In 1987, Australian sailor Kay Cottee left Sydney alone in a 37-foot yacht after building a boat-charter business to fund her dream; 189 days later she became the first woman to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world
Kay Cottee was born on 25 January 1954, the youngest of four daughters of Jim and Joy McLaren. She was introduced to a boating life when she was just ten days old, strapped to the mast of her father’s boat in her crib. That early introduction sparked a love affair…
The Times of India ·