New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

Emergency at sea! SAILOR ERICA’S BRAVE RETURN

‘It was an interesting experience being wheeled through the airport’

To be the best of the best in any sport requires mammoth amounts of grit and determination – but for Kiwi sailor Erica Dawson, it has meant overcoming a serious injury to chase her dreams.

She has been going head to head against world-class sailors in the SailGP Championship, but just a year ago, a shock accident almost crushed her chances of success.

“We were at a training camp

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