Two-time Round-the-World Sailor to Speak Jan. 10

Byline: Taylor Hill MARINA DEL REY — Nancy Erley, captain of two circumnavigations, will speak at the Women’s Sailing Association of Santa Monica Bay’s Jan. 10 meeting at Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club. Erley has led two voyages from Seattle around the world aboard her Orca 38 sailboat, Tethys. Her seminar is titled “One World, Twice Around,” and she will share the adventures of her all-women crews aboard Tethys, on two five-year circumnavigations. Her accomplishments have earned her praise throughout the sailing community. George Day, publisher of Blue Water Sailing magazine, wrote, “As the skipper of an all-woman crew, Nancy fashioned a circumnavigation that should go down in the record books as one of the soundest, most seamanlike journeys in the modern cruising era. Like all competent voyages, Tethys’ circumnavigation was notable for its lack of disasters.” In 2006, Erley was presented the Leadership in Women’s Sailing Award by BoatU.S. and the National Women’s Sailing Association. The award honors women and men who have built a record of achievement in inspiring, educating and enriching the lives of women through sailing. The evening begins at 6:30 Jan. 10 at Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club, 13589 Mindanao Way in Marina del Rey, adjacent to Burton Chace Park....