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Does gender matter? It's all about skill, teamwork and nerve
There are sailing classes in which size, weight and physical strength influence performance—but across much of our sport, skill, judgement and teamwork matter considerably more than gender.
The Olympic Nacra 17 demonstrates the point perfectly: it is raced by mixed-gender teams, with women often helming and men crewing—although the roles are not prescribed. At Wildwind, we currently have 14 male and 9 female instructors. However, by our highly unofficial count, those 9 women have probably won about twice as many trophies as the 14 men.
We’re sure the men will catch up eventually.
In the meantime, watch these two women absolutely cranking it across Vassiliki Bay—and demonstrating that boats are remarkably uninterested in who is sailing them.
The Nacra 17 is officially a mixed-gender Olympic class; the specific helm-and-crew roles are a team choice, not a rule.
Whoever thought that speed cares about gender was dead wrong! |
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