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Jessica Watson OAM (born 18 May 1993) is an Australian sailor who was awarded the Order of Australia Medal after attempting a solo circumnavigation [1] at the age of 16. . Although she circled the planet, she did it in a narrow range of latitudes that resulted in her voyage falling short of the distance criterion of 21,600 nautical miles (40,000 km) for a circumnavigation – the equivalent of ...
Kay Cottee AO (née McLaren, born 25 January 1954) is an Australian sailor, who was the first woman to perform a single-handed, non-stop and unassisted circumnavigation of the world. She performed this feat in 1988 in her 37 feet (11 m) yacht Blackmores First Lady , taking 189 days.
Blair is the author of the book Facing Fear, published in 2021 by Australian Geographic, which details the story of her first attempt at sailing solo around Antarctica. [2] [19] Blair was a contestant on the first season of Million Dollar Island, which aired in 2023 on Channel Seven in Australia, hosted by Ant Middleton. [20]
Australian Sailing is recognised by World Sailing as the governing body for the sport of sailing in Australia. It formed in 1950 as the Australian Yachting Federation at a meeting at the Royal St. Kilda Yacht Club. [1] It is responsible for the administration, promotion and development of sailing in Australia.
Elise Maree Rechichi OAM (born 11 January 1986) is an Australian sailor from Perth, Western Australia. [1] Rechichi and crewmate Tessa Parkinson represented Australia in the 470 class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Qingdao, Shandong, China, winning the gold medal. She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. [2]
Monique de Vries (born 3 May 1995) is an Australian competitive sailor. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, in the women's 470 class. [2]She and her fellow crew member, Nia Jerwood, qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by finishing 9th at the 470 World Championships in 2019. [2]
A member of the Royal Brighton Yacht Club, she has represented Australia at both the 2004 and the 2008 Olympics, sailing the women's singlehanded dinghy, the Laser Radial. In both Games she finished fourth. [2] She was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. [3] Blanck attended Luther College during her high school years.
Fremantle Sailing Club Carrie Smith (born 28 January 1995) is an Australian competitive sailor. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , in the women's 470 class .