Image: a perfect sailing day at San Pedro CA - DH and I are new to sailing and this was our very first sail without help on our Ericson 38-200.

Chiharu, new to sailing, with a big smile enjoying a day on the water.

Image: racing a soling in Boston Harbor on a cloudy day. Logan airport tower in the background.

Image: women sitting at helm with yellow Labrador retriever nearby. Sailing Casco Bay, Maine.

Image: sailing off coast of Portland Headlight, Maine with 5 kids. View of kids on bow and lighthouse in distance.

White sailboat with a thick navy blue stripe at a dock. The sky is filled with the soft pastel colours of sunset.

Image: Women Who Sail burgee flying off my Rhodes 19, The Mermaid Cafe in Nantucket.