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Channel Islands Women's Sailing Association
Channel Islands Women's Sailing Association
CIWSA Upcoming Events
May 1st 2pm- NOAA Tour
This will be a great opportunity to learn about how the meteorologists can predict the weather. We all use their information - it will be fascinating to see where it comes from.
May 2nd-3rd - CIWSA Spring cruise
May 8th 12-4pm - CIWSA Friday Daysail
May 14th 6-8:30pm - CIWSA Get Together at CIYC
Come spend the evening with CIWSA members and find out all about Lisa Bronitt's new website for sailors
May 24th 12-4pm - CIWSA Sunday Daysail
May 28th 7pm CIWSA Book Club (Members Only)
If you love to read and love all
things maritime, this group is for you!
We meet by Zoom. This months book is Log from the Sea of Cortez, by John Steinbeck
May 31 SeaGals Event, Long Beach 11:30-4pm
OPEN TO ALL WOMEN (18 & UP) – SPOTS FILL UP FAST!
Reserve spot by MAY 17
More CIWSA Cruise Opportunities
Can't make the Spring Cruise? Here are a couple other opportunities planned for cruises with CIWSA members. We are looking for Private Boat Owners who are CIWSA members or your friends who are Boat Owners (other than Fairwind) to provide the boats for these cruises.
CIWSA Summer Cruise, Prisoners, Santa Cruz Island July 31-August 2, 2026.
For this cruise, Our boats are invited to share the anchorage with FYC boats on their Family Club Cruise. Here's the Link for details and to RSVP:
https://forms.gle/893Yu3BemDj12XL57
CIWSA Fall Cruise, Coches Prietos, Santa Cruz Island, September 18-20, 2026 (Possible alternative date: September 11-13 joining the FYC Cruise)
Please RSVP with the link and we will share details as they become available.
https://forms.gle/MuRCu3quVmNx7Pi7A
Contact CIWSA Cruise Chair, Valerie Willett, at trvlgval@msn.com if you have questions.
CIWSA Membership - Renewal for 2026!
Join, rejoin, or renew today!
- Regular and charter members' annual dues are $120
- Cruising, Associate, and Junior Associate member dues are $60
- Cruising members live >6mos outside of Ventura, Santa Barbara, or Los Angeles counties
- Associate members are 18-30 years old
- Junior Associate membership is for girls and boys who are <18 years old and includes an accompanying adult
NEW! CIWSA Social WhatsApp Community: Contact Michele or Lauren on WhatsApp to join
NEW! CIWSA Social WhatsApp Community: Contact Michele or Lauren on WhatsApp to join
NEW! CIWSA Social WhatsApp Community: Contact Michele or Lauren on WhatsApp to join
NEW! CIWSA Social WhatsApp Community: Contact Michele or Lauren on WhatsApp to join
NEW! CIWSA Social WhatsApp Community: Contact Michele or Lauren on WhatsApp to join
NEW! CIWSA Social WhatsApp Community: Contact Michele or Lauren on WhatsApp to join
Our Mission
To encourage and support women sailors of all experience levels. By participating in educational activities on and off the water, we develop our sailing skills and promote the Corinthian spirit among our members and friends.
Through our community outreach programs, CIWSA also strives to foster a love of sailing in local youth, particularly young women who might not otherwise be exposed to the sport.
What We Do
Our Beginnings
Our Beginnings
Our Beginnings
CIWSA was established in 2010 by a small group of women who had found joy and camaraderie sailing together as an all-women crew of beginning racers. We were admitted to SCYA (Southern California Yachting Association) in 2011.
We have met many more women sailors in our area and found our niche. As expressed by a Charter Member in the early days, CIWSA is not trying to compete with the local yacht clubs, but rather to complete them. We continue to work within the local sailing community to encourage more opportunities for women and girls.
Meetings
Our Beginnings
Our Beginnings
• CIWSA holds approximately 8 Get-Togethers on the 2nd Thursday of most months, usually at Channel Islands Yacht Club Programs cover the gamut of sailing-related topics and are always informative and entertaining.
• Sailing book club - Zoom group discussion of interesting sailing-related books on the 4th Tuesday of every other month, starting January 24
• Training videos about sailing, racing, docking, marine weather, etc.
Daysails
Our Beginnings
Community Outreach
We usually organize 2 afternoon daysails per month - on the 2nd Friday and 4th Sunday - and sometimes more.
Many of our members own boats and/or have skipper privileges through Fairwind Yacht Club-Channel Islands (a sailing co-op with small boats and keelboats, 22ft and above) and through an agreement with Channel Islands Yacht Club for the use (and maintenance) of three J24s.
Community Outreach
Racing Opportunities
Community Outreach
• In collaboration with Channel Islands Yacht Club and community sailors, CIWSA hosts AdventureSail® Day for underserved girls, 9-14 years old, in mid-August
• CIWSA members and boats also participate in CIYC’s Disabled Veterans Sail Day (June) and the VC Caregivers’ Sailathon (October)
• CIWSA provides summer sailing camp tuition scholarships for local youth, ages 8 – 18, for up to 2 weeks of instruction through a certified local program of their choice
Special Events
Racing Opportunities
Racing Opportunities
• Field trips to Channel Islands Maritime Museum, Channel Islands Visitor Center, seabird & marine sanctuaries, and more…
• Harbor cleanup days
• Summer & Holiday Parties
• Sailing conventions
Racing Opportunities
Racing Opportunities
Racing Opportunities
• We are members of US Sailing, SCYA, and ASBCYC. Enter your own boat in races under the CIWSA burgee
• Race with the wahines on the Commodore's Tartan Ten, "WAILANI," or on a J24
• Volunteer for Race Committee or shoreside duties for the Lady at the Helm race, which we co-sponsor with Channel IslandsYacht Club
CIWSA celebrates its 15th Year!
Channel Islands Women’s Sailing Association (CIWSA) was founded in 2010 by a small group of women who started sailing together as a team of beginning club racers on borrowed boats..
Set Sail with CIWSA!
DaySails Racing Opportunities Community Outreach Education/Learning
The first sail is FREE
For more CIWSA info and sailing opportunities click below
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