She set out on a quest to become the first woman to sail solo
around Antarctica. But 72 days in, when a horrific storm with waves
as high as a two-story building caused her mast to topple and
nearly sank her boat, Lisa Blair's journey changed from setting a
record to staying alive. In the hours that followed, she called on
her months of preparation, all the courage she could muster, and
her indefatigable spirit to steady her craft -- then broke off
pursuit of the record to head to port in Cape Town, South Africa,
for repairs. But she refused to let the myriad and monumental
crucibles she'd endured derail her dream. She launched a second run
at the record books that secured her a place in nautical
history.
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