Women In Sailing Podcast Series Deborah Wallace

Episode 17 - Women In Sailing & The Team Australia Challenge for the 2024 Barcelona Youth and Women's America's Cup.
The Team Australia Challenge is the official national entry in the 37th America’s Cup to compete in both the youth America’s Cup and the first Women’s America’s Cup in Barcelona 2024.
This Women In Sailing podcast is part of an exclusive live event on the 30th November 2023.
We had the opportunity to visit the Team Australia Challenge official headquarters in the Winnings Appliances Office in Alexandria. 
We heard from John Winning JR Winning Appliances CEO & Patron of the Challenge, a high profile and competitive skiff sailor, and the Skipper of the Maxi Yacht Andoo Comanche which completed in the 2023 RSHYR.   
Our second speaker was Katharina Kuehn the founder of Deepsphere and Katharina gave us an insight into the different mindsets of high preforming sports and business people.
Throughout the evening we witness firsthand the Youth and Women’s team going through their paces in the AC40 foiling simulator.
In this live recording I’m chatting with Nina Curtis and Lisa Darmanin two of Australia’s leading women sailors about the America’s Cup Challenge and their campaign.
Welcome to the conversation. Enjoy this Women In Sailing podcast.

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CurrawonG crossed the finish line of the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race close to mid-night to a standing ovation in Hobart on New Years Eve. This was just the start.
This duo made news around the world. Featured in newspapers such as the New York Times, online social & news platforms and on TV.
Welcome to another Women In Sailing podcast.
Little did Kathy & Bridget know that being the first two women sailing Double Handed in the race would gain that much attention, around the world.
They were a double handed team, it also means that they were the only all women crew, since 2018, and could possibly be the only all-women crew again in this years’ race.
I had the pleasure to catch up, with Kathy Veel and Bridget Canham at the Royal Sydney
Yacht Squadron, as they were preparing to be coaches at the Lots Regatta on the October long weekend.
These two incredible ladies have enjoyed the sport of sailing for many years, and in this
episode they give us a glimpse into their passion for Sailing. As well, we hear about Kathy’s 50-year-old, 30ft yacht CurrawonG.
Explaining how the boat is coming together for her second Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. 

Kathy and Bridget are both veterans of collectively 11 Sydney Hobart Yacht Races. They
share how they met on an all-women crew Women On Water, entered in the 1989 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, and have been friends ever since.
Kathy a retired Art Teacher from NSW, and Bridget a retired Nurse from South Africa,
both in community focused professions, it’s lovely to hear they are still giving back to the community by volunteering with Making Waves Foundation.  
In preparation for this years' race, they are a little wiser, have a sponsor, and are excited about heading to the start line for another Rolex Sydney Hobart yacht racing
adventure.
I hope that you find this conversation as enjoyable to listen to, as I did chatting with these two wonderful ladies, Living life to the fullest.

Sailing around the world using today’s modern navigational equipment, radar, satellite
communications, cell phones and autopilot is one thing. 

Take yourself back to 1968’s and ask yourself how confident you would be only using
technology available then? Jump into a yacht between 32-36 feet and set your sights on winning a-round-the-world yacht race.  

I’m Deborah Wallace from Sailing Women’s Network with another Women In Sailing Podcast.

I’m extremely excited to be talking with Kirsten Neuschafer, catching up with her in
South Africa, using modern technology. Talking about her non-stop, Solo, Retro
sail in the 2022/2023 edition of the Golden Globe Race.

Starting the race in September 2022, along with 15 entrances from around the world. She completed the race in 233 days, 20 hours, 43 minutes and 47 seconds.

She sailed past the great capes of the world and over 30,000 plus nautical miles, including 2 weeks in the dull-drums and rescued a fellow competitor after his boat sank and he was set adrift in his life raft. 

Finishing the race, across the line back in France on the 27th April 2023.

She is the first South African Sailor and women to take out any international around the
world yacht race.

It’s my pleasure to welcome Kirsten Neuschafer. 

Maddie Lyons started sailing competitively in 2020. From racing dinghies at the local sailing club and interstate regattas, Maddie progressed into skiff sailing, helming Women's Keelboat Regattas and trimming on a 50ft yacht in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2022. Maddie volunteers instructing women's learn to sail courses at Tweed Valley Sailing Club. 
                                                                         
In 2022, Maddie was selected as a mentee in the Magenta Project Mentoring Program with the goal of expanding her sailing experience, including further offshore miles and foiling. Maddie started foiling at the Magenta Project and Foiling Week Try-Foiling Clinic held at Lake Garda, Italy in 2023. After trialling in the 69F class, Maddie joined the new Magenta Project Foiling Team and is currently campaigning to race on the 69F circuit in 2024

Nadine Tabak is a rising star in the sailing world, dedicated to promoting women and youth engagement in the sport. With just three and a half years of sailing experience, Nadine has already made a significant impact. As the founder of the Generational Outreach and Access (GenOA) committee, she has introduced numerous younger members to sailing and increased engagement opportunities for all. She speaks to us about the Australian Women's Keelboat Regatta (AWKR), an event she has played a role in planning and promoting. AWKR is a prestigious sailing event that celebrates the skills and achievements of female sailors. Held annually, this highly anticipated regatta showcases the power, talent, and determination of women in the sailing community. With a focus on fostering diversity and inclusion, the AWKR provides a platform for women to compete, connect, and inspire one another. From thrilling races to a vibrant atmosphere, the AWKR embodies the spirit of women's sailing excellence.