You lubbers crack me up.
Sure, HOT is different things to different idiots, but true sexiness in a woman is more about how she feels about herself and what she can do than whether or not she alters your blood supply and makes you woozey.
One such lass is 29-ish y.o. Brit Emma Richards.
Check out this partial list of her solo sailing achievements:
Round the Island Race 2005 – 1st Open 60 Class - (this is around the British Isles- not around some pond)
Awarded MBE - 2004
Around Alone 2002-03 – 1st woman and youngest person ever to complete this single handed race (this is SOLO- SINGLEHANDED around the World)
Singled handed East / West solo sailing record – 1st woman, 2002
Volvo Ocean Race 2001/02 – Team Amer Sports Two
RORC Round Britain & Ireland 2000 – 1st 50’ monohull class
STAR (Single Handed Transatlantic Race) 2000 – 1st 50’ monohull class
Transat Jacques Vabres 1999 – 1st 50’ monohull class
www.teampindar.com/skippers/profile.asp?ID=1www.bbc.co.uk/devon/sport/2003/04/around_alone_last_leg.shtmlBy the way: how many of you have the guts to do this:
"Send us an event report
EMMA'S SOLO 80FT MAST CLIMB TO STAY IN RACE
PINDAR'S MAIN HALYARD BREAKS
EMMA'S ACCOUNT OF CLIMBING 80FT MAST
SOLIDAIRES OVERTAKES PINDAR INTO 2ND PLACE BY 13NM
British skipper Emma Richards on Leg 2 of Around Alone from Torbay, England to Cape Town, South Africa reported that at 22:30hrs GMT last night her main halyard snapped on Open 60 Pindar , causing the 165 square metre, 125kg mainsail to come crashing down around her in seconds. The only course of action for her to remain in the race was to perform a solo climb up the 80ft mast to replace the broken halyard and get the mainsail up again. In the course of events, closest rival Thierry Dubois on Solidaires has sneaked a 13 mile lead over her and is now in 2nd place.
Emma recounted the incident first hand at 1000hrs this morning: "I couldn't believe it. Last night my little world of boat, sea and race fell around my ears again. Only a few precious hours after the dark, the main halyard snapped, dropping the whole mainsail to the deck in less than a second (only wish I could hoist it that fast!) It has snapped right at the top, so I have no choice but to don my hard hat and drag myself up the mast to replace the halyard. "I would have done it immediately but it was pitch black last night and so I was bound to make a simple error that would force me to go up again this morning, and I doubt the bruising that is bound to occur as I bounce my way up the mast will permit me two trips up there.
"I got some sleep and with a clear head this morning I have a new halyard ready to go. I have also taken a spare block and lashing in case that was the cause of the chafe, a knife to cut away the old dead end up of halyard up there, and a lashing to lash me to the mast so I could use both hands to work instead of just holding on for dear life in an awful motion. There is a horrible sea running as the wind has been shifting round which will not make my life any easier. At least I'm not scared of heights!"
At the 0600hrs position report, Pindar was still in 2nd place behind leader Bernard Stamm on Bobst Group-Armor Lux, but her slower boatspeed overnight had cost her dearly against closest rival Thierry Dubois on Solidaires as she had dropped to within 13 miles of the Frenchman.
After spending about an hour and a half up the mast with the boat slowed up to 2 knots, Emma confirmed at around 1300hrs GMT that the job was done and Pindar was back up to around 13 knots boatspeed. Unfortunately, it was not quick enough to stop Solidaires from passing Pindar and stealing into second place as the 1400hrs position report shows the Frenchman with a 13 mile lead. "
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In case you want younger, how abt 18 y.o. Brit Hannah Mills.
:UK female representative ISAF Youth World Championships 2005 – 4th overall
British Female 420 Open Champion 2005
Girls 420 European Champion 2005
Girls Optimist World Champion 2003
Runner-up Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year Newcomer Award 2003
UK Young Sailor of the Year 2002
Welsh Young Sailor of the Year 2002
BBC Wales Young Female Sports Personality of the Year 2002
OCS Regional winner Young Sports Personality of the Year 2002
Welsh Awards Young Personality of the Year 2002
www.teampindar.com/skippers/profile.asp?ID=15I rest my case. Im off for a weekend on the bay.
Remember:Skins arent everything.
Salut!
Termite/SeaDogg