The pair, aged 62 and 70, set off with one goal: finish the race in 2022. Little did they know they would make history. 7NEWS
Two retirees have toasted a special New Year’s after becoming the 100th and last boat to complete theKathy Veel, 70, and Bridget Canham, 62, set off on their near 50-year-old boat Currawong, the second smallest yacht in the fleet, on Boxing Day with one goal: finish the race in 2022.Watch the latest sport on Channel 7 or stream for free onAnd so it was that the women reached Hobart at 11.42pm on Saturday to the cheers of revellers on Constitution Dock.
“The welcome was just unbelievable and to get here before the fireworks was just the best,” Canham said.The co-skippers had stopped in Eden to avoid the worst of the weather but endeavoured not to retire.Canham added: “We’ve been working our butts off to get here.” “We’ve had lots of messages of encouragement and a little bit of a following on our Facebook page and crowdfunding,” she said.
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