Now welcoming founding members in Annapolis, MD

Annapolis Women on the Water

Navigate the waters and new friendships with a mix of education, events and charters for women boaters. We’re a social club for all skill levels with a mission to get more women on the water and behind the helm in the Chesapeake Bay Area.

 Reserved for a select number of members, we’d love to welcome you on board.

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Available as separate, invite-only events, we’ll host curated flotillas and charters to get you on the water. Day trip to St. Michael’s?

Excursions

Whether you’re a lifelong boater or an aspiring sailor, we welcome all experience levels with opportunities to both learn and teach.

Education

Let’s get social by the sea with happy hours at the dock bar, raft-ups, brunch n’ boat days and more.

Events

  • For boaters, sailors and landlubbers
  • All levels of experience welcome (and no, you don't need to own a boat to get involved!)
  • Monthly and annual events vary seasonally
  • Does not guarantee access to a boat or to every single event
  • Non-refundable membership dues
  • In its founding year, so we ask for patience and input along the way

To Know

  • Tight-ship, welcoming community of women
  • Access to a wide mix of free social events
  • Education for boating + sailing
  • Invites to paid add-ons like charters
  • Local perks + discounts
  • Ways to give back

Includes

Socialize, learn and spend more time by the water (and on deck). Our community is made up of beginners, captains and everything in between. We'll be hosting happy hours, raft-ups, educational workshops and charitable events. 

Become a Member

$175 annually

Now welcoming founding members in Annapolis, MD

Get on board

EVENTS on the horizon

Sunday, October 25th

Join us for a paid excursion, setting sail from City Dock on an October afternoon.

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Michele knows these waters the way only a local can. She started this club to empower women to get out on the water more. She wants the women of the Chesapeake Bay region to feel confident and capable on the water, both at the helm and on deck. 

Skills matter, and you will build them here. But, this club is about more than learning. It is about fun and friendships formed along the way. It is about the freedom of a morning on the Bay. The quiet pride of docking on your own. The joy of sharing it all with women who cheer each other on.  
Come aboard. You belong here.

Meet our founder, Michele Deckman

A long-time Annapolitan who grew up on the Chesapeake Bay, first learning to sail and then taking the helm of a powerboat not long after. The water has been a part of her life ever since.

Get on board. Becoming a founding member.

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