Looking down from the top of the Team SCA mast. The all-female crew created history in June, winning the eighth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race.
At the pinnacle —
Looking down from the top of the Team SCA mast. The all-female crew created history in June, winning the eighth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race.
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Team SCA were the first all-female crew to win a stage for 25 years.
History-makers —
Team SCA were the first all-female crew to win a stage for 25 years.
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The eighth and penultimate legs stretches 647 miles from Lisbon, Portugal, to Lorient, France and the 15-strong crew won by almost 50 minutes.
Lorient express —
The eighth and penultimate legs stretches 647 miles from Lisbon, Portugal, to Lorient, France and the 15-strong crew won by almost 50 minutes.
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Team SCA became only the fourth female crew in history to compete in the race.
Complete picture —
Team SCA became only the fourth female crew in history to compete in the race.
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The Team SCA sailors celebrate their arrival into Lorient.
On their way —
The Team SCA sailors celebrate their arrival into Lorient.
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Team SCA's eighth-leg victory was the first since Tracy Edwards' Maiden won two legs in 1990.
Celebration time —
Team SCA's eighth-leg victory was the first since Tracy Edwards' Maiden won two legs in 1990.
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The SCA crew members pose on their boat.
Flying the flag —
The SCA crew members pose on their boat.
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Skipper Davies told CNN's Mainsail: "We're all really competitive and we want to win."
Need for speed —
Skipper Davies told CNN's Mainsail: "We're all really competitive and we want to win."
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"We've had a mountain to climb to get here," skipper Sam Davies told the BBC. "The conditions might have been man-breaking, but they were not women breaking."
Unbreakable —
"We've had a mountain to climb to get here," skipper Sam Davies told the BBC. "The conditions might have been man-breaking, but they were not women breaking."
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On a sparkling afternoon of sailing, the SCA boat navigates waters by an offshore lighthouse. Each crew in the race sailed an identically-designed boat.
Shining light —
On a sparkling afternoon of sailing, the SCA boat navigates waters by an offshore lighthouse. Each crew in the race sailed an identically-designed boat.
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