March 9, 2024 | 6 PM | Port Townsend, Washington
She Tells Sea Tales is an evening of sea stories told by women mariners in support of maritime programming for women and girls.

Experience an evening of real sea stories, told by the women mariners who have lived them, in this beloved sell-out event that connects women from across all waters. Hilarious and heartbreaking, raw and brutally honest, She Tells Sea Tales offers an intimate glimpse into the lives of women in the maritime industry.
This live storytelling event provides a welcoming and safe space for all people who identify with the women’s community to share their unique connections to water. Folks of all gender identities are invited to attend. Ticket sales help support the Northwest Maritime Center’s women- and girls-centered educational maritime programs, including the Girls’ Boat Project. Learn more. Seating is first-come, first-served and tickets sell out quick, so get them while they last!
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"She Tells Sea Tales celebrates the successes and tribulations of working and traveling on the water. It celebrates the joys and frustrations of being a minority in a male-dominated endeavor."
– KELLY WATSON
About Give Like a Girl
When you make a gift to Northwest Maritime Center's Give Like a Girl fund, you're supporting programming like the Girls' Boat Project that engages girls and women in maritime activities. We are committed to providing opportunities for girls and women to gain maritime skills through the lessons of the sea. More than that, we are committed to providing opportunities for girls and women to challenge themselves to discover their most authentic selves and break free of the gendered expectations that they face.

About the Girls' Boat Project
The Girls' Boat Project is a program for middle school girls that creates an inclusive, supportive space for young women to work together and gain confidence through learning skills in boat building, woodworking, and sailing. The program is led and taught by an all-female staff of educators and professional mariners.
The Project meets every Wednesday afternoon from 1:30-4:30 throughout the school year and culminates with an journey on Port Townsend Bay in the spring. Women and girls’ programs at Northwest Maritime Center welcome those who identify as women and girls regardless of assignment at birth. These programs also welcome people who identify as non-binary or gender nonconforming and want to be in a women-centered environment.
Read our blog to learn more about the Girls' Boat Project.

Past She tells Sea Tales speakers
Hali Boyd
Nahja Chimenti
Kaci Cronkhite
Nancy Erley
Mary Jane Gibson
Katie Guiliano
Carol Hasse
Leslie Lincoln
Margie McDonald
Cait Miller
Robin Mills
Kat Murphy
Bonnie Obremski
Sue Schaeffer
Rachel Slattery
Kate Starling
Diana Talley
Barb Trailer
Ava Veitenhans
Kai Wallin
Joyce Gustafson
Shannon Ward
Allison Demmert
Sharon Albert
Maria Cook
Ebony Welborn
Ginny Wilson
Lara Edgeland
Meegan Corcoran
Savannah Smith
Susan Brittain
Ashlyn Brown
Inger Rankins
Sarah Kolbeck
Erica Lichty
Kathy Pool
Amanda Thieroff
Questions?
Learn more about Give Like a Girl. For questions about donations contact Len Maranan-Goldstein at len@nwmaritime.org or 360.385.3628 x111.