biography
| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1954– )
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| biography:
| Yachting record holder, born in Sydney, New South Wales, SE Australia. She was the first woman to complete a solo, nonstop, unassisted circumnavigation of the world, arriving in Sydney harbour in June, 1988. She sailed 25 000 nautical miles in her 12-m Cavalier 37 sloop First Lady in 189 days, a record time for a woman. She was named Australian of the Year in 1989. |
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