Alumni News

Adrienne CAHALAN, World Class Navigator

Ex-student, Adrienne CAHALAN and patron of MSCW Sailing Club since 1996 has recently navigated the yacht ‘Alive’ to overall victory in the 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race. This is the third win overall for Adrienne having navigated ‘Wild Oats XI’ to two overall wins in 2005 and 2012 along with 6 x time line honours. Adrienne was a student at Woolwich from 1977-1982 and grew up sailing on the Lane Cove River. She started sailing in her teens and some days even sailed to school. 2023 was Adrienne’s 31st Sydney Hobart Race, the most of any woman. Adrienne loves being a part of a team and hopes that students at Woolwich including ex-students will take up sailing and enjoy sailing (cruising or racing) as much as she does!