Sailing - Youth America's Cup - Hamilton, Bermuda - June 21, 2017 - British sailor Annabel Vose celebrates with her Land Rover BAR Academy teammates after winning Youth America's Cup. Picture taken June 21, 2017 REUTERS/Mike Segar
HAMILTON, Bermuda (Reuters) - Annabel Vose was the only woman sailing in the sport's biggest event of the year, but the 22-year-old Britain made her mark, winning the Red Bull Youth America's Cup in Bermuda as strategist on the Land Rover BAR Academy team.
Female participation on high-speed catamarans has been curtailed by their physical demands and weight limits, but a change in the youth event helped Vose win her place on the team.
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