Lecture: Seagoing Women

Event type: In-person
Location: Rotary Gallery of the Courtenay and District Museum
Speaker: Journalist and Mariner Sara Donnelly
Tickets: $5 for Historical Society members; $6 for general public. Advance tickets recommended. Tickets can be purchased over the phone by calling 250-334-0686 ext 2.

Join journalist and mariner Sara Donnelly for a fascinating conversation about her new book Seagoing Women: At Work. The book is a compelling collection of stories celebrating thirty-three women who have built extraordinary careers on the water.

Through vivid first-person accounts, striking photographs, and years of in-depth interviews, Donnelly offers a rare glimpse into life offshore—from the physical demands and long stretches away from home to the ingenuity, resilience, and sense of purpose that define work at sea.