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Dawn Riley: America's Cup Captain
Quicktime Movie: Women in Yachting and Racing
At thirteen, Dawn Riley sailed with her parents aboard a 36-foot yacht from Detroit to New York and then to the Caribbean. Sailing became her great passion, and in 1992 Riley became the first woman to be actively involved in sailing an America's Cup yacht. Three years later she became captain of the我erica3and the first all-women America's Cup team. She wrote a book about her experiences titledTaking the Helm.
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Dawn Riley, Age Four
Courtesy of Dawn Riley,
我erica True,
San Francisco, California
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Dawn Riley began sailing with her family in the Detroit, Michigan, area at an early age. At thirteen, she and her family went on a yearlong cruise down the East Coast to the Caribbean. Shortly after that experience, she began racing sailboats competitively.
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The Day the Duchess of York Went out Sailing
1989
Courtesy of Dawn Riley,
我erica True,
San Francisco, California
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Dawn Riley had her first experience with a Whitbread Round-the-World Race in 1989 aboardMaiden.The race covers 32,000 miles, circumnavigating the globe in six legs. The team of twelve women navigated ice floes, rounded Cape Horn, and worked in shifts, each sleeping only four hours at a time. In 1993-94, Riley participated in the Whitbread again after being asked to take the position of captain for the all-women's team on theU.S. Women's Challenge.
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我erica's Cup 1992--Dawn Riley Aboard
America3
Courtesy of Dawn Riley,
我erica True,
San Francisco, California
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In 1992, Dawn Riley was the first womanto be selected as a crew member aboard an America's Cup vessel. She served as backup pitman forAmerica3, the winner of the 1992 America's Cup. In 1995, Riley was team captain of the first all-women's team to attempt to win the America's Cup, again aboardAmerica3.
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