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LOS ANGELES YACHT CLUB
285 Whalers Walk, San Pedro, CA 90731
September 7th

The SCYA Women’s Boating Clinic is bringing you the top coaches in the Southern California area. Here are short boating biographies on the coaches you will see on the water and in the classroom.

WORKSHOP LEADERS/COACHES

CAPTAIN JANE THOMAS

WORKSHOP LEADER: #104 Beginning Sailing

I learned to sail in Lake Huron in junior college, and moved aboard a boat in northern California in 1980. My husband and I cruised in Mexico for 3 years in the late 1980s, returned to build a bigger boat (from a bare hull), and moved to Oxnard in 2003. Now, I am retired from a career in clinical research and we spend most of our time aboard our (nearly-finished) 55’ 3-masted schooner in Channel Islands Harbor.

About 12 years ago I was drafted to skipper an all-women crew for a lady-driver race at my home yacht club. I was hooked and have skippered an all-women racing team ever since. In addition to local racing around Ventura and Channel Islands Harbors, I have participated in the LEMWOD Regatta every year since 2011.

I recently earned a USCG Captain’s License, 50GRT Master, Inland; 50GRT Mate, Near Coastal; with Sailing and Assistance Towing Endorsements

Jane sails out of Channel Islands

CAPTAIN KARYN JONES

WORKSHOP LEADER: #107 Beginning Sailboat Racing

Karyn’s career in racing began in 1998 when an invitation to sail to Catalina Island turned out to be a DRYC’s Berger Series Race. After that she was hooked and scheduled most of her weekdays and weekends with different teams in an effort to race as much as possible. She began one design racing in the J-24 class in 2002, which lead her from San Francisco to San Diego the California Road Series. This lead her to match racing from 2003 – today.

While competing at the 24 foot level she was also invited to sail PHRF on a Farr 39.5 ML team for several years, and then moved on to join and compete with many mid-sized One Design racing teams. Over the years, she’s raced on a large number of boats from 11- 70 feet, both locally and offshore. She is currently on a match racing team that allows her to compete in both National and International One Design events and sails her C-15 in the local dinghy regattas.

Captain Karyn Jones holds her USCG OUPV Captains License

Karyn sails out of Marina del Rey

CAPTAIN JEANNEA JORDAN

WORKSHOP LEADER: #105 Intermediate Sailing

Captain Jeannea Jordan started sailing 20 years ago. She owns and cruises a Catalina 30. She is a member of WSA-SMB and is a skipper in the day-sail/cruise program. She has raced her boat Checkkers in MDR and in the WOW/WAH, cruised Catalina, the Channel Islands and the coastal ports down to Ensenada, MX, bare boat skippered in Belise, Granada, BVI’s and Tahiti. “If I can share the experience with other women who love being on the water, it doesn’t get any better than that.” Captain Jordan holds her USCG OUPV Captain’s License.

Jeannea sails out of Marina del Rey, CA

CAPTAIN MIKE BLECHER

WORKSHOP LEADER: #113 Captain Mike’s Safe Coastal Navigation
#114 Captain Mike’s Famous “Simple Celestial”

Mike Blecher is a highly experienced professional navigator. He is a lifelong yachtsman and he and his sextant have traveled worldwide

Mike sails out of Marina del Rey, CA

CAPTAIN MARIE ROGERS

WORKSHOP LEADER: #108 Offshore Sailboat Racing

Commodore Marie Rogers started sailing 33 years ago, she has been racing for 22 years. As an ASA Sailing Instructor the Commodore runs beginning and other sailing classes out of LAYC. She is Commodore of our host, the Los Angeles Yacht Club. Captain Rogers just completed the the 2019 Transpac, and holds a 50 Ton USCG Captain’s License.

Marie sails out of Cabrillo Beach, CA

CAPTAIN BARBARA ROSS

WORKSHOP LEADER: #103 Powerboats In Close Quarters

Captain Barbara Ross says, “I can teach anything on the water but brain surgery.” She has been doing this for 40 years.

Captain Ross has held her 100 ton USCG Captain’s LIcense since 1993

Barbara sails out of ***

DR. DEBORAH JUSTER, M.D.

WORKSHOP LEADER: #112 No Doctor Aboard

Dr. Debbie sails out of Marina del Rey

BOBBIE & DON LEHMAN

WORKSHOP LEADER: #110 Cruising South to Mexico
#111 The Joy of Cooking Aboard

25 years ago Bobbi gave Don a gift of sailing lesson to get it out of his system, it didn’t work. Bobbi went from fear of the ocean to an accomplish sailor and co-captain of their Ericson 38′ sailboat “Sea Dancer”. With their boat docked in Channel Islands Harbor, they have extensively sailed The Channel Islands as far north as San Miguel and as far South as Catalina. In 2014 they sailed their boat to Mexico and into the Sea of Cortez. They spent three years in Mexico sailing as far north to San Carlos and south to Zihuatanejo. In April, 2017 they sailed their boat back home to continue sailing the Channel Islands.

The Lehman’s sail out of Channel Islands

CAPTAIN LORI KLAIDMAN

WORKSHOP LEADER: #115 & #116 Heavy Weather Sailing

Growing up on an old, large Monk ocean cruiser, Lori Klaidman began life on the water with her parents and four siblings in Southern California. Her family cruised different and various areas, opening up the world as an experience. As a teenager, Lori became a champion Hobie Cat racer, being the first woman skipper to compete in a world championship. Eventually she graduated to cruising catamarans, such as the Hirondelle 23, which she would single hand daily in and out of Marina Del Rey during different weather conditions. A few years later she purchased another popular English-designed catamaran; an Iroquois 32 which she sailed in the North Bay of San Francisco, before sailing it down to Marina Del Rey, visiting the islands off of our California coast. More recently she purchased her first blue water catamaran, a Privilege 39, which she delivered from Quebec City (on the East Coast), through the Panama Canal, and back up the Pacific side to her native Marina del Rey, California. After winding down from a career as a Research Scientist, Lori is now an ASA certified sailing instructor and has obtained her 100 Ton USCG Captain’s license. Lori can often be seen on weekends either single-handing, entertaining crowds of “land people” to the fun of sailing in the Santa Monica Bay or pursuing her love of introducing sailing to others.

Lori sails out of Marina del Rey, CA

CAPTAIN FRAN WEBER

WORKSHOP LEADER: #101 Sailboats In Close Quarters

Captain Fran Weber started sailing in college in 1973. She has been an active ASA instructor since 1989 (currently ASA 201,203,204,209 and 214 certified. She has been a Director of the Venice Boys and Girls club summer sailing program for 15 years and currently teaches sailing at Blue Pacific Boating. Fran has been an Instructor at the SCYA women’s sailing convention in Newport Beach for 16 years.

Her personal sailing history includes 20 years of day sails, cruising in the local waters, racing on her own 35 ft vessel and other vessels of friends. She has chartered boats in New Zealand, Croatia, San Juans, and the Caribbean.

Captain Fan is a recipient of the prestigious SCYA Peggy Slater award.

Captain Weber holds her USCG OUPV Captain’s License

Fran sails out of Marina del Rey, CA

MARGIE WOODS

WORKSHOP LEADER: #109 Confident Short Handed Sailing

I am a writer, artist, schemer, dreamer, portrait photographer, aspiring filmmaker and yes, an obsessed sailor! Sailing soothes my soul and brings me the greatest solace I have ever known. I have been sailing most of my life, and am always pushing myself to do and learn more on the water. I am an ASA (American Sailing Association) instructor, The Vice Commodore of Pacific Singlehanded Sailing Association (a great club that puts on single and double handed races in Southern California), and most recently I completed the 2016 Singlehanded Transpac. I am planning to sail to Hawaii solo again in 2020. I also have an all woman team on my boat,Cassiopeia, and am passionate about getting more women out on the water!

Margie sails out of Marina del Rey, CA

CHRISTINE PERNIN

WORKSHOP LEADER: #101 Safety and Man Overboard

Christine grew up in Provence and started sailing when she was around 10 years old, after her parents bought a small sailboat. They upgraded to a slightly bigger boat and continued to spend as much time as possible sailing between Hyeres and Porquerolles island. Christine loved being at the helm and going fast with the wind!

She then took a long hiatus from sailing when she moved to China where she raised two daughters. Christine returned to live in Los Angeles in August 2018 and moved aboard a 42’ Lagoon catamaran after having reconnected with sailing through friends and realized that she had not lost her sea legs!

Her daughters are living with her on the boat and they often sail to Catalina island together.

Christine sails out of Marina del Rey

STACY SINCLAIR

WORKSHOP LEADER: #118 Increasing Your Learning Curve

Stacy began sailing in the mid-1990s by buying a Kelly Peterson 44, S/V Rhiannon, and becoming a live-aboard in Marina del Rey. In 2009, she crewed her first race, Marina del Rey to Puerta Vallarta. After doing the Baja Bash, she started doing boat deliveries with friends, accumulating over 15,000 blue water miles and becoming an avid racer, currently on Wolfhound, an 11-meter Ron Holland design. Two summers ago, Wolfhound was invited to the 11-Meter worlds in Sweden and Norway and won 2nd. Stacy is still living aboard Rhiannon, still learning about her, and racing.

Stacy sails out of Marina del Rey, CA

JUDY FUSCO

WORKSHOP LEADER: #104 Beginning Sailing

Judy began sailing in the late 90’s when she took her first Lido 14 class at OCC. After moving up to the Shields and then taking a trip on the Alaska Eagle, she decided it was time to purchase her own sailboat. That sailboat is a Catalina 30 that she continues to sail out of Long Beach. In addition to sailing “Takulli” she also enjoys the maintenance aspect of owning a sailboat and she enjoys sharing that knowledge with other women sailors. Judy is very involved with the LB Women’s Sailing Association, Sea Gals and Shoreline Yacht Club and she also enjoys racing on the Cal20’s from SYC and the Catalina 37’s from the LBSF.

Judy sails out of Alamitos Bay

MONICA CHABAN

WORKSHOP LEADER: #104 Beginning Sailing
AM only

Monica sails out of Marina del Rey

ROSALIE DAVIS GREEN

WORKSHOP LEADER: #106 Anchoring An Auxiliary Engine Sailboat

Rosalie has been avidly sailing since she moved to Southern Cal in the late 70s. Rosalie loves the variety of sailing southern Cal offers: racing, day sails and cruising. She was the 2018 SCYA Women’s Boating clinic Chair. She is a past Commodore of WSASMB 1999, currently a member of WSASMB and LBWSA. She skippered in the MdR WOW/WAH regatta several times and also raced LEMWOD. She bare boat chartered in Tonga, BVI, and Tahiti. She has made offshore passages from Puerto Rico to Jamaica. Rosalie served as a volunteer instructor for several years for after school sailing and sailing summer camp for the Boys and Girls Club of Venice teaching on Hobie 16s and Capri 22s. She obtained ASA instructor certification 201 and 210. Rosalie enjoys sharing her boat with other women on club day sails and cruises and encouraging them to take charge of their own boating skills development.

Rosalie sails out of Long Beach, CA