Are you missing the community and connection of the Chicago Boat Show? Join us for our virtual Milwaukee Bay Raft Up on Saturday, January 16, 2021 from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. CST.

Each of the Milwaukee Bay boating organizations below will have a staffed Zoom breakout room where you can chat with friends, meet new people, learn, and generally hang out. 

• MAST
• McBoat
• Milwaukee Bay Women's Sailing
• Milwaukee Community Sailing Center
• Milwaukee Harbor Yacht Club
• Milwaukee Water Commons
• Milwaukee Women's Sailing Conference
• Milwaukee Yacht Club
• South Shore Yacht Club

Come for as long as you want; visit as many rooms as you want. Everyone welcome, no charge, no registration necessary. Login on the 16th at www.VirtualRaftUp.com.

Deb Cantrell is a half-time cruiser, full-time adventurer, writer, and professional consultant to the social services sector in Canada. Deb embarked upon an ambivalent love affair with boats 28 years ago when, out of the blue, her husband Jim announced that he’d like to ‘sell everything and sail away.’ At the time, neither had sailed a day in their lives. Learn more about Deb...

Deb will be the keynote speaker at our Conference on May 2, 2020. Mark your calendar now. Registration opens January 6th.

With great sadness, we share the news that Amy Seeley passed away yesterday from complications of a stroke. Amy served the National Weather Service for nearly 30 years, most of them at the Chicago office. She was a long-time instructor and supporter of the MWSC and of women on the water. And she was a friend to many of us individually. She will be missed greatly.

Amy's family will host time to meet with family and friends on Sunday, August 18th at 2 pm at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church in Downers Grove, IL followed at 4 pm with a memorial service in her honor. Her family requests no flowers and is considering establishing a scholarship fund in her name at a later time. We will let you know when we hear anything else about the scholarship. For now, I know you will join us as we keep them in our hearts and our thoughts.

The MWSC 2019 logo gear site is now open! Pick up some outwear to keep you warm, or a shirt to show you're cool. Orders placed by May 5th will be delivered to the Conference with no shipping charge.

We're excited to announce that the 2019 Midwest Women's Sailing Conference is now filled to capacity. Registration is closed. If you'd like to be added to our waiting list, please email womenssailingconf@gmail.com.

We're looking forward to seeing this year's attendees on May 18th for a day of connection, knowledge, and support as only the MWSC can offer!

The Midwest Women's Sailing Conference is the topic of Ken Quant's column in the spring issue of Great Lakes Scuttlebutt magazine! Ken accurately describe Conference attendees as "Driven by a desire to improve their skills, meet like-minded people, and simply jump start the season... they descend on the Milwaukee Community Sailing Center for a one-day immersion in the world of sailing from a female perspective."

You can read the entire article online. And make sure you're part of this year's "action packed day" by registering now. There are only a few spots left!

Zowie! We've already filled over half the spots for our  2019 Conference!  If you're thinking about coming, it's time to act. Download and complete the registration form and send it in with your payment. Registrations will be accepted in the order they're received. The Conference has filled up every year and we have every expectation it will do the same this year -- it took less than three weeks to get to halfway! Register now to make sure you're part of the 2018 event.

We've barely just heard the start gun go off, and the 2019 Conference is already 1/3 full! If you're thinking about coming, do not wait. Download and complete the  registration form  and send it in with your payment. Registrations will be accepted in the order they're received. The Conference has filled up every year and we have every expectation it will do the same this year. Register now to make sure you're part of the crew for 2019.