{"id":61252,"date":"2025-10-01T11:39:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T15:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/?p=61252"},"modified":"2025-10-01T12:37:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:37:05","slug":"how-allegiant-defied-sailing-norms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/people\/how-allegiant-defied-sailing-norms\/","title":{"rendered":"No Pink Spinnakers Here: How Team <i>Allegiant<\/i> Defied Sailing Norms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/81-NOV_6767-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image disable-lazyload\" alt=\"Allegiant crew during the Annapolis to Newport Race\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/81-NOV_6767-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/81-NOV_6767-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/81-NOV_6767-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/81-NOV_6767-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/81-NOV_6767.jpg 2000w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">This offshore victory wasn\u2019t about headlines. It was about belonging, belief and proving that strength under sail doesn\u2019t come in just one form.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Courtesy Allegiant<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>Marianna Fleischman had just finished racing one of the East Coast\u2019s most prestigious offshore events. At the post-race party, clad in a matching crew shirt like many others in the crowd, she was swapping sailing stories with a man from another boat. He gestured at her top and asked, \u201cSo did all the wives of the racers wear those matching shirts?\u201d She blinked.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe id=\"gkstfcayky\" src=\"https:\/\/cruisingworld.dragonforms.com\/gkstfcayky\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"width:100%;height:165px;border:none;overflow:hidden;\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cActually,\u201d she said, \u201cmy husband is still out racing. I beat him to the party.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That moment, of course absurd, landed with the weight of every assumption that still drifts through the world of sailing like a fogbank: Who\u2019s driving the boat? Who\u2019s trimming the sails? Who belongs offshore? And who still has to prove it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In June 2025, <em>Allegiant<\/em>, a privately owned offshore boat out of the Chesapeake Bay, completed the 475-mile Annapolis to Newport Race with the first all-women crew in the event\u2019s history. The achievement wasn\u2019t immediately obvious. Unlike podium finishers, milestone makers don\u2019t always get mentioned. It wasn\u2019t until the finish-line radio operator keyed the VHF\u2019s mic and confirmed their place in history that skipper Maryline Bossar, navigator Hannah Garbee, watch captain Marianna Fleischman, and the rest of the eight-woman crew let themselves believe it. They had done it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/16-NOV_2301-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image disable-lazyload\" alt=\"Annapolis to Newport Race\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/16-NOV_2301-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/16-NOV_2301-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/16-NOV_2301-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/16-NOV_2301-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/16-NOV_2301.jpg 2000w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\"><i>Allegiant<\/i> and competing yachts crawl through a calm early in the Annapolis to Newport Race. The all-women crew stayed patient, holding east of the rhumb line until the breeze returned.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Courtesy Allegiant<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>And yet, no official acknowledgment came from the race organization. No announcement, no mention at the awards.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, they wrote their own press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCelebrating a moment like this feels paradoxical,\u201d Bossar later said. \u201cIt <em>shouldn\u2019t<\/em> be a big deal that a team of competent women raced offshore together. But here we are. Until these things become normalized, they need to be named.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And named they were\u2014by themselves, for themselves and for the sailors coming up behind them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In many ways, <em>Allegiant<\/em>\u2019s story is about showing what offshore sailing can look like when leadership is shared, preparation is intentional, and assumptions are quietly, methodically dismantled. This was a race, yes, but it was also a statement\u2014made not with a protest sign, but with a foghorn, a well-trimmed sail and a course held steady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ocean, of course, doesn\u2019t care who\u2019s at the helm. Wind is indifferent to gender. Waves neither cheer nor question. Offshore, what matters is skill, grit and an unrelenting focus on the next tack or trim. <em>Allegiant<\/em>\u2019s crew lived this truth through every hour of their race, battling fickle winds, long becalms and sleepless nights.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur last 24 hours were something else,\u201d Bossar recalled. \u201cWe set the spinnaker one last time and held it steady downwind in heavy wind. <em>Allegiant<\/em>&nbsp;is very balanced with that symmetrical kite. We crushed it, sailing faster than many boats on different routes, riding a weather system from the south we called \u2018the elevator.\u2019 We knew the models were converging. We knew what we had to do. And we did it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It wasn\u2019t just adrenaline. It was also strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They had spent the early part of the race playing the long game. Light air dominated the first two days, and boats whose crew panicked early often made impulsive tactical errors\u2014hugging the coast or jibing too soon.&nbsp;<em>Allegiant<\/em>\u2019s crew held their nerve, committed to going east of the rhumb line before the breeze returned. When it did, their position allowed them to jibe straight into the Newport approach, clean and fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container hydra-image-align-right\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/269-NOV_8419.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Allegiant crew\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/269-NOV_8419.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/269-NOV_8419-225x300.jpg 225w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\"><i>Allegiant<\/i>\u2019s eight-woman crew basks in the moment after crossing the finish line, a historic first for an all-women team in the event.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Courtesy Allegiant<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>For Fleischman, who served as a watch captain, the final day was a gift after a frustrating stretch of false starts with shifting winds. \u201cIt felt like this horrible cycle of hope and disappointment,\u201d she said. \u201cThen the wind finally filled in properly, and it was a push to give everything we had. We caught a couple of boats on that last day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hannah Garbee, navigating for the first time on an ocean race, recalled the team\u2019s strategic approach: \u201cWe wanted to get as far east of the rhumb line as possible before the wind filled in so we could jibe straight into Newport. That positioning really helped us capitalize on that last push.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was like threading a needle in the dark,\u201d Garbee added. \u201cBut it paid off. That\u2019s what navigation offshore is about: reading weather patterns, staying patient and trusting your prep.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were no shortcuts. In the months leading up to the race, the <em>Allegiant <\/em>crew trained<br>obsessively. Everyone aboard was safety certified. They ran woman-overboard drills in the dark, navigated by instinct and instrument, and practiced emergency steering setups and spinnaker douses until every response became second nature. Even sleeping arrangements were tested, rotating bunks and fine-tuning rest schedules to guard against the creeping effects of fatigue on decision-making. The boat became a floating system of interlocking trust and repetition, built to hold its heading even through windless nights when the tide threatened to carry them backward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s this idea that offshore racing is about hero moments,\u201d Fleischman said. \u201cBut actually, it\u2019s about systems. You build a routine, you build trust, and then the big moments take care of themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of those moments came late in the race, far offshore near the continental shelf. <em>Allegiant<\/em> was drifting in a windless patch, essentially dead in the water with no steerage, when a vessel under power emerged from the fog. It was bearing down fast.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was no response on the radio. It stayed on a collision course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe were basically yelling, trying to prevent a collision,\u201d Garbee said. They blasted their foghorn. Swept the deck with a high-powered spotlight. The boat kept coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/95-NOV_2399-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Safety drills on Allegiant\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/95-NOV_2399-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/95-NOV_2399-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/95-NOV_2399-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/95-NOV_2399-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/95-NOV_2399.jpg 2000w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">The crew faced its share of the elements during pre-race training, honing maneuvers, watch rotations and safety drills in every imaginable condition.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Courtesy Allegiant<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>Bossar prepared to start the engine. \u201cIn that moment, my job as skipper was to keep everyone safe and make sure no one punched a hole in the boat,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd the crew were ready to act.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the last possible moment, Garbee managed to raise someone on the VHF radio. The reply, though, was flippant\u2014an almost casual acknowledgment of the near miss. \u201cTheir response sounded silly,\u201d Garbee recalled. \u201cThey didn\u2019t take us seriously at first.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The intruding vessel passed within two boat lengths. The crew on <em>Allegiant<\/em> was shaken, but steady. There was no panic, no second-guessing, only quiet relief\u2014and a sharp awareness of how high the stakes can be offshore, especially when you\u2019re not immediately assumed to be competent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe were proud of how we handled that moment,\u201d Bossar said. \u201cIt reminded us why we drilled so much in the first place. Offshore, we plan for everything we can. But you can\u2019t plan for someone else\u2019s disregard. And when you\u2019re an all-women crew, there\u2019s this added layer, like you have to work twice as hard to be taken seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their journey offshore didn\u2019t just test their physical limits. It also exposed the cultural weather still shifting across the sport. From provisioning dockwalks to competitor banter, subtle biases surfaced: unsolicited advice, second-guessing, condescension disguised as concern. \u201cSome competitors didn\u2019t even realize we were an all-women crew,\u201d Bossar said. \u201cWe got called a \u2018lady boat\u2019 a few times. We handled our own comms, our own messaging. We didn\u2019t want to wait for validation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And they didn\u2019t get it. Not officially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the post-race awards, their finish time was announced\u2014but not their history-making crew composition. Not even a passing mention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou wonder, does this matter? Are we really doing something here?\u201d Fleischman said. \u201cAnd then you realize: This is why we <em>had<\/em> to do this. Milestones like this get ignored because they\u2019re not seen as competitive achievements, but there\u2019s competition in showing up when the system isn\u2019t built for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, they didn\u2019t dwell. They did what they always do: solved the problem themselves. Shared their story. Moved forward with the same quiet determination that had carried them across 475 miles of ocean. Because for them, this wasn\u2019t just about one race. It was about building a pipeline for the next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you want more women offshore,\u201d Garbee said, \u201cyou have to give them opportunities. That\u2019s how I got started. <em>Allegiant<\/em> took me on in 2022 when someone dropped out. That single opportunity changed everything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The problem, she explained, is structural. Offshore experience is gatekept\u2014passed down through closed circles, inherited like family recipes. If you\u2019re not already in, then getting in is nearly impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bossar would like to see an open registry. A crew bank. A place where women with training, certifications and ambition can raise their hands. \u201cIf you\u2019re short on crew, look there first,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s not a handout. It\u2019s a pathway.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fleischman agreed. \u201cThe jump from buoy keelboat racing to offshore is huge,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd for women, it\u2019s even bigger. But you don\u2019t get better without time on the water. We need to make that time easier to get.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On <em>Allegiant<\/em>, that access was deliberate. Everyone rotated through roles. From helm to foredeck, from nav station to sail locker, they cross-trained and trusted one another. There were no barked orders. Just communication, consistency and respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI never felt like I had to prove myself because I\u2019m a woman,\u201d Bossar said. \u201cThat\u2019s not always the case offshore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They flipped the offshore stereotype. Instead of bravado, they ran with checklists and sleep schedules. Shared loads. Shared leadership. Even their gear and food choices told a story. They packed for endurance and morale. \u201cNo pink snacks,\u201d someone joked. High protein, high comfort, high efficiency.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe relied on mechanics more than muscle,\u201d Garbee said. \u201cIt made us more thoughtful. You learn to solve problems without forcing them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And as physically smaller sailors, they engineered smarter systems using block ratios, winch placement and timing. Seamanship by design, not brute force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leadership, too, was something they redesigned. Bossar, who co-skippers <em>Allegiant<\/em> with her husband on other races, emphasized that the difference isn\u2019t gender. It\u2019s approach. \u201cHe doesn\u2019t use as many words as I do,\u201d she said with a laugh. \u201cBut our styles complement each other. That\u2019s personality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/264-NOV_8390-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Woman popping champagne celebrating historic sailing feat\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/264-NOV_8390-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/264-NOV_8390-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/264-NOV_8390-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/264-NOV_8390-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/264-NOV_8390.jpg 2000w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Bossar pops the bubbly as the <i>Allegiant<\/i> crew celebrates its historic finish as the first all-women crew to complete the Annapolis to Newport Race.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Courtesy Allegiant<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>The tone aboard <em>Allegiant<\/em> was supportive, not soft. Strategic, not sentimental. For Garbee, preparation meant not just learning nav software but also building confidence in real-time decision-making. \u201cBeing part of an all-women team meant I didn\u2019t have to carry the weight alone,\u201d she said. \u201cI could teach others to support, and that made for better decisions on the water.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a lot of capable women sailors, Bossar said, but they\u2019re overlooked: \u201cIf race organizers created even a simple award category for mixed or all-women crews, it would signal that those efforts matter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also suggested creating a roster of skilled women available for delivery crew. \u201cDeliveries are often unpaid, but they\u2019re where people log their miles,\u201d she said. \u201cGive women those sea miles. They\u2019re ready, able and willing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fleischman pointed out that many women never get the chance to try offshore sailing because the path isn\u2019t clear. \u201cSome people love buoy racing and don\u2019t want to go offshore,\u201d she said. \u201cBut for the ones who <em>d<\/em>o, there needs to be a bridge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Allegiant<\/em> is laying the planks, race by race. The crew\u2019s next goal is the Annapolis to Bermuda Race\u2014a challenge that, to date, no all-women crew has completed. \u201cThere are seven open spots on this boat,\u201d Bossar said. \u201cWe want to fill them with women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvery race is a chance to do something new,\u201d she added. \u201cTo step into roles traditionally held by men. I was skipper. Marianna was watch captain. Hannah was navigator. \u2026 We\u2019re not asking to be seen as women sailors. We just want to be sailors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Garbee credited her grandmother for helping her achieve her potential: \u201cShe said racing would make me a better sailor. It wasn\u2019t about winning, It was about learning. I didn\u2019t even <em>see<\/em> other women navigators until I got to Newport. And once I did, it made me want to be better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bossar, too, sees change ahead. Slowly, but surely. \u201cYou\u2019ll sail with men and women in all kinds of conditions,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd if you feel intimidated, that\u2019s OK. Just know there are women sailors out there, waiting to help you build confidence. We\u2019re out here.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Follow the  <em>Allegiant<\/em> Crew:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Allegiant<\/em>:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/allegiantsailing.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">allegiantsailing.com<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/allegiantsailing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@allegiantsailing<\/a><br>Hannah Garbee: TikTok <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@hannahsailorgirl?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@hannahsailorgirl<\/a><br>Marianna Fleischman: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sailingwithbernard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@sailingwithbernard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/sailingwithbernard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitch<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the 2025 Annapolis to Newport Race, an all-women crew proved that strength and skill under sail come in many forms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":61254,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"BS_author_type":"BS_author_is_guest","BS_guest_author_name":"Andrew Parkinson","BS_guest_author_url":"","hydra_display_date":"","hydra_display_updated":false,"arc_story_id":"","arc_website_url":"","arc_subtype":"","arc_exclude_from_feeds":false,"sponsored":false,"sponsored_label":"Sponsored Content","sponsored_display_label":false,"post_right_rail":true,"post_right_rail_ad_1":true,"post_right_rail_ad_2":true,"post_right_rail_ad_3":false,"post_right_rail_ad_4":false,"post_right_rail_recirc":true,"fixed_anchor_ad":true,"post_top_ad":true,"post_off_ramp":true,"post_taboola":false,"labels":true,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":"","ad_settings_ads_on_this_page":true,"ad_settings_automatic_ad_injection_into_the_content":true,"ad_targeting":"","alternate_title_newsletter":"","alternate_content_newsletter":"","sponsored_image":false,"sponsored_url":"","social_share":true},"categories":[165],"tags":[2000,1280,197,2145,2079,454,639],"class_list":["post-61252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-lifestyle","tag-offshore-sailing","tag-people","tag-print-october-2025","tag-races-regattas","tag-seamanship","tag-women-in-sailing"],"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cruisingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}