Women of the Northwest
From Alaska Fishing Boats to Circumnavigating the Globe: Heidi Brown's Year Aboard the Clipper Race
Send us Fan Mail Astoria Oregon's Heidi Brown spent a year racing around the world as amateur crew on the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race — an 11-month, eight-leg circumnavigation aboard a 70-foot racing sailboat. In this episode of Women of the Northwest, Heidi shares how a chance sailing lesson in 2018 led her from the waters of Alaska to the Southern Ocean, the Panama Canal, and a dozen ports across six continents. She talks candidly about living with 20 crewmates at sea for 30 days at a time, facing 45-knot storms in the Bay of Biscay, swimming with dolphins and sharks, and the leadership and team-building lessons that came from navigating both the ocean and the people on board. It's a story about stepping outside your comfort zone, learning to be "nice, not spicy" under pressure, and discovering that fear fades the moment you decide to just do the thing. https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/ My Instagram Handle: @hb_rctid https://windwardleader.com/ Subscribe to the Women of the Northwest podcast for inspiring stories and adventures. Find me on my website: jan-johnson.com
