HOWB 076 – Interview | Mindy Ross, Center for Wooden Boats Sailing Education Director
Summary: PODCAST SHOW NOTES Today's interview is with Mindy Ross of the Center for Wooden Boats (CWB) in Seattle, WA. Mindy has been with CWB for 14 years and is currently the Sailing Education Director. Mindy grew up near Cleveland, OH and is a third generation sailor/racer. Her grandfather raced Comets and Trivets in the 20's and 30's at the Cleveland Yacht club and later her parents raced at the Sandusky Sailing Club. As a kid she traveled with her parents racing Thistle's in the midwest and southeast. The family would camp, race for the weekend, and then move on to the next regatta. Later the family moved to Milwaukee, WI and Mindy spent time crewing on the tall ship Gazella as well as continuing her sail racing. Next it was on to the University of Oregon for Wendy, where she attended school and raced on U of O's sailing team. After college, Mindy chose to move to Seattle because it was near the water (and near the big water too). Upon arrival she visited the CWB and fell in love with the sense of community and the historic wooden vessels. She began volunteering and racing SNIPE's on Lake WA. Today she is the Sailing Education Director and loves every minute of it. Her favorite boat at the CWB is the Geary '18 "Flattie". Listen to Mindy's story by clicking on the green player button above. Here's some pics to enjoy (click to enlarge): Thanks Mindy for doing the interview. Best to you and CWB! WANT TO HELP? PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK! I want to build a community of people from all over the world who want to connect, learn, share stories and photos, and have fun with wooden boats. I would REALLY appreciate you sending me wooden boats pics, stories, or projects you are working on. You can also write comments on this blog, email me at Dan@Hookedonwoodenboats.com, or call my feedback hotline at 424 261-2360. Click HERE to subscribe to my email news list for the latest and greatest fun stuff and click on one of the buttons below to subscribe to my show. Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down - Wooden Boat Dan "over and out"! Subscribe to the Hooked On Wooden Boats Podcast here:
