Wooden Boat Women

Is there anything Wooden Boat Women can’t do as well as the men?

Some might regard a traditional looking boat made of wood as being romantic and impractical. That is an argument I hotly disagree with especially when you factor in environmental considerations. Not only do wooden boats stand out from the crowd of mass produced ‘plastic’ tubs but they can be seen as green. And there is nothing impractical about the many girls who are building and sailing their own wooden boats. Nor does being a practical female mariner mean not being sexy, just ask Kim Carver of Jack Tar Magazine.

“In rough seas, sometimes it’s too dangerous to boil water. But as I’m a girl, my nutritionist acknowledges that I have to eat chocolate each day!”  (Samantha Davis)

Wooden Boat Girls Who Have.

Now, there are no end of women who have gone sailing, some single handed, some as chief cook and bottle washer with a male partner.

That is not to say that victualling etc is not important but I think it is fair to say that most of these girls have contributed much, much more.

I'm pretty sure that women such as Annie Hill and Lin Pardey were more than willing to get their hands dirty.

And when it comes to building anyone who is of the opinion that wooden boat building is a male preserve should check out Gail McGarva.

Gail is one of the very few people who builds wooden boats “by eye”.

And then there’s Julia, from Jamestown, Rhode Island, who is circumnavigation aboard her wooden boat, Macy, which she built herself.

And here is une jeune fille in France blogging about how she is building her second kayak.

A Woman's Guide to Choosing the Cruising Life (Paperback)Someone who hasn’t quite got to that stage yet is Gill from Winchester in the UK. her Fairey Marine Duckling may be small but from “small acorns...” as they say.

But you don’t have to be a spring chicken to enjoy or appreciate having your own wooden boat.

Annie Holmes has been sailing wooden boats in San Diego harbor since 1984.

Now in her seventies, and still sailing she has also written about her experiences as well as being a celebrated marine artist.

For females who want more advice on the cruising lifestyle there is plenty of superb advice at Cruising Women on Yachts.

As the website suggests, the many ‘ordinary women’ who sail are in fact ‘Extraordinary’.

Those who sail wooden boats are to my mind ‘Extra Extraordinary Wooden Boat Women’.

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