WOW! Women on Water

Another beautiful sunset at Sidney Spit

I am very excited to announce that I am collaborating with an awesome group of female mariners to organize a one-day boating seminar in Victoria, BC in the spring of 2013. We believe that women who enjoy cruising will be more confident, independent and safer through knowledge and learning. WOW! is intended to create a safe and respectful learning [...]

As the Wind Changes, So Must We

Entering Johnstone Strait

I was massaging a man who had just got back from a week-long sailboat charter with his wife. It was a massage for two in a beach hut overlooking the Strait of Georgia on a beautiful summer’s day. There was palpable tension between the couple as they lay on their respective massage tables. I attributed it [...]

On Becoming a Sailor

Malibu Rapids, Jervis Inlet

Truly, if you told me nine years ago that I would be living on a sailboat, I would have thought you were out of your tree. Not intending to slight my gender, but the notion of living on a sailboat does seem to originate with men more than women. This sexist statement is based on my [...]

Shakedown Cruise with Captain Liz

Fearless instructor

I had such a great time improving my sailing skills with Vancouver Island Maritime Academy, that I made a wee video so that you could come along and enjoy the experience with me.