NEWS
FLASH!
While searching
the Internet to document the media response for my campaign, I came
across a posting from Latitude 38 in the October 2001 issue stating
that in 1979, the year that Norton Smith took line honors in his Wylie-designed
American Express, "...Northern Californian Amy Boyer was the top
woman finisher that year with Little Rascal."
First of
all, I want to apologize to Amy Boyer for claiming to be the first American
woman to participate in the Mini-Transat race and secondly to congratulate
her for completing the race. I don't think it was any easier to compete
in the race in 1979 except the official language was in English.
--Gale
2/19/2002
