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A five women team makes 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 the inclusion of Women’s Sailing in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
A tough week of sailing in Newport , RI, a hurricane, all taken in stride by Team Softsail, winner of the first Rolex International Womens Keelboat Regatta, aka "The Womens Worlds"
Alison, Sertl, Shore, Pitchie and Lotz, aka Team Softsail
38 years after the first Womens World win,Betsy Alison overcomes all odds to win the gold medal in singlehanded sailing in the August 2023 World Para Athletic games... always a champion
August 2023
The first Womens Worlds attracted rare media attention to this groundbreaking regatta.
Audio & Visual Production by Griffin Bengraff
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A five women team makes 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 the inclusion of Women’s Sailing in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
A tough week of sailing in Newport , RI, a hurricane, all taken in stride by Team Softsail, winner of the first Rolex International Womens Keelboat Regatta, aka "The Womens Worlds"
Alison, Sertl, Shore, Pitchie and Lotz, aka Team Softsail
38 years after the first Womens World win,Betsy Alison overcomes all odds to win the gold medal in singlehanded sailing in the August 2023 World Para Athletic games... always a champion
August 2023
The first Womens Worlds attracted rare media attention to this groundbreaking regatta.
Audio & Visual Production by Griffin Bengraff