When Stacey Jackson competed in her first Sydney to Hobart she didn t get very far. Hit by wild winds from a twister off the NSW coast, she and her crewmates were among the first retirements of the 2001 race. Now, nearly two decades on she is part of a vanguard of women preparing for a race celebrating 75 years of women s participation this year. Â Stacey Jackson two years ago skippered an all-female crew of professional sailors to Hobart. And while the former round the world campaigner is one of 60 odd women competing this year, she would prefer simply prefer to known as a sailor.
When Stacey Jackson competed in her first Sydney to Hobart she didn t get very far. Hit by wild winds from a twister off the NSW coast, she and her crewmates were among the first retirements of the 2001 race. Now, nearly two decades on she is part of a vanguard of women preparing for a race celebrating 75 years of women s participation this year. Â Stacey Jackson two years ago skippered an all-female crew of professional sailors to Hobart. And while the former round the world campaigner is one of 60 odd women competing this year, she would prefer simply prefer to known as a sailor.