Solo yachtswoman forced to abandon Antarctica bid


This undated handout photo taken on January 19, 2017 and released on April 4 by Blair Media to AFP shows Australian sailor Lisa Blair on her yacht "Climate Action Now". -AFP/Blair Media/Corrina Ridgway filepic

SYDNEY: An Australian attempting to become the first woman to circumnavigate Antarctica solo was forced to abandon the bid Tuesday after being demasted in ferocious seas and high winds, more than two months after setting sail.

Lisa Blair was 72 days into the non-stop and unassisted 14,000-nautical mile voyage around the icy continent on her yacht “Climate Action Now”.

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