SAILING SET HER FREE

A PORTRAIT OF JOCELYN NASH

“I didn’t want to be like the other wives who made
sandwiches on the boat and cooked spaghetti
at the yacht club.”

– JOCELYN NASH





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In a time when men like Tom Blackhaller, Ted Turner and Paul Elvstrøm were dominating the world of sailing, there was a woman sailor from California who was making history of her own. Jocelyn Nash, whose name has become synonymous with “pioneer female sailor,” had already compiled a very impressive list of firsts. Adding to that list: Sausalito–based Life on the Water is honored to have Jocelyn Nash as the first woman to be featured in their documentary film series.

Born in San Francisco in 1929, Jocelyn Nash had everything going for her: Hollywood glamour, a UC Berkeley education and an upper middle-class upbringing. Instead of following the traditional path expected of a woman of that era, she strayed and set her own course. Jocelyn’s passion and mastery of sailing has inspired three generations of female sailors to compete in a sport that, only a few years ago, was entirely male-dominated, all of this while raising four children – much of it as a single mom. Sailing Set Her Free will tell the tale of unique woman who, at 89, still sails and races for the pure joy of it.

 

A LIST OF FIRSTS

1955

First woman to compete in the Transpac Race from Long Beach to Honolulu

1963

First female sailor to compete & win the prestigious North American Sailing Championship – The Mallory Cup

1963

First female winner of The International 110 Championships

1982

First female to attempt the single handed Transpac from San Francisco to Kauai…and the list goes on.

“Jocelyn Nash is an icon for San Francisco Bay sailors. When I first moved to the Bay area, sailing 505s in the late seventies, Jocelyn was center-stage on the sailing scene - she served as a role model for me in both sailing and sailmaking. I have always had great respect for this phenomenal woman and I applaud her being recognized in the upcoming film, “Sailing Set Her Free.”
SALLY LINDSAY HONEY
TWO-TIME ROLEX YACHTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR

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