Perhaps the most well-known sailing personality among cruisers today, Tania burst onto the cruising scene in 1985 by becoming the first and youngest woman to solo circumnavigate at the tender age of 18.  She mesmerized sailors and landlubbers alike with her debut book "Maiden Voyage," which has become required reading for all who dream of cutting the lines and easing the sheets.  Since then she hardly has rested on her laurels, as she's raised a family, led numerous sailors on charter flotillas, published many articles in various publications, authored another book ("I've Been Around"), is a regular contributor and columnist for Latitudes & Attitudes magazine, and currently is re-tracing part of her first circumnavigation, only this time with her boys, sharing with them the wonders of seeing the world from the deck of a sailboat.  Read about Tania's new adventure at http://www.boatus.com/cruising/shangrila/default.asp. 

There are precious few people on the planet who know more than Tania about the practical aspects of sailing across an ocean to a small island, and we are beyond fortunate to have her on our rally team.  Tania will lead the pre-departure routine in New York, be available on the daily skeds, and welcome everyone at the dock as they arrive in Bermuda.