Sharon Sites Adams
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Sharon Sites Adams was the first woman to sail solo across the Pacific Ocean
, which she did in 1969, from Yokohama to San Diego in her boat named "Sea Sharp II". For this feat she was named the Los Angeles Times Woman of the Year in 1969.
She was born in Washington, but took her first sailing lesson at Marina Del Rey, California in October 1964 at the age of 34. She was the only civilian besides the Captain’s wife on the bridge of the "Queen Mary" when it rounded Cape Horn
on its' final voyage to Long Beach, California. In 1965 she became the first woman to sail alone from California to Hawaii, which she did in 39 days in her 25-foot folkboat named “Sea Sharp”. In 2008 she published her memoir Pacific Lady.
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
, which she did in 1969, from Yokohama to San Diego in her boat named "Sea Sharp II". For this feat she was named the Los Angeles Times Woman of the Year in 1969.
She was born in Washington, but took her first sailing lesson at Marina Del Rey, California in October 1964 at the age of 34. She was the only civilian besides the Captain’s wife on the bridge of the "Queen Mary" when it rounded Cape Horn
Cape Horn
Cape Horn is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile, and is located on the small Hornos Island...
on its' final voyage to Long Beach, California. In 1965 she became the first woman to sail alone from California to Hawaii, which she did in 39 days in her 25-foot folkboat named “Sea Sharp”. In 2008 she published her memoir Pacific Lady.