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Ep 28 - Trailblazers and Triumphs in Women's Competitive Sailing

0s · Conversations with Classic Boats · 07 Dec 12:30

A five women teammakes women’s sailing history. In September 1985, mastering an international fleet and Hurricane Gloria to take the inaugural Rolex International Women’s Keelboat Regatta and pointing to theinclusion of Women’s Sailing in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

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