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Post by fish on Apr 10, 2024 9:04:22 GMT 12
Transferring this topic from the 'Interesting Boats' thread. Lisa Blair is going to attempt a solo record for circumnavigating NZ. She has just set a record for solo women from Sydney to Auckland.  lisablairsailstheworld.com/ |
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Post by fish on Apr 10, 2024 9:11:09 GMT 12
Even getting Mainstream Media coverage (must have been the vegan icecream) Australian Lisa Blair has set a record for sailing solo from Sydney to Auckland, eclipsing the previous mark by four days. In doing so, she's become the first woman to make the journey unassisted - all while raising awareness for climate action. On Tuesday, after eight days, three hours and 1200 nautical miles, Blair officially became the fastest person and first woman to sail unassisted across the Tasman Sea. "So excited," Blair told Newshub upon her arrival. "I was aiming for like 8-10 days, but in my mind, I was thinking, 'Oh, I wonder if I could do it in six or seven days'. "I'm super happy." The previous record was set in January 2020 by retired Australian serviceman James Prascevic to raise awareness of PTSD. Blair made her journey in support of Climate Action, witnessing firsthand the impact of global warming. That cause also motivated her to journey around Antarctica in 2022. Breaking that record by 10 days, she now holds seven records in total and is preparing to nab another later this year. Her next journey is to sail Auckland to Auckland around New Zealand, before making a play for the Arctic record later this year. First things, first: "A good night's sleep, some hot chips... and a really good vegan ice cream." www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2024/04/sailing-australian-lisa-blair-smashes-solo-speed-record-from-sydney-to-auckland.html |
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Post by fish on Apr 10, 2024 9:13:03 GMT 12
I'm not sure about the claim by Newshub there she is the first woman to sail the Tasman unassisted. I'm sure there have been females in the New Plymouth to Maloolaba race. Trish in the Reactor?
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Post by GO30 on Apr 10, 2024 10:45:22 GMT 12
I'm not sure about the claim by Newshub there she is the first woman to sail the Tasman unassisted. I'm sure there have been females in the New Plymouth to Maloolaba race. Trish in the Reactor? Correct, Newshub is wrong. |
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Post by sabre on Apr 10, 2024 12:49:05 GMT 12
Thank fuck she done it for climate change. When can we expect the weather to become non climate change related?
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Post by sloopjohnb on Apr 10, 2024 13:59:35 GMT 12
What I can't believe that statement you made GO30, aren't these organizations sponsored by the previous government.  |
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Post by fish on Apr 10, 2024 15:15:15 GMT 12
Question on the route from the lovely styled arrows.
If you are solo and not stopping, would it be easier to go south of Stewart Island than try going through Fovuex Straight?
I know Fovuex Straight has shit all around it, shallows, islands, currents etc. Just buggering off to sea should be much easier wouldn't it? Sure you'd sail further, but being solo you could just have a nap, wake up, gybe to lay up the east coast, and go back to sleep.
PS, what sort of a name is Fovuex anyway? Impossible to spell...
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Post by ComfortZone on Apr 11, 2024 8:47:38 GMT 12
I'm not sure about the claim by Newshub there she is the first woman to sail the Tasman unassisted. I'm sure there have been females in the New Plymouth to Maloolaba race. Trish in the Reactor? and even earlier back in the 70's a NZ woman, Annette Wilde (i might have her surname wrong) raced a ferro yacht in the New Plymouth to Mooloolaba race. |
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Post by muzled on Apr 11, 2024 8:55:31 GMT 12
PS, what sort of a name is Fovuex anyway? Impossible to spell... Just put as many vowels in as you can and it'll be about right... Fovaeioux...  Wonder how long she'll wait for an ideal forecast? Generally the next month or so are fairly light winds. Although it's not seeming like that atm. |
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