Dun Laoghaire's National Yacht Club Is Benignly Haunted By Spirit of John B Kearney
The sun shone, and in the crisp onshore breeze the regatta bunting fluttered in colourful array from the flagstaff
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The sun shone, and in the crisp onshore breeze the regatta bunting fluttered in colourful array from the flagstaff
It is 70 years since Ann Davison arrived in New York, the end of her voyage which saw her become the first woman to sail across the Atlantic solo.
Sailing is no joke. It can be very difficult and requires a lot of skill, especially if you're doing it on your own. The first woman to ever sail the Atlantic Ocean all by herself was
Frankly, the official attitudes and notions about women’s sailing are woefully out of date
She set sail in 1952 not to set a record or make a point about women and their abilities. Rather, her motivation was deeply personal.