Laura Roper

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Laura Roper is an Australian sailor. She competed in the 2011 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race skippering Natelle Two.[1][2] Her time in the race was 5 days 3 minutes and 12 seconds, coming in to Hobart at 1:03pm on 31 December 2011.[3] She competed with the same boat in the 2019 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race as one of only nine female skippers.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "High wind and seas pound race boat". Herald Sun. 20 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Rolex Sydney Hobart - Roper out to Lasso". Seabreeze.com.au. 19 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Last female skipper docks in her home port". www.rolexsydneyhobart.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Roper flies flag for Tassie female skippers". 17 December 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2023 – via PressReader.