Nauti Chicas Bio's for Women's One Design

Nauti Chicas Sailing Team Bio’s for the LEMWOD ‘07

Sue Senescu, Co-skipper and Helm, is a member and Staff Commodore of Dana Point Yacht Club. She has been sailing for 18 years. She has been active in learning, teaching, and crewing in women’s sailing programs. Women’s races include: 5 Long Beach Women’s’ One Designs, 3 Regatta Las Marietas de Femenil Women’s One Designs in PV, and many other local women’s races. She was navigator and crew in 2 all-women Transpac teams, and 2 all-women Ensenada teams. She has raced in 4 Transpacs and 3 PV races. She and her husband own and race Rattle & Hum, an Antrim 27.

Denise Eldredge, Co-skipper and Trimmer, is a member of DPYC and has been racing for 13 years on the West Coast in numerous local and long distance races. She has competed in: 3 Adam's Cups, 4 Women's One Designs, 3 Regatta Las Marietas de Femenil in Puerto Vallarta, 1 Newport to Cabo San Lucas and too many Newport-Ensenada races to count. Her next goal is to compete in the 2009 Transpac. Denise currently owns Rhinestone Shades, a J-24. She has also taught DPYC and WORSA woman’s sailing classes.

Helena Cannady, Bow, has been racing for the last 30 years up and down the East and West Coasts; blue water cruising in various parts of the world, including a delivery from Hawaii to San Francisco. Helena has also taught sailing both on the San Francisco Bay and San Diego. As a member of the San Francisco Yacht Club since 1980 and many championship teams, Helena has raced in: 2 Rolex Intl Women's Keelboat Championships, 4 Adam's Cups, 4 Women's One Designs, among many others and has a goal to be part of a winning Transpac Team in 2009!

Lisa Lebold, Mast/Mid Bow, Lisa has been racing over 15 years on both coasts. Her primary boats include J/22, J/24 and Olson 30s. In these boats she has competed in Regionals, Nationals and North American Championships. Currently, Lisa is campaigning a full rig Laser on the Masters circuit and still keeps her hand in the Thistle fleet from time to time. Lisa also has delivered boats from Honolulu to Long Beach, Seattle to Long Beach and numerous deliveries from Ensenada to various ports along the Southern California coast. This is Lisa' second women's one design with the Nauti Chicas and her goals through 2009 are offshore races to Cabo, PV, a Pacific Cup, LA to Tahiti or the 2009 Transpac with the Chicas. Lisa is also in the process of securing a berth for Sydney-Hobart 2009.

Jennifer Payne, Mast/Mid Bow, began recreational sailing and cruising on the east coast on the Long Island Sound in 1982. In 1995 began west coast sailing out of Dana Point and other South coast harbors participating in PHRF Club racing as pick up on different crews. She spent a full season racing on a J 105 out of Oceanside Yacht Club; races included the Newport to Ensenada and the Little Ensenada. Boat deliveries include Block Island to the West Indies, and Ensenada to Oceanside. She was a team member of the 1996 Nauti Chicas. She currently lives and coastal cruises on a 50 ft. sail boat in and out of Oceanside Ca.

Yvonne Galvez, Pit, has been racing for the past 19 years, crewing for both the women’s/coed teams @ UCI. At the same time, she began sailing the International 14 skiff, which continues to this day, traveling to many overseas events over the years, as well as traveling the west coast. PHRF & other one design events have included Women’s One Design Regattas (‘93/’94), 2 Newport to Ensenada races, the Cabrillo to Dana Point Race, NOOD Regattas in both San Diego & Long Beach, Long Beach Race Week and many Leukemia Cup Charity Regattas. Yvonne is a member of ABYC, and was Proposer/Co Chair of the 2006 International 14 Worlds hosted by ABYC.

Judy Rae Karlsen, Main, has been racing for 15 years. She began her racing career on the Great Lakes, and has competed in the Chicago-Mackinac race, Chicago NOODS and after moving to Long Beach, CA has competed in five Newport- Ensenada races, 4 Woman’s One Designs and numerous local and long distance races. Judy is currently the Treasurer of the WOD Regatta and a LB/LA WSA Board member.

Valerie Navarro, Crew Capt, has been racing for 27 years mostly in Long Beach, Newport and Marina Del Rey. Valerie crewed on many boats in this time period, from a Merit 25 owned by her Dad, two boats owned by her and her husband, up to the 70 raters when these were popular in the 90’s. Her experience is not limited to any one position on the boat. Today Valerie is calling tactics and trimming on a Schock 35 in the Schock fleet and working bow on a Farr 40 in the Farr fleet. The race experience has not been limited to the buoys as she raced to Hawaii in 1997 and completed two PV races. Valerie is a past LEMWOD skipper, winning the regatta in 2000 and a past crew member for Linda Elias.

Betsy Crowfoot, Trim and Grind, has done three Transpacific Yacht Races from Los Angeles to Honolulu and serves on the TPYC Board of Directors. A sailor for 15 years, she’s sailed the Pacific coast from San Francisco to Zihuatanejo. A veteran of the WOD regatta since 1996 and past champion under skipper Linda Elias, and two-time participant in the Regatta Las Marietas de Femenil in Puerto Vallarta; Betsy writes about the marine environment for magazines such as Sailing and Dockside, newspapers, the web, and broadcast.

Myrna Welsh, Trim and Grind, has been sailing for 12 years. She began as a day sailor and cruiser, chartering boats through various sailing clubs in Southern Calif. Her love for the sport drew her to racing where she has competed in seven Newport-Ensenada races, 5 Women's One Designs and many local regattas’. Myrna is a member of WORSA and has volunteered as an instructor in Dana Point Yacht Club's women's sailing classes.

Tamara Tatich, Trim and Grind

Terri Manok, Tactician, is a member of Oceanside Yacht Club and US Sailing. She has been racing for 6 years in multiple PHRF and One Design regattas from San Diego to Oxnard as well as competing in Antigua Sailing Week in the Caribbean. Women’s races include WOD Regatta 2004 and 2004 Regatta Las Marietas de Feminil women’s one design in PV. She and her husband own and race Predator, a J/35.