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2006-7 HIGHLIGHTS - Sydney-Hobart Line Honours 'Wild Oats' navigator Dec 2007
- Coffs Harbour Race 2007 line & IRC win 'Wild Oats'
- Transpac 2007 3rd division 'Rosebud' STP65
- Cowes Week 2007 3rd division 'Loki' RP60
- 2006 TP52 World Championships Miami USA Runner up 'Pegasus'
- Antigua Race Week IRC 1st TP52 'Rosebud' TP52
- Commodore's Cup Cowes UK Runner up 'Blondie III' Ireland 2 2006
2005 HIGHLIGHTS - Awarded Australian Yachtswoman of the Year 2004-2005
- Sydney Hobart 2005 Wild Oats Co-Navigator Line Honours Race Record Overall Trophy Corrected Time
- Volvo Ocean Race Brasil 1 Navigator: Leg 1 inshore 2nd and offshore leg 1 3rd. Second overall
- Winner of Rolex Transatlantic 2005 on Dubois 53 metre 'Drumbeat' in May-June.
- Hawaii Offshore Series 'Pegasus TP52' 1st.
- Adrienne was a FINALIST for the Confederation of Australian Sport Members' Award - Individual Achievement Award.
2004 HIGHLIGHTS - Navigator aboard 125ft maxi catamaran ‘Cheyenne’ which has broken the Round the World Speed Record on 5 April 2004 in 58 days, 9 hours, 32 minutes and 45 seconds.
- Nominated for World Yachtswoman of the Year for the 4th time in 2004.
- Nominated for Australian Yachtswoman of the Year 2003-2004 for the 3rd time.
- Nominated for NSW Senior Sailor of the Year 2004
- Maxi Worlds Championships Runner Up Porto Cervo Italy September 2004 on 'Wild Oats' owned by Bob and Sandy Oatley.
- Newport-Bermuda 1st IMS awarded Navigator's Trophy
2003 HIGHLIGHTS - 3rd time nominated for the World Yachtswoman of the Year
- Australian Yachtswoman of the Year 2003
- Admirals Cup Win for Australia 2003 as navigator on ‘Aftershock’
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • 1992-9318ft Skiff Grand Prix Champion ‘Ella Bache’ Skipper - • 1993 / 94 Navigator on Heineken for the Whitbread Round the World Race. 1997 - Watch leader on Nicorette, capturing the Trans Atlantic record, and navigator for line honours Sydney Hobart 2000.
- • 1997 / 98 - Navigator on Tracy Edwards’ Royal Sun Alliance Jules Verne Round the World non-stop record attempt.
- • 1997 Cross Channel Record
- • 1998 2002- Nominated for World Yachtsman of the Year.
- • 2000 - First place on Smile in the Hawaii top boat class of the Kenwood Cup.
- • 2001 -Navigator on Kingfisher for EDS Atlantic Challenge 1st
- • Navigator for two-boat testing for Team Tyco before Volvo Ocean Race.
- • 2002 Navigator and co-skipper aboard maxi catamaran Maiden II which broke 5 world sailing speed records including 24 hour speed record (695nm in 24 hours still current) and the Cross Channel record (5 hours, 40 minutes still current).
- • Winner of 2003 Admirals Cup 1st on ‘Aftershock’ for the Australia team.
- • Weather router for 2001 Jacques Vabre Open 60’s ‘Kingfisher’ UUDS and Pindar trimaran and for 2003 Jacques Vabre for ‘Geant’ trimaran
- • Round The World Sailing World Record non-stop on ‘Cheyenne’ April 5 2004 – navigator.
Adrienne graduated in law from Sydney University and practised in maritime/commercial law. Her career is now focused on offshore and inshore navigation for round the world racing and weather routing. Adrienne is a director on the Board of Yachting Australia. In 2003, she completed a Master of Science in Applied Meteorology at the University of Reading, UK and based her thesis on southern hemisphere meteorology. Adrienne learnt to sail as a teenager and has been involved in almost all forms of competitive skiff and ocean racing. Adrienne has sailed in 16 Sydney Hobart Races, many World Championships in dinghies and yachts, 3 Admirals Cup campaigns, 3 Fastnets, 14 Transatlantics, been involved in 4 Whitbread - Volvo campaigns, and several circumnavigation projects including 2 Jules Verne/RTW attempts (the last one being successful). Adrienne was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000 and currently holds 5 world sailing speed records. She is the only navigator to have broken in the space of 2 years the 24 hour record, the round the world record, the cross channel record, and won the prestigious Newport-Bermuda Race and the Admirals Cup in the same period. If you would like further information or to contact Adrienne please email thank you.
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