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Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.
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Wendy Tuck
Australian skipper
Wendy Tuck is a yachtswoman and previous chief instructor and principal at the Clipper Race training base in Sydney, Australia. She was the first female skipper to win a round-the-world yacht race.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sea captain
Commander of a ship or other sea-going vessel
A sea captain, ship's captain, captain, master, or shipmaster, is a high-grade licensed mariner who holds ultimate command and responsibility of a merchant vessel. The captain is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of the ship, including its seaworthiness, safety…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Clipper Round the World Yacht Race
Biennial yacht race to partially or fully circumnavigate the globe
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is a biennial sailing race that takes paying amateur crews on one or more legs of a circumnavigation of the globe in 11 specially designed identical yachts owned by Clipper Ventures. Professional skippers and additional qualified persons…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
July 28
Day of the year
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