Nice acount of what it’s like to crew in the Newport-Bermuda Race

c/o of BYM Interview with the only female crew member, Molly Baxter of Rima II

“There were 14 crew and I was the tiniest, so I ended up in the coffin bunk.  All sorts of gear got thrown up there. You’d strip out of your gear and get in your bunk.  It was all wet and damp when you went back up on watch. The head was disgusting.  It probably would have happened with women on board too, but some guys wouldn’t flush or they’d miss.  There was a running flow.  The whole place was a mess.  I didn’t go in without my boots on.”

“[Sailing] was beautiful.  If someone tells you it’s boring, it’s because they are not looking around.  We saw turtles and dolphins.  Incredible stars. We had a full moon every night and the Gulf Stream with the low clouds was just haunting.”

Molly is on the left in this photo