
My daughter Valerie, who taught me about sailing, died in early 2022, when we were still under lockdown conditions, so I hadn't been sailing since very early 2020. It wasn't until January 2026, when I renewed my OWSA membership (Oregon Women's Sailing Association), that I started getting some solid refresher time— thanks especially to Leticia, Fran & Alyson. Valerie was my only child, and it's so hard to sail without her, but I think she would be proud of me.
Lindy Thibodaux, Julie Chiaravalli & 2 others
31 May 2026 at 13:20
What an incredible afternoon on the water! Sunny, a perfect 70-degree temp, and the gorgeous view upriver of Mount Hood. Not to mention wind at roughly 10 gusting to 20+ knots, changing direction and speed about every 30 seconds. So much fun, including some wonderful heels and tacking back with a partially-furled jib to mitigate some of the heavier gusts. Thank you so much, Leticia, Michelle, and Julie, for including me today! Now I shall sleep for approximately a day and a half.
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Bridgeton, United States
Lindy Thibodaux - Indeed! Almost sounds like an understatement!
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Note: We were actually at Ryan’s Marina, which didn’t show up as an option on the map when I manually added this sail after we got back. LOL = Labor of Love, an annual OWSA event when we show appreciation to our Wednesday Night Sail skippers by helping them clean, repair, and generally beautify their boats. Along with Glenda, Karen, and Bree, we helped skipper Carisa with hull cleaning, creating & testing a new system for attaching fenders, cleaning storage bins, even removing a stove for repairs. It was a gorgeous breezy day, and Ryan’s Marina put us directly out into the river, so Carisa was nice enough to treat us to a lovely sail!
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Pac Mar Sundance Marina, United States
Lindy Thibodaux, Fran McKay & 1 other
20 May 2026 at 16:10
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Bridgeton, United States
Lindy Thibodaux, leticia christopherson & 3 others
17 May 2026 at 13:25
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Bridgeton, United States
Lindy Thibodaux & leticia christopherson
10 May 2026 at 12:13
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Bridgeton, United States
Carolyn Morse - It won’t let me join on your yours because I’m already on crew on this voyage from Berry. I thought I could accept both. Oops.
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Lindy Thibodaux & leticia christopherson
3 May 2026 at 11:03
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Bridgeton, United States
Lindy Thibodaux, Alyson & 2 others
26 April 2026 at 13:37
Such a gorgeous day on the water, made even better with these wonderful OWSA ladies! (Oregon Women’s Sailing Association.)
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Bridgeton, United States
Lindy Thibodaux, leticia christopherson & 1 other
23 April 2026 at 15:25

Bridgeton, United States
Lindy Thibodaux - Pretty sure that’s the least wind I’ve seen on the river this year— but it was really fun anyway. We missed you! Hope your move is progressing smoothly.
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Lindy Thibodaux, leticia christopherson & 2 others
9 April 2026 at 14:30
When we were getting ready to take out a new Island Sailing Club boat, we had an unplanned lesson on batteries, fortunately before we left the dock. Out on the river, it was more wing-on-wing action to go with the winged keel on Leucothea, as we maneuvered around a huge barge. It was a great day to be out, despite the additional excitement (??) of my phone slipping overboard— a first for me, hopefully the last (knock on teak). Hence this semi-accurate manual entry— I was the one recording our sail.
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Bridgeton, United States