The WWSA Gathering on the Bay (GOTB) is a three-day-event for women on the water held annually at Port Stephens, NSW. All women interested in boats are welcome (don't need to be a WWSA member to attend)!

The 2025 GOTB will be held at the Nelson Bay Golf Club, Nelson Bay, Port Stephens, from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th March.

Speakers include: 

Lily Barlow: Marine Diesel Basics and Troubleshooting

Mel Yeomans: Plumbing and Deck Hardware

Dr Shelley Wright, Leanne Maffesoni, and Susan Buckland: Whales and Citizen Science

Dr Christine Materia: Cruising Tasmania’s south-west, south, and east coasts

Jillienne De Vos: Whiskers, Waves and a Differently Wired Brain: Navigating life and the Med, with a dash of humour, on a cat with a cat and an Aspie 

Annette Hesselmans and Sophie Snidjers: Live cross during Melbourne to Osaka Race

Viki Moore: Crossing the Tasman - Sailing to NZ and the South Pacific

Sonia Robinson: A catch up live from the boat yard

Saturday evening Gathering Dinner (men welcome) - with Wendy Tuck speaking

Linda Frylink-Anderson: Overnight sailing—emotional preparedness 

Laura Corà Macolino: Sailing with a parasailor

She Shanties entertain us

Lisa Blair: Workshop: What to do when it’s not smooth sailing (Sunday 1-4pm) 

Tickets available now from:

https://womenwhosailaustraliagotb2025.eventbrite.com.au