The Women’s Heritage Walk is fast approaching ~ we take off into the desert in less than 40 days.
Along with training in the sand, we are getting fitness tips and meeting other women athletes. Today some of us (and our daughters) met one of the SCA racing crew on the Volvo Ocean Race boat. Here is what I learned from crew member Corinna Halloran:
There are 14 sailors on the team/squad of this all female crew;
Self regimen wellness;
Swedish sponsored boat;
Corinna got this coveted position thru Volvo and her persistence and personal connections as well as her sailing experience and education;
As for the race itself:
Extremes of waves, psychological, the word “fear” is not in their vocabulary;
next stop China after 24 days in open ocean;
the crew are like sisters;
one of her other duties onboard is “cooking” the freeze-dried food for the crew;
the sailors work schedule is 4 hours “on” and 4 hrs of off; Corinna has 6 hrs of work then she’s off;
this boat is currently in 6th place;
this is the first all-female team in a decade.
So great to meet her, see the SCA pavilion, learn about open ocean racing and mingle with other female athletes.
Aloha,
Denise
