Wendy Tuck

Wendy Tuck
Born 1965 (age 52–53)
Nationality Australia

Wendy Tuck (born c.1965) is a yachtswoman and previous chief instructor and principal at the Clipper Race training base in Sydney, Australia.[1] Tuck is best known as the first female skipper to win a round-the-world yacht race.[2]

Sailing achievements

Tuck was born in Australia in about 1965.[3] Having begun sailing at the age of 24,[4] she has competed in 11 Sydney Hobart Yacht races[5] and was the first woman skipper to finish in 2017, earning the Jane Tate Memorial Trophy.[6]

Clipper 70s setting out on the race on Lough Foyle.

Tuck first took part in the Clipper Round the World race in 2015-16, becoming the first Australian woman to do so.[7][8] In 2017-2018 she became the only Australian to repeat the challenge skippering the 70-foot yacht, Sanya Serenity Coast, over 40,000 nautical miles and six oceans.[9] The yachts are named after the tall ship clippers that raced tea to England. Tuck's crew was not constant and changed regularly throughout the race.[2] On 27 July 2018 12.36 (UTC) she crossed the finish line becoming the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World race (or any Round the World yacht race).[9] The second-placed yacht was also skippered by a woman, Nikki Henderson.[2]

Interviewed after the race, she said, “If one little girl sees this, sees it can be done and has a go, that will be what matters to me.”[9]

Tuck has spoken about how she has been inspired by other yachtswomen such as Ellen MacArthur and Kay Cottee.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Meet Clipper 2017-18 Race Skipper Wendy Tuck". www.clipperroundtheworld.com. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  2. 1 2 3 "First woman wins Clipper world yacht race". BBC News. 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  3. ↑ "Guildford born skipper leads team to victory in penultimate clipper race". Eagle Radio. 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  4. ↑ "First woman to win round-the-world yacht race never set out to achieve title". North Wales Pioneer. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  5. ↑ "Wendy-Tuck-on-Leg-5-of-the-Clipper-Race". Sail World. Retrieved 28 Jun 2018.
  6. ↑ "Wendy scores 'surprise' triumph". NewsComAu. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  7. ↑ "First Australian female Clipper Race skipper sets sail". ABC News. 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  8. ↑ "Wendy Tuck Sets Off In Clipper Round The World Yacht Race". Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  9. 1 2 3 "sydney-sailor-wendy-tuck-makes-history-with-victory-in-clipper-race". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 28 Jun 2018.
  10. ↑ Phelan, Liam (2015-03-25). "First Australian female skipper for Clipper round the world yacht race". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
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