Women’s Sailing Week

Join us for this year’s 12th Annual Dry Creek Vineyard Women’s Week and pick up tips from pros in all aspects of an active healthy lifestyle.

Five-time Rolex Yachtswoman of the year Betsy Alison and big boat racer Martha Parker will cover all aspects of skippering, sail trimming, sail changing, crewing and teamwork, as well as overboard recovery techniques, along with their sailing instruction.

Pam Wall, best known for her ‘round the world cruising adventures, enlightens enthusiasts of all skill levels with advice on where and how to cruise offshore. Wall’s slide presentations are not to be missed.

To put new skills to use, guests can participate in treasure hunts, match racing, rallies and fleet racing.

Additionally, the week will feature a host of ‘non-sailing’ programs and goodies too great to pass up, including:

• Morning yoga with Debra Hendrikson, Visiting Spa Director from Westward Look Resort in Tucson, Arizona;

• Nutritional Seminars by Sports Nutritionist, Lisa Dorfman, who will speak on “Sailing to Good Health,” the top ten meal and snack choices for land and sea, “Stern-to-the-Bow,” taking your diet and exercise program aloft for energy, strength and endurance and various other healthy eating programs;

• Spa Treatments include after sun aloe wrap, facials and massages;

• The island’s boutique, the Reeftique, will feature a colloquium defining what “barefoot elegance” really means – complete with a fashion show;

• Bitter End Beauty Bag, includes one AMMA yoga outfit per participant plus beauty products;

• Other activities include snorkeling, relaxing on the beachfront hammocks and each day’s accomplishments are celebrated with a special happy hour or party.

Pro Am Week

Guests will sail with and against the stars of the sailing world during the 17th Annual Dry Creek Vineyard Pro Am Regatta. A unique “triple-racing” and junior/master team format is used, allowing each of the amateur guests a chance to race alongside the pros. Additionally, a week’s worth of lively social events and informative seminars are planned. Racers can also join in the 3rd Annual Musto Scuttlebutt Sailing Club Championships (inshore and
offshore). Bring along friends and family!

Skippers Scheduled to attend at press time:

Junior Skippers

Russell Coutts—Three-time past and 2002 America’s Cup winning skipper of Alinghi

Ed Baird—Skipper of current ISAF Match Racing World Champion “Team Musto.” Top ranked American on World Match Race Rankings

Peter Holmberg—Helmed Oracle to the LV Cup Finals against eventual Cup winner Russell Coutts aboard Alinghi. (So this Pro Am will be the first true re-match since the LV Cup Finals!)

Ken Read—Skipper of AC yacht Stars & Stripes, plus multiple world championships, including most recently the 2003 Etchells World Championships, topping former boss, Dennis Conner

Andy Burdick—Last year’s Pro Am winner, and heir to the Melges throne as top Midwest Scow sailor. Also, last year’s Scuttlebutt Sailing Club championships winner (pro class)

Dawn Riley—Chairperson (and past skipper) of America True, OLN Broadcaster, and Around the World Race veteran. Consistently among the top women sailors on the planet. Currently leading a French challenge for the next America’s Cup

Masters Skippers

Lowell North The legendary “Professor”

Rod Johnstone 2000 Winner

Butch Ulmer 1999 Winner

Keith Musto The U.K.’s best known dinghy sailor

Tom Leweck 2002 Winner, the famed “Curmudgeon” of Scuttlebutt

Honorary Regatta Chairpersons: Peter and J.J. Isler, America’s Cup Winner and Two-time Olympic Medallist