British Sailing Team and ILCA sailor inspiring change

British Crusing Crew and ILCA sailor inspiring change – Daisy Collingridge discuss on Ladies in Crusing

by Jonathan Stirling 12 Dec 11:51 PST

Over 70 sailors from as distant as Bough Beech in Kent and Rutland SC descended on London Corinthian SC in West London to hitch Daisy Collingridge from the British Crusing Crew to speak about Ladies in Crusing.

Daisy gave an inspiring discuss concerning the challenges and triumphs of ladies in crusing together with some eye-opening and downright cringeworthy anecdotes illustrating explicit hurdles girls nonetheless encounter in our sport. She shared her journey coaching with an all-female squad inside the British Crusing Crew and her experiences tackling cultural, psychological and bodily obstacles within the sport.

Daisy’s pure charisma put everybody at their ease to have a productive dialog about how we will create significant progress in supporting girls in crusing. Quickly everybody within the room felt comfy confessing their very own fake pas and we explored concepts together with enhancing feminine amenities at crusing golf equipment, the necessity for package designed particularly for ladies and methods during which we maintain girls within the great sport of crusing. By the top of the night there was a palpable feeling of dedication from everybody within the room.

ILCA UK’s programme of occasions supporting girls in crusing continues in January with Ellie Cumpsty explaining Racing Rules with NO Shouting in January at Corinthians, ILCA Women’s Coaching Weekend at Queen Mary in March with Ellie and Georgina Povall and the ILCA Women’s Regatta at Rutland Water in June the place Daisy will probably be teaching alongside Ellie and George.

If our sport can ship half of the change promised within the Corinthian’s bar, 2025 will probably be a terrific yr for ladies in crusing.