Aussie woman breaks world record with Antarctic solo voyage
It takes a special sort of person to tackle a solo sailing adventure and 37-year-old Lisa Blair is certainly that.
She's just completed an epic voyage around Antarctica, breaking a world record and collecting valuable scientific data along the way.
"It's giving me an idea of ocean health in the region," Blaire told A Current Affair.
It takes a special sort of person to tackle a solo sailing adventure and 37-year-old Lisa Blair is certainly that. A Current Affair
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Blair headed east, sailing south of Tasmania and then New Zealand.
She crossed the Southern Ocean to Antarctica and around it, passing the southern tip of South America and South Africa on the way.
Blair sailed non-stop and all alone for 92 days, covering a distance of more than 30,000 kilometres.
Blair sailed non-stop and all alone for 92 days, covering a distance of more than 30,000 kilometres. A Current Affair
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