CONTENTS: Introduction: Pink Shorts: women seen or unseen? 'Standing in the Shade of One's Own Hat Brim': circumnavigating for pleasure'My Mother Sewed Constantly': invisible women at sea'A Blue Gauze Veil is Useful but Not Ornamental': new designs for New Women 'One's hair returns to primitive simplicity': outdoor girls'My Red Skirt was to be the Signal': independent Irish women'We Don't Want Any Petticoats Here: pioneering women in WW1Winter Shoes in Springtime: overcoming trauma'No More Skirts!': postwar pioneers and fickle yacht owners'Clothes not fit for a girl to wear': the last of the grain ships'Elastic-Waisted Blue Serge Skirts': sailing for pleasure'I Only Joined for the Hat': WW2 WRNSThe need to travel light: women's lives disrupted by the war'I wore the Right Shoes and Didn't Interfere': unexpected jobs in wartime'I Handed Him a Bundle of Garments for a Flare': discovering courage'Using my Best Suspender Belt': adapting to the postwar world'Working Relationships': men and women together'If I'm Coming, I'm Coming in my Duffle Coat': women in offshore racingHeather at the Stemhead: sailing from the ClydeNobody Can Find You: families at sea'Enormous Biceps, Baggy Jeans and a Jolly, Yo-Ho Manner': femininity and determination'Hiring Leaky Oilskins from the Charter Company': women making their own wayWho Wears the Trousers?: the role of skipperTrouser Suits: teamwork'I Pinned a Smile on My Face and Turned Towards the Crowd': winnersDressed Like I Wanted It.