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ASA MEMBER PROFILE • PAM WILLIAMS
Pam Williams learned to sail in the warm waters around Antigua and now enjoys the cooler
ones of the San Francisco Bay area.
I
have lived in the Menlo Park section of the San
Francisco Bay area for 15 years now. I love the close ASA is always interested in its members! If you have a
proximity to all the great outdoors activities … great story about how you got into sailing and how you
sailing, hiking, camping, skiing … ocean, mountains and joined ASA, we’d love to hear it. Send your story to:
wine country. I grew up in Dallas and as a kid would
always look forward to our annual family trip to the Gulf American Sailing Association
Coast to be close to water. I loved it as a kid, and love it
P.O. Box 12079
even more now as an adult! Being with and close to
Marina Del Rey, CA 90295-3079
nature helps me stay grounded and balanced in life.
or email info@american-sailing.com
For 25 years, I was a CPA in public accounting (most of
that time with Arthur Andersen) and a part of corporate Antigua and signed up on the spur of the moment. Since
America. Recently, I left that world to follow my then I’ve taken trips to the British Virgin Islands,
professional passion and start my own business, Grenada and Tahiti. I’ve also managed to find time to
Navigating Wealth. Four years ago, I started to sail quite complete Basic Keelboat and Basic Coastal Cruising.
a bit. These past two years, though, because of starting
my own business, I haven’t had the chance to sail as I love the sailing world so much and want to stay
much as I’d like. I’m hoping that this changes soon! I connected to it for life. Being with the water, winds,
purposefully named my new business Navigating Wealth sun and nature really help keep me grounded in my
because of my passion for sailing and because life is a hectic, professional life. I need my mental health tune-
continuous journey of growth and exploration. I’m all for ups to keep me focused. At times when I get very busy
dreaming big dreams and living with excitement and with my professional life, the ASA and their great
passion! newsletters allow me to live vicariously through articles
and stories … until I get back out there again myself!
I’m single and have never been married. I’m now in a Sometimes, especially when starting your own
fantastic relationship with a man named Dennis. He’s business, long and intense work hours are necessary,
simply awesome. He’s not a sailor yet, but is very willing but are only tolerable when you’re reminded why you’re
to learn and explore the waters of the world with me! doing it. Knowing that soon I’ll be out sailing again and
exploring the waters of the world gets me through these
I started sailing when I saw a promotion for a trip out of intense times.
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