CanayjunIt’s already Boxing Day down under and the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race starts in just a few hours - 628 nautical miles. My cousin Janet and her (almost) all women crew of eight will be sailing in her MBD 41, The XX Factor representing the Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron (RSAYS). We’ll be cheering the race start streaming on youtube, and I just opened a bottle of Wolf Blass Shiraz from Nuriootpa to toast them https://www.instagram.com/xxfactorsailing #SydneyHobart25 #sailing (time for some yacht rock).
Relaxing at the Sydney Village event, Women in Sailing Night - my Cousin Janet Thornley (centre), husband Alan and crew mate. #sailing #SydneyHobart25
From the Rolex Sydney Hobart race website: “The enduring Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta (AWKR) competitor purchased the MBD41 design to provide a platform for women in sailing and to increase participation of women in offshore racing”.
This same boat Janet purchased to take up racing won the Sydney Hobart in 1995 as Terra Firma. #sailing #SydneyHobart25
https://www.rolexsydneyhobart.com/race/2025/yachts/the-xx-factor/
This same boat Janet purchased to take up racing won the Sydney Hobart in 1995 as Terra Firma. #sailing #SydneyHobart25
https://www.rolexsydneyhobart.com/race/2025/yachts/the-xx-factor/