonwater

Boat work sucks in 100+ weather but making the best of it! #boatwork #chainplate #yeah

#boatwork #yeah #chainplate

Summer sailing! #pearson26 #lakegrapevine #sailing #womenatthehelm #sunsetsail #lakegrapevine #racepractice (at Grapevine Lake)

#pearson26 #sailing #racepractice #sunsetsail #lakegrapevine #womenatthehelm

Summer sailing! #pearson26 #lakegrapevine #sailing #womenatthehelm (at Grapevine Lake)

#womenatthehelm #lakegrapevine #pearson26 #sailing

Over night trip for ASA 104 #sailboat #ASA104 #sailing #sunset #dinghy #sky #sailboat #petrel #womensailors (at Bradenton, Florida)

#womensailors #sailing #sailboat #sky #asa104 #dinghy #sunset #petrel

On our way back to port 06.06.2016 (at Saint Petersburg, Florida)

#sailing #tropicalstormcolin #666 #asa #storm #stpete

Our home for the next week 🌴❤️ (at Saint Petersburg, Florida)

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Where do you sail? My teacher/coach/family friend's boat has almost all female crew, and our team/club is mostly female as well. I never really experienced sexism in sailing until recently, but apparently it is quite common outside of my 'sheltered sphere'. How is it different with fully female? What are your experiences?

We sail on Lake Grapevine in Texas. Our sailing community on the lake is super supportive of our all female crew. At first though it was kind of hard. Many did not take us seriously. After we came in first place for our summer series race we proved to them that having an all female crew is not just a joke. We are serious about sailing and we know what we are doing. We are so thankful that they take us seriously now and they see us as competitors and equals now. Where do you sail? Curious to hear about your experiences.

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I sail on Long Island Sound and the Connecticut River. I’ve sailed for about 2 years, practically every day. I’m pretty good at it, better than some around here. I started sailing through UConn, and it was mostly co-ed. The teacher’s J29 has almost entirely female crew and they are all very good and he is supportive of everybody. I raced on a J24 last summer, again mixed crew with lots of support for everybody. I was the bowman, and pretty good at it. Then I started racing in jy15s with a guy who calls his one female crew member on his C&C35 a ‘bow ornament.’ He also has had other sexist comments, and he stopped talking to my friend after she started beating him. He’s getting better, now that I’ve been sailing with him for a while, takes my suggestions seriously. He asked me to crew on is big boat this summer, and during a practice he let me steer, which was very different. But he says I’m too small to do bow work. And then he needed extra crew for a race and I brought a lady from the teacher’s boat, the bowman, who is even smaller than I am, and e had her do bow. Maybe its because she is older, or has more experience. Another time we saw this attitude toward female sailors was last summer. My friend crewed for a few races on this boat and they kept on making comments about how strong she is and how good she is even though she is a girl. Its just so weird going from one environment to the next and seeing so many changes in how people treat you. But its mostly been fun, I learn a lot, its a sport that I can do. I have a bad back and was never allowed to participate in any sports. Most of te people are really nice and friendly and want to teach you and help you out.

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Sounds like you have quite a bit of experience on different boats, which is awesome! I'm glad you have found something you can do and you like it. Good luck this summer!

#sailnumber #sailing #pearson #mainsail

Where do you sail? My teacher/coach/family friend's boat has almost all female crew, and our team/club is mostly female as well. I never really experienced sexism in sailing until recently, but apparently it is quite common outside of my 'sheltered sphere'. How is it different with fully female? What are your experiences?

We sail on Lake Grapevine in Texas. Our sailing community on the lake is super supportive of our all female crew. At first though it was kind of hard. Many did not take us seriously. After we came in first place for our summer series race we proved to them that having an all female crew is not just a joke. We are serious about sailing and we know what we are doing. We are so thankful that they take us seriously now and they see us as competitors and equals now. Where do you sail? Curious to hear about your experiences.

Today we had to take the mast down to do some wood work inside. Luckily we leave for Florida on Saturday to get our ASA certifications!!

#sailing #boatwork

We totally support women at the helm. Here are a few of our Ohana bitches at the helm! (FYI We use the word “Bitch” as a term of endearment on Ohana!)

We totally support women at the helm. Here are a few of our Ohana bitches at the helm! (FYI We use the word “Bitch” as a term of endearment)

#womanatthehelm

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