Sailing is one sport where women and men can compete of a fairly level playing field. This has been proved once again by the women sailing in the toughest ocean race on the planet.
Five women, including celebrities Ashley Judd and Taylor Swift, appeared on the cover of Time magazine, heralded as the “2017 Person of the Year.” From Hollywood to Capitol Hill, thousands of women are stepping forward and this movement now extends to the high seas. For the first time, every boat in the Volvo Ocean Race has at least one female sailor on-board. The 13th edition of the race, first known as the Whitbread Round-the-World Race, began in late October in Alicante, Spain, featuring seven boats for the 45,000 nautical mile contest.
“The Volvo Ocean Race is the ultimate test of a team in sport,” says Dee Caffari, who is skippering a team with five women and five men on board across the seven seas. Read more.
