The all-women crew ‘stepping up’ at Sydney Hobart as breakages and seasickness reduce overall fleet

Elizabeth Tucker leads a six-strong all-women crew in the Sydney Hobart, but her plans go beyond the current race.

Sydney to Hobart yacht race 2025 favourites, all-female crew, Wild Oats comeback in latest news

She’s part of a new wave of women joining the Sydney to Hobart fleet for its 80th anniversary but Elizabeth Tucker has her ...
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First Light’s navigator talks weather, sail repairs and sea sickness

Stevenson (far right) and the First Light Crew at the Sydney Race Village Women in Sailing event - CYCA/Ashley Dart pic. Last ...
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At the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, a Female Crew of Two

Kathy Veel and Bridget Canham, competing in the two-handed division, will also be on the race’s second-smallest boat. By John Clarke Kathy Veel has come a long way since 1989, when she first sailed in ...
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Pioneering skipper offers sage advice to teenage rookie

Ali Braden began sailing to help out her brother when one of his crew quit and it took a long while before she embraced the ...