Sarah CooneyFirst to rec
“The tl;dr of this all is that in 1995, Bill Koch (yes, of those Koch brothers, but not evil) decided to front a team for the '95 America's Cup race--and this team was made up of WOMEN. All women! For the first time! People viewed it as a stunt but they were INCREDIBLE and beat Dennis Connor of Stars & Stripes. Unfortunately a secret back-room deal during the trials meant that Stars & Stripes went ahead and competed in the America's Cup instead of Mighty Mary, and the ladies of the boat are finally getting justice with this new documentary--in which the men actually admit they did something WRONG.
In any case the moment when these women WON was my favorite sports moment. Sailing is intensely physical and requires a great deal of strength--12 metre boats don't let you just push a button to raise the sail. This was an incredible feat.”
