The first woman to sail solo around Antarctica

After joining the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race and sailing more than 40,000 nautical miles in 12 months, Lisa Blair further developed her love for ocean sailing and began working for Alex Thomson Racing on the 60-foot racing yacht sponsored by Hugo Boss. She then worked as skipper of the 68-foot ex-America’s Cup racing yacht Southern Cross, sailing around the Whitsunday Islands before then sailing twice across the Tasman Sea from Australia to New Zealand in 2014, clocking up almost 3000 nautical miles of solo sailing experience in preparation for her first attempt at the Antarctica record.