- Instructors
- Kris Self
Kris Self
National Women’s Sailing Association
Kris Self
National Women’s Sailing Association
Kris Self is the founder and owner of Island Computer Consulting in St. Petersburg, Florida, where she works as a technology concierge specializing in home automation, entertainment, video surveillance and navigation systems for cars and boats.
A former Apple systems engineer, Kris also supports small businesses and trains clients to use their technology effectively.
She has been sailing since the early 1980’s and now cruises the Gulf Coast of Florida aboard her 41-foot Gulfstar.
Passionate about helping women gain confidence on the water, Kris regularly sails with women, welcomes diverse learning experiences, and founded Women Who Sail Tampa Bay for aspiring and current female sailors that has grown to more than 1,500 members.
In 2025, she became Vice President of the Women’s Sailing Foundation and the National Women’s Sailing Association, where she has supported national conferences, women’s safety-at-sea training, and planning for the NWSA 2027 conference at UMass Boston.
For Kris, sailing is an essential part of life that provides perspective, energy, connection, well-being, and the inspiration to encourage other women to make time for the experiences that matter most.
