Women in Wind Appendix 2

Background on the Ottawa Women’s Sailing Association

Ottawa Women Sailing: Example supported by the CYA WinW Program

Funding Application for grant includes:

• Short & Long term Goals • Program Description • Budget & Funding Requested• Report & Evaluation

Ottawa Women Sailing

Short & Long-term Goals set in 2003:• Increase number of participants from 50 to 60

• Increase number keelboats/crews from 8 to 10

• Increase women and girls who learn sailing

• Add to the women participating in racing

• Increase profile of women’s sailing community in Ottawa

• Development local teams to participate in the

Canadian Women’s Keelboat Championship

Ottawa Women SailingTraining Program:

• Target Audience: New and Experienced racers

• On-shore Seminars:• 2002 Racing Basics - Shona Moss Lovshin

• 2003 Keynote Speaker ~ Carolyn Moss

• Panel Discussion ~ 5 women racers

• Everything from rules, sailing campaigns, sail tuning and much more have been covered!

• On-water Training:• Coaches working with sailors on-water

• Monday Night Racing, plus Interclub Fleet

Ottawa Women Sailing

Budget and Funding Parameters:• Estimated cost for guest speakers• Estimated cost to run on-shore seminars and on-

water racing • Fees (if any) charged to participants• Reliance on volunteers• Requesting amount from W&W Program

Ottawa Women Sailing

Report and Evaluation to determine if program is working…

• Participants provide feedback through surveys and debriefs immediately

• Input used to improve programs for future years• Report submitted to CYA includes:

– Number of participants & keelboats– Feedback received from participants– Number of volunteers