Jan Wilson
Female
Gulf Breeze, FL
United States
Profile Information:
- Profile Type:
- Sailor
- Homeport:
- Carlyle Sailing Association, Carlyle Lake Carlyle, IL USA
- About Me:
- 61 yr old grandmother who loves to sail! I started racing a Hobie 16 in 1987 then raced large cabin boats when I moved to Pensacola, FL in 1993. I returned to St. Louis in 2004 and have been racing a Flying Scot at the lake. I retired last May and started doing some longer cruises in the Gulf of Mexico and the Great Lakes. Presently preparing to cruise the Pacific waters from Seattle, WA to Glacier Bay, Alaska. I have never owend a boat, but love to crew, I have very little mechanical abilities, but navigational skills have improved tremendously and I enjoy doing brite work, general boat cleaning, and love to cook. My normal preference is a warm climate so the Alaska trip will be quite an adventure for me! At home I serve as the Public Relations and Membership Chairman for the Carlyle Sailing Association, a not for profit sailing club dedicated to promoting the sport of sailing. We offer an excellent youth sailing program and have produced many National and World Champions! ( Who would think our muddy lake in the middle of the corn fields in Illinois could provide such an excellent venue for one design racing) We have a great facility and lots of fun there every weekend from May to Nov. Most of us try to get South in the winter to do more sailing. Because August is so hot and usually has less wind, many of us head North at that time...thus my plan for Alaska voyage! Hope to be back in Pensacola and St. Pete, FL by mid Oct. Will try to find a crew spot to the Carribean aroiund mid-January after our Commodore's Banquet.
I moved back to Pensacola in Oct. 2008 and have been cruising in the Gulf of Mexico so far this year. Spent a week aboard a big old wooden vessel in Feb in Ft. Lauderdale where I am serving on a board for a non-profit foundation that supports underprivelged youth wanting a sailing adventure. ( It's loads of fun) And did some day sailing near St. Pete in Boca Ciega Bay. Might do some more small boat racing in Pensacola this spring, but really want to do more cruising. - Current location:
- Gulf Breeze, FL
- Destinations visited:
- Mostly inland lakes, the great lakes, nortwest (puget sound) and the Gulf of Mexico ( FL coast) and the ICW along the west coast of FL and west coast of Washington.
- Looking to:
- Hope to gain more blue water experience and eventually see South America, and the Mediteranean.
Capt, Jac
Your correct, Serenity has won her share of first places the last 20 yrs.
I retired her from racing and now we cruise. It could be the name that makes her a winner!
Mar 9, 2009
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