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Laura Roper

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Australian sailor

Laura Roper is an Australian sailor. She competed in the 2011 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race skippering Natelle Two. Her time in the race was 5 days 3 minutes and 12 seconds, coming in to Hobart at 1:03pm on 31 December 2011. She competed with the same boat in the 2019 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race as one of only nine female skippers.

References

  1. "High wind and seas pound race boat". Herald Sun. 20 December 2011.
  2. "Rolex Sydney Hobart - Roper out to Lasso". Seabreeze.com.au. 19 October 2011.
  3. "Last female skipper docks in her home port". rolexsydneyhobart.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. "Roper flies flag for Tassie female skippers". 17 December 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2023 – via PressReader.


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