Riverport Women's Sailing Conference, March 28 - 29, 2025

The eighth annual 2025 Riverport Women’s Sailing Conference (RWSC) is co-sponsored by the HRMM and the Kingston Sailing Club and will be held in person, on land, at the museum in Kingston, New York. All workshops will be taught by expert women mariners. People of all genders are welcome to attend. 

Date: March 29, 2025
Times: 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Location: 86 Rondout Landing, Kingston, NY 12401
General Public: $125
HRMM individual members: $110*
HRMM household members: $100*
Youth Sailors (ages 14 - 20): $75**
*Please log into your account before registering to receive the member price.
**Before registering, email jsterling@hrmm.org for a discount coupon code. 

Conference fee includes:

• Light breakfast
• Attendance at five 60-minute workshops and a panel discussion
• Hearty lunch
• Networking event
   

When registering, please select only 1 workshop from each session! (For current schedule with descriptions, click here.) Workshops are first come first served until they fill. 60-minute workshops include: 

Session 1 (9:50 - 10:50 AM):
1: Becoming A Boat Owner (Jody Sterling)
1: Introduction to Racing (MJ Reiss)
1: Diesel Engine Maintenance (Stefany Coulter)
1: Essential Sailing Knots (Sam Yaffe)

Session 2 (11 AM - Noon):
2: Basic Navigation (Christina Cerroni)
2: Blue Water Crew Opportunities / Build a Sailing CV (Basia Karpinska)
2: Outboard Engine Troubleshooting (Sarah Olivieri)
2: Sail Care & Maintenance (MJ Reiss)

Session 3 (12:10 - 1:10 PM):
3: Coastal and Offshore Passage Planning (Stefany Coulter)
3: Double-Handed Racing and Sailing (Basia Karpinska)
3: You Are Strong Enough (Sarah Olivieri)
TBD

Session 4 (2:20 - 3:20 PM):
4: Racing and Sailing with Spinnakers (Basia Karpinska)
4: Essential Sailing Knots (Sam Yaffe)
4: Safe Navigation Around Large Vessels (Ann Loeding)
TBD

Session 5 (3:30 - 4:30 PM):
5: Weather for the Mariner (MJ Reiss)
TBD
TBD
TBD

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

PRE-CONFERENCE EVENT

Keynote Dinner & Presentation with Dawn Riley, Oakcliff Sailing
Friday, March 28 at 4:30 pm

Frank Guido's Little Italy
14 Thomas Street, Kingston, NY 12401.
 

Pre-Conference events on Friday, March 28 include: 

• Social hour (with a cash bar) from 4:30 to 5:30
• Keynote Speech presented by Dawn Riley, Executive Director, Oakcliff Sailing, from 5:30 to 6:00 available at no charge to everyone who would like to attend.
• Keynote Dinner from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Attendees and instructors will gather and get to know each other over an informal family style meal at Frank Guido's Little Italy. NOTE: Registration for the dinner is separate from registration for the Saturday conference. The cost is $60 per person and a cash bar will be available.

Click here for information and to register for the dinner. hrmm.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/hrmm/eventRegistration.jsp?event=8361&