Ask any sailor way up there in the big leagues and they’ll tell you: they didn’t get to the top of the ladder all by themselves. Their family, friends, coaches, sailing club, and fellow competitors helped build them into confident, capable, worldclass competitors. Yes, they all started somewhere.
So it is with the Kee sisters, Erin (16) and Isla (14) who after several years of local support, along with learning their boat, an RS Feva, have recently notched up a string of local wins in the class. In July they are flying halfway around the world to international competition: the RS Feva European Championship (July 9-13, Lake Balaton, Hungary; windward-leeward courses, 160-boat entry limit) and the RS Feva World Championship (July 24-28, Follonica, Italy; inner and outer trapezoid courses, 240-boat entry limit). It’s a bold move for the Kee sisters. But they are ready.
Their father, Peter, notes that parental support has included:
