2006-12-18 23:55:04 · 4 answers · asked by sundayboy 1 in Sports ➔ Water Sports
The first non-stop solo was in 1987/8 by Kay Cottee of Australia in First Lady.
However Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz of Poland was the first woman to complete a round the world sail - with stops - in 1977/8.
2006-12-19 01:08:11 · answer #1 · answered by Steve M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
wikipedia says: "The major women's firsts were achieved in just over ten years. Poland's Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz set off to sail around the world by the trade-wind route in 1976, and on her return to the Canary Islands in 1978 became the first woman to perform a single-handed circumnavigation (with stops). Less than two months later, Naomi James completed the first single-handed circumnavigation (with stops) by a woman via Cape Horn, in just 272 days; and in 1988, Kay Cottee became the first woman to perform a solo non-stop circumnavigation in her 11 metre (36 ft) sloop First Lady, taking 189 days"
No to take anything from K C-L, Naomi James is generally considerd the first ( WITH STOPS) because she did the way more dangeous and demanding route of going around Cape Horn....the first (WITHOUT STOPS, which is about 4 times harder), seems to be Kay Cottee
2006-12-20 02:34:14 · answer #2 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
she only used one hand? wow thats some woman!
2006-12-20 13:55:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it was ellen macarthur.
2006-12-18 23:57:26 · answer #4 · answered by mike w 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋