Adrienne Cahalan
Adrienne Cahalan was the only woman competing in the 2005-2006 Volvo Ocean Race . She was a qualified lawyer and had a master’s degree in Applied Meteorology.[1]
Adrienne grew up on the Lane Cove River (part of Sydney Harbour)in Australia.[2] After learning how to sail as a teenager, she began to race lasers and was a member of the twelve-foot skiff club.[2] Since then Adrienne has been part of the Cheyenne crew which broke the Round the World World Speed Record in 2004;[3] she has circumnavigated the globe on several projects, and has had four World Yachtswoman of the Year nominations. This is all with also having experience in three Volvo Ocean Races (formerly known as the Whitbread Round the World Race) prior to her race in the 2005-2006 Volvo Ocean Race.[4]
She has been the navigator on four line honours winners in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race including Wild Oats.[5][6]
[edit] Reference
- ^ Jacquelin Magnay (13 December 2007). "Cahalan swaps Hobart berth for birth of a lifetime". SMH. http://www.smh.com.au/news/horseracing/cahalan-swaps-hobart-berth-for-birth-of-a-lifetime/2007/12/12/1197135558006.html?s_cid=rss_sport. Retrieved 30 Jan 2010.
- ^ a b "Sailing Profile". http://www.adriennecahalan.com/id4.html. Retrieved 30 Jan 2010.
- ^ Lucinda Schmidt (13 September 2006). "Profile: Adrienne Cahalan". SMH. http://www.smh.com.au/news/planning/profile-adrienne-cahalan/2006/09/11/1157826873613.html. Retrieved 30 Jan 2010.
- ^ "Leg 3: Sydney (via Hobart, Australia) to Auckland, New Zealand Dispatch 4: Halfway". 12 Jan 2002. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/volvooceanrace/dispatches/dispatch04/index.html. Retrieved 30 Jan 2010.
- ^ homepage. Milsons Point, N.S.W. 2006. ISBN 9781740513944. http://www.adriennecahalan.com/. Retrieved 30 Jan 2010.
- ^ "Wild Oats navigator on IT". the Industry Standard. 4 Jan 2010. http://www.thestandard.com/news/2010/01/04/wild-oats-navigator-it.
[edit] Bibliography
- Adrienne Cahalan. Around the Buoys: Champion Yachtswoman and Navigator. Random House.
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