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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 ...
Natasha Bryant and Nina Curtis currently share the role of strategist and are part of the Women's Pathway Programme. Wing trimmer Kyle Langford joined the team ahead of the inaugural season in 2019. Jason Waterhouse is the team's flight controller. Sam Newton and Kinley Fowler are the two grinders in the team. Ed Powys serves as the reserve sailor.
As of April 2024, the first women, and fastest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted from Sydney to Auckland with a time of 8 days, 3 hours and 19 minutes. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] In May 2024, Blair became the first person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around New Zealand; Auckland to Auckland with a time of 16 days and 23 hours.
The ILCA 6 competition at the 2023 Sailing World Championships was the women's dinghy event and was held in The Hague, the Netherlands, 13–20 August 2023. [1] The entries were limited to 120 boats. [1] The competitors participated in an opening series that was planned to 10 races, followed by a medal race. [1] The medal race was planned for ...
She has a sailing scholarship from the Australian Institute of Sport and New South Wales Institute of Sport. [ 2 ] In 2008, as a sixteen-year-old, Price started competing in the ISAF World Cup Women's Match Racing Tour where she was the youngest woman in the competition, a title she held into 2012. [ 2 ]
9-15 Sep 2024: Sonar World Championship Noroton Yacht Club: 10-15 Sep 2024: A-Cat World Championship: 14-21 Sep 2024: J/70 World Championship REAL CLUB NAUTICO DE PALMA: Spain 16-21 Sep 2024: Raceboard World Championships: 16-22 Sep 2024: IWCA World Championships CV Ballena Alegre Spain: 23-28 Sep 2024: Offshore Double Handed World Championship ...
2023 Sailing World Championships: The Hague: 470 (dinghy) Fleet Mixed 49er Fleet Male 49erFX Fleet Female ILCA 6 Fleet Female ILCA 7 Fleet Male Kite Fleet Male Kite Fleet Female Nacra 17: Fleet Mixed IQFoil Fleet Male IQFoil Fleet Female 18 August – 25 August: Shark 24 World Championships Niagara-on-the-Lake: Shark 24: Fleet Mixed 21 August ...
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.