Résultats pour "The Star" dans Sports aquatiques

Gender issues are stark at sea. Historically a ship’s crew is all male, and although vessels are referred to as ‘she’, women’s contributions to sailing have been largely ignored, if not actively opposed. Today’s sailing legends such as Tracy Edwards and Ellen MacArthur compete with men on equal terms, but they stand on the shoulders of many women before them, who had to challenge preconceptions, prejudice and even the law in their wish to sail.

From A to Sea is a series of podcasts focusing on the sea and swimming in West Cork and Ireland.Southern Star editor Siobhán Cronin is an avid sea swimmer, and in this series she welcomes a number of brilliant guests on the show to talk about the beauty of the sea, how sea swimming has become more popular in West Cork and beyond since the pandemic, and why everyone should throw on a wetsuit and embrace the cold! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.