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 Boating News & Events
Welcome to the boating news and events
section of Sea Sense Sailing and Powerboating School Web Site.
Below you will find articles that pertain to sailing and
powerboating!
Click on the article name to read the
stories!
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Games
Take Her Sailing and She’ll Get a Great Tan; Teach Her to Sail and
the Ocean’s the Limit
By Rebecca Waters
Betsy waves me over as I jump off the stern of "La Mouette", our
chartered Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 453, into the warm waters of Cooper
Island’s Manchioneel Bay. My mask and fins are already on. Betsy
has found an octopus hiding against a rock shelf; it pulls an
empty conch shell over itself when I get too close. I follow a
couple of stingrays over to a reef where I spy a school of
sergeant majors, Christmas tree worms of every color, and a
variety of sea fans. The snorkeling is excellent, but I’m not here
for the scenery. It’s the second day of Sea Sense’s week-long
sailing course for women, and the British Virgin Islands, with
their
guaranteed February sunshine, steady 15-knot trade winds, and
blissful 80-degree temperatures, is the perfect classroom.
Sail Magazine
For sailors at various levels Sail covers such topics as hull and
sail design, rigging, sail trim, and wind and water conditions.
The magazine's well-informed writers and columnists dispense
practical advice on choosing and owning sailboats, gear, and
equipment.
 Sea Sense
& Sensibility
At Sea Sense, women- and some men- learn to enjoy powerboating.
By Jay Winchester
There is a pull to the ocean that goes beyond its tides. It speaks
to the hearts of some people in an almost mystical siren’s call,
drawing them from land out on to the vast waters that make up 75%
of this planet’s surface. While there is something incredibly
romantic, in the old world sense of that word, about being out on
the sea in a boat, it really isn’t a place for the average
landlubber. However, for those who believe they’d find themselves
lost at sea, Captains Patti Moore and Carol Cuddyer can help.
The two ladies are partners in
Sea Sense, a sailing and powerboating school for women- and
occasionally men- headquartered in St. Petersburg. However, Moore
and Cuddyer are not land-locked ladies in any sense of the word.
They are both experienced ship’s captains with a combined 50 years
on the water, and both hold Masters licenses from the U.S. Coast
Guard. They know their way around a ship, and they know their way
around the seas.
 Move
Over, Men!
A women’s boating class that taught this writer about more
than just boating.
Story and Photos by Eileen Mansfield
No way is he going to go for this,” I thought as I went to pitch a
story about a women’s boating school to my boss. You see, our core
readership is 95 percent male, so my idea for a story about a
boating school founded and taught by women, for women, didn’t seem
like a great fit.
“On the contrary,” was his reply. “Just because the name on the
address label is male doesn’t mean his wife or girlfriend isn’t
reading the magazine, too.” He added that although boating is
indeed a male-dominated activity, most men welcome the idea of
sharing their love of the water with their partner, and plenty of
women are interested in learning the ropes.
But sometimes those ropes are best taught by a person you do not
live with.
Published: POWER AND MOTORYACHT Magazine,
January 2004
Aye Aye Captain Laura
POWER AND MOTORYACHT Magazine's October 2006 issue has a wonderful article by Senior Editor Captain Bill Pike, called "Aye Aye Captain Laura". Bill writes about his observations and insights while acting as a line handler during an On Your Own Boat© course for his wife, taught by SEA SENSE instructor Captain Laura.
Power & Motoryacht Magazine
Power & Motoryacht's editorial focuses
solely on power boats 24 feet and larger, plus engines,
electronics, gear, accessories, and tests on these boats. The
magazine consistently runs stories on activities of interest to
active boaters such as: destination sports fishing; cruising and
chartering; personalities; and mega yachts and their owners.
Special features include issues covering the world's 100 largest
yachts; the 200 largest owned yachts; sport fishing digests; and
an international Powerboat Buyer's Guide including directories of
builders, suppliers and gear.
 What
Women Want
By Natalie Friton
Recently, I was invited to participate in a new course being
offered by Sea Sense, the women's sailing and powerboating school.
The organization has offered introductory and advanced sailing
courses for 15 years and beginner powerboating courses just as
long. Recently, however, it introduced an advanced powerboating
course to expand on its experience-based training. When PMM was
invited to send someone to fill a last-minute vacancy, I jumped at
the chance to experience the trawler lifestyle.
I have been sailing all my life but have no practical experience
on a powerboat, particularly one capable of long-distance
cruising. So, although I was not at all intimidated by the thought
of spending a week on a trawler, I had no idea what to expect. I
already had all the basic boating skills and knowledge of handling
sails at sea, but my time at the helm of a twin-engine boat was
zero.
Published: PassageMaker
Magazine, February 2005
What A
Week of Sea(wo)manship Training Can Do
by Sally Bee Brown
Learn about SeaSense in the April 2002 edtion of "PassageMaker".
Reprinted with permission. PassageMaker Magazine 2002.
PassageMaker Magazine
PassageMaker Magazine is the only
international publication focused on all aspects of the trawler
and ocean motorboat life. Each issue has information about new
products, maintenance advice, boat broker directories, festivals,
events, and terrific cruising destinations.
 Women's Week
Learning Powerboat Handling among Peers, not Jeers
By Christine Bruce
Christine participated in a five
day SeaSense live aboard powerboating course in Florida.
It Was the moment of truth. With a brisk crosswind blowing, and
a half-dozen onlookers standing by, I was about to make my first
attempt at backing someone else's 42-foot,
quarter-million-dollar boat into a slip that offered no margins
for error.
Power Cruising Magazine, Published:
September / October 2006
Power Cruising Magazine
Power Cruising Magazine is essential
reading for power boating enthusiasts of all kinds. Regular
columns include Logbook, in which readers share their true-life
adventures; On the Horizon, which reviews the hottest new boats
on the market, Ship Shape, featuring technical know-how from
powerboat experts, and Sea Skills, which includes useful
voyaging tips in every issue. Power Cruising is the magazine for
all who cruise under power!
Boating through the Backyards of France
By Betsy Haggerty
Although the French Canals were high on my fantasy list for years,
two things prevented me from organizing a trip -- my pathetic
high-school French and a fear of locks. Thus, when I was invited
to join a group of American, Canadian and French journalists on a
cruise through the Canal du Midi in Southwest France last May, I
leaped at the chance. I knew I would have translators and, surely,
someone else would handle the boat in the locks. I expected an
experience I could cross off my “do-someday” list.
Jill MCCarthy, her boat
"Car Lei VI", and Hurricane Katrina
In November of 2004, SeaSense was
invited to do three days of instruction “On Your Own Boat©” with
Jill MCCarthy aboard her boat "Car Lei VI". The boat is a 60
foot steel hull, custom built, twin engine Trawler located at a
marina on Bayou Caddy near Bay St Louis, MS. Jill wanted to learn
how to dock her boat. While her husband went to work, Jill, with
her parents Margaret and Larry as crew, and I, set out to make her
the Captain!
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