A few women have sailed on cup boats in the past, but it was mostly during the pre-war years and they were wives of owners.

Some women sail through their monthly periods with little or no concern.

Ask a woman and a man sailing their boat over oceans, aren't you bored?

With this obscure threat, the woman picked up her tray and sailed back toward the door.

However, do women or men really sail round the world single-handed?

Another woman sailed by a few feet away.

Crew positions for the 75-foot yachts the women will sail are yet to be determined.

However, it was long considered bad luck to permit women to sail on board naval vessels.

At this point the women are sailing for pride, not glory.

Before then, women who wanted to compete at the Olympic level sailed mostly on a crew with men.