
Breaking Barriers: Women Chart New Waters in the Sailing Industry
Women are reshaping charter sailing—at Waypoints Yacht Charters, Kirstie Palmer Tippett leads with balance, mentorship, and fresh vision.

Women are reshaping charter sailing—at Waypoints Yacht Charters, Kirstie Palmer Tippett leads with balance, mentorship, and fresh vision.

A charter in the BVI lit the spark. Years later, Mike and Cyndi Crosby are living a cruising life of their own design.

“In the cockpit, there was a beautiful Sestrel binnacle compass with an artistic fleur-de-lis pointing north.”

While in Spanish Wells, Bahamas, a cruiser debates whether or not to get a pilot to navigate the infamous Devil’s Backbone.

Women are reshaping charter sailing—at Waypoints Yacht Charters, Kirstie Palmer Tippett leads with balance, mentorship, and fresh vision.

A charter in the BVI lit the spark. Years later, Mike and Cyndi Crosby are living a cruising life of their own design.

“In the cockpit, there was a beautiful Sestrel binnacle compass with an artistic fleur-de-lis pointing north.”

While in Spanish Wells, Bahamas, a cruiser debates whether or not to get a pilot to navigate the infamous Devil’s Backbone.
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