Scotty wrote:
Isn't it demeaning to women to use their sex to make a
''special classification'' for an award?

Doesn't this help to prove the 'women are less than men'
stereotype?

Scotty



"jlrogers" wrote in message
news
A British sailor is on her way to become the first woman
to sail non-stop
around the world. Sailing solo from November 21 last year,
she is only a
month and 7 days short of completing her target of 172
days on the sea.
For Dee Caffari, turbulent waters, hurricane force winds,
giant icebergs and
thunder and lightening has been home for the last 133
days. Aboard her
70-foot yatch, the 33-year-old sailor is out to set a
record of being the
first woman solo sailor to have completed 20,000 miles on
the sea alone. But
the journey has not been easy.



“The Southern Ocean is a strange environment. It is an
ocean of extremes.
Extreme of forces of nature that can hit you of the
unbelievable, rough,
very frightening, scary conditions,'' says Caffari.



On May 12 Caffari will complete the remaining 6000 miles
of her target trip
to be home finally.

http://www.ibnlive.com/article.php?id=7809&section_id=2




yes and yes....it's usually men who make that determination, though....