May 16, 2026

2026 Schedule

7:45-8:30 am -- Check-in and breakfast

8:30-8:45 am -- Logistics and welcome • Windhover

8:45-9:30 am -- Keynote Speaker • Navigating your Sailing Journey • Pam Rice • Windhover

9:45-11:05 am -- Breakout Session 1

Advanced Sail Trim • Kristin Pratt • Integrity
All About Electrical: Part 1* • Jeannette DeFriest, Beth Burlingame and Robin Jimenez • Garage
First Aid on a Boat • Dawn Mills and Emily Joachim • Legacy
Introduction to Sailing • Terri Schmidt • Challenge
Weather, Wind and Navigation Apps• Anne Keel • Windhover

11:25 am-12:45pm -- Breakout Session 2

All About Anchoring • Terri Schmidt and Kristin Bird • Challenge
All About Electrical: Part 2* • Jeannette DeFriest, Beth Burlingame and Robin Jimenez • Garage
Basic Sail Trim • Dawn Mills and Lilly Mills • Integrity
Heavy Weather Emergency Sailing • Sarah Pederson and Kristin Pratt • Windhover
What's In Your Seabag? • Emily Joachim and Clarissa Wertman • Legacy

12:45- 1:45 pm -- Lunch • Windhover

2:00 pm -- Group Photo • Front of Milwaukee Community Sailing Center

2:15-3:35 pm -- Breakout Session 3

Aids to Navigation and Chart Reading • Anne Keel • Challenge
Hands-On Mounting Hardware: Part 1* • Jeanette DeFriest, Emily Joachim and Abby Procton • Garage
The Basics of Racing Rules and Updated Racing Rules • Jae Junkunc • Integrity
Weather on the Great Lakes • NOAA/NWS • Windhover
What's In Your Toolkit? • Phyllis McDonald • Legacy

3:55-5:15 pm -- Breakout Session 4

Big Audacious Adventures: Sailing Adventures Panel • Tyann Zehms, Beth Burlingame, Clarissa Wertman • Windhover
Hands-On Mounting Hardware: Part 2* •Jeanette DeFriest, Emily Joachim and Abby Procton • Garage
Imposter Syndrome on the Water: Practical Strategies Panel • Sarah Pederson, Dana Robb, Phyllis McDonald • Challenge
Need to Know Knots* • Robin Jimenez • Legacy
The Softer Side of Sailing: Canvas, Exterior Design • Stacy Lounsbury • Integrity

5:30-7:00 pm -- Silent Auction Closes 6 pm, Raffle and Reception • Windhover

*Indicates a hands-on course

Tel: 414.522.7764

Midwest Women's Sailing Conference
P.O. Box 1099
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1099

Milwaukee Community Sailing Center
1450 N Lincoln Memorial Dr.
Milwaukee, WI 53202

lat/long: 43.045746, -87.886805