This page began as a vehicle for Heather Sloat and her team of keen women racers, who were using this page to highlight their racing exploits and to encourage wider participation from other women in the Club.  To read more about that, click on this article. Lisa Lipsett skippered Phoenix in the Montague Harbour race-cruise on July 25/26, 2020.  To read about it and see some photos, click here: phoenixracecruisereport

As time goes on, things change and there have recently been new ways for women to connect through a couple of other successful initiatives.  Women on Water (WoW) with sailing mentor Sunshine Wilde and a panel of other widely experienced female sailors (Jenny Coghlan, Liza Ireland, Larisa Fry, Lisa Lipsett, and Heather Sloat) held three sessions in the spring of 2024 to introduce women to how to be on the water safely, with a focus on being able to “get the boat home” if necessary. In May of 2024, Flying Fifteen sailor Jill Oakes spearheaded a Flying Fifteen Day at the Sailing Club, featuring visiting international champion F15 sailor Jenny Price, who visited from New Zealand to work with and inspire local women sailors.  The day was a great success;  read about it here.

The most active way as of 2025  to connect with SISC women sailors is through the Flying Fifteen group—flyingfifteen@saltspringsailing.ca or watch our Flying Fifteen page.  Another possibility is through womensracing@saltspringsailing.ca.