Lisa Blair, World Record Sailor on a near-death experience circumnavigating Antarctica solo (twice); environmental advocacy and her next huge campaign - sailing solo, non-stop & unassisted around the Arctic.

Welcome to the third and final part of our Into the Wee hours Podcast x Gusty Girls Adventure Film Tour mini-series! A huge thanks to our first ever podcast sponsor – the Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour!

I've been thrilled to be partnering with Gutsy Girls, a celebration of adventurous women around the world and in Australia. If you haven't already purchased your tickets, head to www.gutsygirlsadventurefilmtour.com.au - and if you've missed a screening or these aren't accessible to you, don't forget you can access past films via Adventure Reels TV.

Episode 56! My guest is none other than Lisa Blair, a remarkable world record-holding Aussie sailor. As you'll hear, Lisa has faced incredible challenges and achieved extraordinary feats on the open seas. Amongst this great conversation, we cover topics including:

• Lisa's background and journey to becoming a world record-holding sailor.
• The realities of the behind the scenes fundraising hustle and planning for big campaigns
• The most challenging moments of her career so far including facing the possibility of death on her first attempt to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around Antarctica in 2017
• How Lisa prepares mentally for her missions and the risk assessment involved
• Her boat Climate Action Now, and the science and data capture projects Lisa has taken part in so far while out on her world breaking campaigns, including her latest world record breaking missions sailing solo to, and around NZ
• Lisa’s next campaign to sail around the Arctic solo - and the huge environmental aspect of this mission

Thanks Lisa for your time and we can't wait to follow along on your Arctic campaign. You can find Lisa on Instagram at @lisablairsailstheworld and her website www.lisablairsailstheworld.com

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Thank you for tuning in to this special episode. A huge thank you to our sponsor, Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour, and to my amazing guest, Lisa Blair, for sharing her incredible journey. Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!

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