PART 1 - "YOU ARE MORE CAPABLE THAN YOU REALISE..."
National Geographic “Spirit of Adventure” award winner Lisa Blair is known for her sailing records and incredible passion for the environment, her yacht Climate Action Now and to become the 3rd person to sail solo unassisted non-stop around Antarctica.
I’m Deborah Wallace and welcome to our 2nd Series of Women in Sailing Podcasts.
In this series, we’ll add to the list of women making their mark in the competitive world of yacht racing. And we will talk with trailblazers such as Lisa, who
I had the pleasure of meeting a number of years ago and then more recently again in Sydney whilst she was teaching for Pacific Sailing School before heading north to Qld where she is base to work on her yacht.
For those who know or have met Lisa you’ll know she is an incredibly positive and passionate person on a mission.
In this episode, we hear about her journey and what she has accomplished already, and what’s on the horizon.
Here is a little about Lisa to start.
She has a Bachelor of Educations.
Holds RYA/MCA Yacht Masters (Offshore)
Master Class 5
Med 3
She participated in the Clipper Round the World Race, a handful of Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race & Melbourne to Hobart double handed.
Sailed, Solo across the Tasman Sea multiple times and worked on Charter Yachts.
For Lisa, this is just the tip of the iceberg, this is the first of two podcasts and a week of information on Lisa’s current project and how you can get behind her in her latest, record breaking, solo sail around Antarctica.
I’d like to welcome Lisa Blair.
