The fascinating 16-minute film Uncharted Waters about that effort was just released by ESPN as part of its Nine for IX series about women athletes, made by women filmmakers.įirst, the women were going toe-to-toe with the men’s teams. One of those earlier all-women’s efforts, the America³ effort of 1995, is also in the news these days. It’s not true and doesn’t give enough credit to the women who already paved the way in sailing at the very highest levels. ![]() But I sure hope they don’t present this women’s team as unique. Sailing needs more women, and if the Volvo P.R. I’ll post the specifics on when they’re announced.) (According to Team SCA the shows will be broadcast digitally in the US later this year. By the time the race starts in on Octothe interest in Team SCA should be at a fever pitch. ![]() ![]() The public relations machine is in high gear with a TV series called No Ordinary Women devoted to Team SCA. In the coming year, expect to hear a lot about Team SCA, aka the women’s boat, in the Volvo Ocean Race that circles the globe. No disrespect, but I think the time has passed when we all have to drop what we’re doing and say, “Wow, there’s a racing sailboat crewed by women.” Any racer worth his or her salt knows that women can sail just as hard as men. It seems every few years there has to be a women’s sailing challenge, as if it’s something that’s never been done before.
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