Lisa Blair is an Australian solo-sailor, world multi-record holder, climate activist and lover of the Southern Ocean.
In this episode Lisa talks with us about her new feature documentary Ice Maiden – the story of her epic 2017 voyage to set a record-breaking circumnavigation of Antarctica.
She shares her insights into the terror and beauty of surviving multiple near-death experiences; how she faces fear, her resilience and mental preparation, and the impact of documenting her adventure in her new feature documentary.
Lisa was a joy to talk with – with so much enthusiasm given she was recovering from setting a new solo-sailing record from Australia to New Zealand! I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did – and look forward to seeing the film.
Ice Maiden premiers at the Doc Edge Film Festival in Otāutahi Christchurch 19 June 2024.
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Follow Lisa’s journey at upcoming solo-sailing record attempts at Lisa Blair Sails the World
Episode Notes | Lisa Blair
01:30 Ice Maiden the film
3:38 Facing fear
6:00 Leaving Cape Town for winter conditions in Antarctica
7:14 Trauma in the southern ocean
8:50 Resilience and reframing thoughts when shit hits the fan
10:35 Visualising worst case scenarios
12:11 A love of the southern ocean
14:14 What solo sailing is really about
15:18 Breaking down assumptions
16:00 The approach of solo-sailing for a record
18:54 Self-steering and self-preservation
19:58 Electrical issues and bailing for life
20:44 Is there any comfort onboard
Read more on Lisa Blair at Saltwater Journal