Women Making Waves
What keeps you from taking your kids boating, from boating with your girlfriends, or on your own? Is it a lack of knowledge, experience, confidence, or something else? Come join Deborah Lineberry, president and owner of Paris Marine Ltd. and the creator, and lead instructor for Women Making Waves™, for an open and candid discussion relating to the leading reasons women become the stereotypical “passive boater”. Deborah has personally trained over 750 ladies in on-water boating instruction over the past 13 years and has proven methods and practices to make you more safe and confident on the water. For an open conversation about women and boating, and receive free safety hand-outs and checklists for the coming boating season, register today.
Noticing a trend in the boating industry, Deborah designed and trademarked Women Making Waves in Canada – a course designed to make women more comfortable behind the wheel of a boat. Women Making Waves began in 2005 and to date has graduated over 750 participants. “Women need to understand the basics of boating and can’t learn what they need from being a passenger,” she laughs. “We need to get them behind the wheel, out on the water in a safe, no pressure environment”.
Women are often surprised to find others “in the same boat” – nervous, unsure of where to start, afraid of the unknown. “By establishing a pattern and identifying the stressors involved with boating we can eliminate a lot of our participants’ apprehensions”.
Paris Marine is proud to be the only FREE training center in Canada for women boaters. Their comprehensive four-hour course covers everything you need to know for the season ahead. Unfortunately due to COVID-19 they have postponed this year’s classes, but look forward to getting you back on the water in 2021.
“This program is designed to make women more comfortable with the basics of boating. The program consists of four one-hour blocks of training covering trailering and towing, loading and launching, on the water instruction, and boating safety. We provide hands-on, active instruction in a supportive and fun atmosphere. You will leave with the knowledge you need to be a successful, independent boater and an active participant in your family’s boating experience. We promise to provide you with the skills and confidence necessary for safe boating for life! Join us!”
