BoatUS and the National Women’s Sailing Association this week announced that Kathy Sinnett of Daytona Beach, Fla., is the recipient of this year’s Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award. The award recognizes women who inspire, educate and enrich the lives of women through sailing.
According to a statement, Sinnet created opportunities for connection with other women through sailing and racing dinghies, keelboats and offshore boats. She spearheaded the long-running Ideal Women Sailing Program at Stonington Harbor Yacht Club in Stonington, Conn., and the new group Windward Women at Halifax Sailing Association in Daytona Beach. Through a networking event she organized, Sinnet recruited Windward Women and the St. Augustine Sailing Sisters to join and strengthen the Florida Women’s Sailing Association.
“We grow women’s competence and confidence on the water in all the groups while strengthening connections between us,” Sinnet said in the statement. “Our focus is not only on sailing, but also on environmental issues and giving back to our community.”
Added BoatUS vice president Heather Lougheed: “We congratulate Kathy for this well-deserved honor. BoatUS is proud to partner with NWSA to get the word out to aspiring women sailors that this healthy lifetime sport can be rewarding and life-enriching.”
