Interview with Captain Colleen Korona of S/V Firefly
Just do it! There is definitely a niche for female captains and I think women get a pretty good reception overall from brokers and owners.
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Women at the Helm: Captain Lynn Griffiths
There is no one path or process that leads to successfully captaining a yacht. Instead, it’s the number of diverse experiences and skills acquired that can really pay off. A good example is UK native, Lynn Griffiths, who grew up in Cheshire, a locale defined by dairy farms and cheese rather than seamanship and an…
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Professional Charter Yacht Captain Anna Orchard
A sense of freedom. No two days or ocean conditions alike. The solemn responsibility for passenger and vessel safety while constantly encountering new experiences. These are a few reasons why Anna Orchard enjoys her career as a professional charter yacht captain. Orchard, a UK native who grew up on the country’s south coast, captains the 58-foot…
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Women at the Helm: USVI’s Captain Kelsey Dunn
A long-time love of the water, chance to work side-by-side with her husband and the prospect of seeing and learning something new every day is what led Kelsey Dunn to obtain her 100-ton captain’s license and run term yacht charters. What’s impressive is that Dunn wasn’t born with a silver tiller in her hand nor did it take something superhuman…
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Empowering Women in Sailing: Girls for Sail Leading the Way
Discover how Girls for Sail is breaking down barriers and empowering women in the male-dominated world of sailing. With tailored courses, female instructors, and a supportive community, they’re making waves of change.
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Women at the Helm: A Career in Yachting
Gail Bowdish shrugs off the surprised looks from men on neighboring boats when she and her all-women crew efficiently pick up a mooring ball in the BVI. “‘Where are the men’ they will ask,” says Bowdish, a former emergency room physician, the only woman to have completed a singlehanded challenge on all five of the…
