{"id":47907,"date":"2026-06-19T20:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T20:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/navegantesoceanicos.com\/?p=47907"},"modified":"2026-06-19T20:35:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T20:35:37","slug":"daisy-denham-women-of-the-sea-is-a-project-to-inspire-other-girls-that-they-too-can-sail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/navegantesoceanicos.com\/en\/daisy-denham-women-of-the-sea-is-a-project-to-inspire-other-girls-that-they-too-can-sail\/","title":{"rendered":"Daisy Denham: \u201cWomen of the Sea is a project to inspire other girls that they too can sail.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;32px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-8px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Chilean captain and owner presented a documentary last Saturday that chronicles the adventure of the Northern Crossing 2025 aboard her vessel. From the Pacific Nautical Brotherhood in Algarrobo, she describes her own story, which led her to win some of her country&#8217;s most prestigious medals in a project that aims to bring women closer to sailing.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,1_2,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_video src=&#8221;https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/RNG_YxaNBIE?feature=share&#8221; 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_module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For six months they prepared steadily and surely: a dozen women, most with little prior experience in this type of race, dared to compete in the 2025 Northern Crossing, one of the most important races in the annual tournaments held in Chile, on the Pacific coast, with 30-knot winds and the Andes Mountains as a backdrop. \u201cA race that is very difficult both physically and mentally,\u201d they explain now, after their daring feat and the results: they finished among the top contenders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The driving force behind the entire experience was Daisy Denham, a Chilean captain and boat owner, who began sailing at the age of four or five, when she was very young: \u201cI could spend all my time at sea; I get really bored on land,\u201d she says, now at the Pacific Nautical Club in Algarrobo\u2014about 100 kilometers from Santiago, the capital of Chile, in the Valpara\u00edso region\u2014where she and \u201cthe girls\u201d meet every weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The result of some of their adventures was presented last Saturday in a documentary, Women of the Sea: Northern Crossing 2025, which describes one of the most important competitions on the national circuit and also pays tribute to Captain Alejandro Denham, her father, who was fundamental in their journey. \u201cWe are the first generation of women breaking the mold, at least here in Chile, in women&#8217;s ocean sailing, which is why it&#8217;s difficult: we&#8217;re going to have to take the hits, but for the women who come after us, everything will be better,\u201d she reflects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; 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background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||9px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_divider divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||14px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #092aa0;\">How did you get started in sailing?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I started sailing with my dad, Alejandro. He started sailing late, around forty years old, from scratch. He really loved sailing, so my brother and I were introduced to it from a very young age: by four or five years old, we were already floating in an Optimist on the water. We always saw it as a game. In the bay we went to when we were kids, there weren&#8217;t many regattas; it wasn&#8217;t as competitive as Vi\u00f1a del Mar or Algarrobo, which have sailing schools and regattas. For us, on the other hand, it was always associated with fun. After the Optimist, I moved on to the Laser, ILCA, and then I ended up in a &#8220;Vagabundo&#8221; (a type of dinghy).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #09109e;\">What is the \u201cVagabond\u201d like?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It&#8217;s a small, enclosed sailboat with a mainsail and genoa. It&#8217;s like an ocean dinghy, but a miniature version\u2014completely enclosed, no water gets in, and you don&#8217;t get wet. It&#8217;s a very safe sailboat. My dad bought it for me, and he got my brother a really extreme one: that&#8217;s where the gender differences start, I think!<\/span><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/navegantesoceanicos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Regata-Mujeres-del-Mar-de-Chile.webp&#8221; alt=&#8221;Regata Mujeres del Mar de Chile&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Regata Mujeres del Mar de Chile&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/navegantesoceanicos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/A-toda-vrla.webp&#8221; alt=&#8221;A toda vrla&#8221; title_text=&#8221;A toda vrla&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_divider divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||11px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0925a0;\">How did you start competing in regattas?<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After that, my dad started competing in ocean races and bought a big sailboat. He always made sure we sailed as a family. The first one was a 32-foot sailboat, which we took to Chilo\u00e9 with a friend and his two children (a son and a daughter). My dad also sailed with his two children (my brother and me), who were the same age as us: we were always a very close-knit family crew. That&#8217;s where we started learning about races, the rules, the starting grids, who had the right of way, and we gradually improved. But my dad didn&#8217;t like to lose: the first sailboat he bought was a classic, comfortable, but very slow. So he sold that one and bought another that was faster, a Hanse, and then he ended up with an X50, which was like a Lamborghini that sailed itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #091099;\">Did you always accompany him in those regattas??<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yes, we always went with him. But the thing was, I couldn&#8217;t take the helm. My brother could. I, on the other hand, could do any position I wanted, but not the helm. So, meanwhile, I would watch my brother, seeing how he did it, very engaged and active, always running, pushing, learning all the positions of the entire sailboat. It was my first school, knowing what it felt like in each position. Then I had a bad marriage and a good separation, just in case, and during that time I stopped sailing and took a break of about six or seven years.<\/span><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;7px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/navegantesoceanicos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/En-cenida.webp&#8221; alt=&#8221;En ce\u00f1ida&#8221; title_text=&#8221;En ce\u00f1ida&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;23px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_divider divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||12px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0a21a8;\">What happened after that? When did you decide to come back?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">My dad was diagnosed with stomach cancer, quite aggressive and serious, so he stopped sailing. Then I came back, wanting to get my life back on track. I&#8217;d separated from my husband, and I was like, &#8220;Hey, I can do whatever I want.&#8221; I thought: I&#8217;ve already had children, I survived motherhood, whatever I set my mind to, I&#8217;ll achieve. There was the X50 sailboat, which my younger brother currently uses; he sails and races on it. Then there was this other sailboat, the Hanse, which had been ashore for eight years. I asked my dad about that sailboat, what the chances were of me sailing it, using it, and if he&#8217;d finally let me go racing with just my friends. Yes, he said yes to everything.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #072696;\">But I imagine you had to refurbish it after so many years on land\u2026<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yes, of course, I hired a sailor who helped me get it ready, because I know how to sail but not how a sailboat works\u2014the bilge, the engine, the electrical system, the mechanics. If you give me sails, I&#8217;ll sail to the ends of the earth, but if we go somewhere else, I don&#8217;t feel like such an expert. So we put the boat in the water, the instruments\u2014we had to buy everything from scratch because it had nothing. The hot water didn&#8217;t work either. But little by little, I put it together until it was ready three years ago. One day I said to a couple of friends, &#8220;Who wants to come sailing?&#8221;<\/span><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;8px||13px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/navegantesoceanicos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mujeres-del-Mar-de-Chile-en-cubierta.webp&#8221; alt=&#8221;Mujeres del Mar de Chile, en cubierta&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Mujeres del Mar de Chile, en cubierta&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;27px||7px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_divider divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||12px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgba(7, 37, 145, 0.99);\">\u00a0What happened next? Did any of these women have prior experience?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">From that day on, many women started coming and going: I think there have been about thirty women who have been part of the crew so far, although currently there are twelve of us actively sailing the boat. But those other women who came and went: one got seasick, another loved it but was terrified of the sea, another went on once and then said she was more of a mountaineer, and then there was one who got on with great effort, taking seasickness pills, wearing life jackets, feeling unwell but loving being on board. They all tried it out. But there are some who got on and never came off because they loved it so much. So we started training, each of us practicing our position, learning which way the wind was blowing because some of us started from scratch. I would get on the sailboat and feel very safe, very confident, but some of them had a hard time understanding why one trimmed the sail for a certain reason, why the mainsail car was up or down, certain things that, due to an innate knowledge, from having done it all my life, perhaps I did without thinking&#8230; Without understanding much but with enthusiasm.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #091999;\">What were the first regattas they raced in?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">After a year of training, I suggested we sign up for a regatta. But I told them, &#8220;Let&#8217;s sign up, fingers crossed, because we&#8217;re not going there to win.&#8221; We were going to compete against crews with years of experience, with captains who sail perfectly. But we started racing and we began to do well. That&#8217;s when I asked myself, &#8220;Why are we doing so well?&#8221; Then I started to draw some conclusions, based on conversations with some men, like the coach who taught and trained us: on our sailboat, there&#8217;s always good treatment, we never yell at each other, we don&#8217;t disrespect each other, we look out for each other and support each other.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The second thing is perhaps the way I address the crew, for example, when we&#8217;re about to tack, I say, &#8220;Girls, we&#8217;re going to tack in 3, 2, 1, tacking&#8230;&#8221; (she uses a very soft tone). I remember with my brother or my dad, yelling: \u201cLet\u2019s tack, now! Why aren\u2019t you tacking?\u201d The instruction was the same, but the result was different. Because when you\u2019re under pressure, they yell at you, you make mistakes, whereas with peace and harmony, everything goes differently\u2026 The second thing a captain told me when he came aboard once was about organization: because women are multifunctional, while they were thinking about the sheet, the rope, the sail, there was a really good and rich choreography that happens between you, you who are methodical and don\u2019t even need to talk about it.<\/span><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;6px||10px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/navegantesoceanicos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Amar-es-cuidar-el-Mar.webp&#8221; alt=&#8221;Amar es cuidar el Mar&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Amar es cuidar el Mar&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;27px||1px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_divider divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||7px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #052493;\">What are the winds, currents, and tides like in this region?<br \/>\nHow do they behave?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">That&#8217;s a great question, yes, because when people ask us from elsewhere and we say we&#8217;re from Chile, they say, &#8220;Oh, well, so you know how to sail.&#8221; Here, our sea is tremendous. First, because we have the Humboldt Current, which is always present. Second, we have a lot of wind, usually 35, 40, or 43 knots, and also huge waves. Suddenly you look around and think, &#8220;I&#8217;m in the perfect storm.&#8221; That&#8217;s why when you do those long crossings, you reef your sails and sometimes you don&#8217;t even use sails&#8230; just a little motor to let the waves and current carry you. Also, the seabed is very rocky, and there are shallows that you have to be extremely careful of.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #041a96;\">I thought it was deep because of the mountain range\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The first part is deep, but then near the coast there are many islands and these shallows that keep popping up, so we have to be careful of rocks, like this one and that one\u2026 If you go 40 miles out, you obviously won&#8217;t find anything else. Besides, there&#8217;s a lot of swell; the waves here are strong, so it&#8217;s not normal to be sailing in a milk cup. The day you see there are no waves at all, it&#8217;s because something&#8217;s wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I&#8217;ve sailed in the Mediterranean, with my family, on a catamaran, and I was thinking, &#8220;This is a joke, what kind of sailing are we going to do here?&#8221; (laughs) because it&#8217;s so gentle. Here we go out in the cold, freezing cold! Wind, waves, freezing cold. When I&#8217;ve sailed in other places and I&#8217;m wearing a t-shirt, I think, &#8220;How strange, sailing without clothes!&#8221; (laughs) because here you can only see your eyes. Just your eyes and nothing else. It&#8217;s difficult, but it&#8217;s also a good place to learn. You have heavy training, then you arrive somewhere else and everything seems easy.<\/span><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;12px||16px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/navegantesoceanicos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dotacion-completa.webp&#8221; alt=&#8221;Dotaci\u00f3n completa&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Dotaci\u00f3n completa&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;27px||3px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_divider divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||14px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #091a9e;\">In such a sexist environment, I imagine they began to see them differently\u2026<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yes, sometimes they&#8217;d say to us, &#8220;It&#8217;s so nice to see women sailing,&#8221; but it was like us saying, &#8220;It&#8217;s so nice to see men sailing.&#8221; It&#8217;s not about being nice or ugly, or sailing well or badly. So, in a way, when a female captain walked into a meeting with all experienced male captains, they&#8217;d always look at me like, &#8220;What are you going to do?&#8221; But I always kept a low profile, and then I&#8217;d tell the girls, &#8220;Let&#8217;s show our participation with results.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Only the results will speak for us, without shouting, without talking, without pretending. That&#8217;s why I wanted us to sail well, train well, so we could do well. Suddenly, we started appearing in the top spots. In one regatta, I sailed with my dad, him in his sailboat and me in this one. He came in first and I came in second. There&#8217;s a really nice picture of him with tears in his eyes, like he&#8217;s saying, &#8220;Daisy, you did it!&#8221; Little by little we started to level up and improve our technique until we were invited to the Northern Regatta.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #061c99;\">I understand that the Northern Regatta is one of the most important sailing events in the country.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yes, in Chile there are two big regattas held in January: one in Chilo\u00e9, in the south, for a week; another week in the north, in La Serena. They&#8217;re the national championships. So we took the sailboat there; it was our first long voyage, 43 hours of racing, incredibly tough, but a great experience, because we came in first, third, and fourth place, competing against big boats with their own history. Finally, when the championship ended, we came in third. We couldn&#8217;t believe it; even CNN called me (laughs). Of the 60 boats that participated, only two had female crews. The rest were all men. The most important thing was that we raised awareness of a sport like sailing, because the sea doesn&#8217;t know gender; it doesn&#8217;t know if a man or a woman is on board a boat.<\/span><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,1_2,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;4px||7px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/navegantesoceanicos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mujeres-del-Mar-de-Chile-navegando.webp&#8221; alt=&#8221;Mujeres del Mar de Chile navegando&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Mujeres del Mar de Chile navegando&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;27px||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_divider divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||12px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #091e96;\">What happened to the sailboat then?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Something really strange always happened to us: when we were sailing, it felt like my dad was there. He had passed away five months before this regatta. Once, for example, we lost wind, so we started calling for him. We played that game, and after 10 minutes, the wind would rise and the sail would fill. It was a coincidence, but it happened all the time. I was sailing and I felt it, of course, but I&#8217;m his daughter, it&#8217;s very subjective. But this also happened to the other women; they didn&#8217;t feel alone, that there was something there, a presence that accompanied us. The regatta finished on Saturday, and on Sunday, a sailor who always asked me for work moved the sailboat. But like I said, this sailboat belonged to my dad; his things were on it, his tie, his awards. I borrowed it, but it was his boat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On the return trip, it started taking on water. It was 60 miles from the coast. The captain started making distress calls, and they were able to contact the Navy three hours later, obviously with the engine running at full speed, to bring the sailboat to shore. The sailboat started sinking at five in the morning. By eight, it was half full of water, with only the stern above water. The three crew members were waiting up there to be rescued. The sailors arrived, brought the people aboard, left, and the boat sank immediately. They called me then to tell me what had happened, that the people were okay (which was the most important thing), but that the sailboat had sunk at 1,000 meters and that it was impossible to salvage it. It was, oh, like saying, &#8220;My dad wanted to go to the bottom of the sea.&#8221; It was, you see, I taught you to sail, I gave you the push, now it&#8217;s up to you from here on out because I won&#8217;t be around anymore.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #081ea0;\">Were you able to continue sailing after such an impressive shipwreck?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yes, I was very affected. But four or five of my dad&#8217;s friends called me to say, &#8220;You know, this was your dad,&#8221; &#8220;He always liked to do everything big,&#8221; &#8220;He always wanted to be the center of attention.&#8221; Others insisted I stop sailing. But it gave me the strength to think, &#8220;How are you going to do it then?&#8221; I want to sail even more, to buy a sailboat, to get more girls on board, with a Women of the Sea fleet. I would love for us to have 60 sailboats with men and 60 sailboats with women someday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Last year, for example, we sailed on a sailboat a captain lent me, a 39-foot Swan. We took it out to train&#8230; When that happened, he told me, &#8220;Hey, Daisy, you can&#8217;t stop sailing. I&#8217;ll lend you my boat.&#8221; That&#8217;s impossible, nobody lends a sailboat, nobody can believe it. This year we came in fourth in the National Championship, we had a super good performance considering we weren&#8217;t on our own sailboat\u2026 Now we&#8217;re looking at which sailboat to buy, but the Women of the Sea movement has become active, we have a lot of people watching us, and especially girls, daughters of captains, who come up to me and say: \u201cDaisy, for my daughter you are the best.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;13px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #09249b;\">What are the next plans?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Last Saturday we premiered our documentary \u201cWomen of the Sea: Northern Crossing 2025,\u201d which covers the entire Northern Crossing and ends with the sinking of the sailboat. The point is that we, the Women of the Sea, are going for it all; we won&#8217;t stop. We want to be a role model for women in sailing. I have some crazy, ambitious projects in mind: the first thing we want is to go to Juan Fern\u00e1ndez Island, which is a beautiful 53-hour crossing. We also want to sail from the north to the south of Chile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In five years, we want to sail to Tahiti, which is our ultimate goal. I feel fortunate to have dared to do this because it has been difficult, from dealing with my own family to encountering other captains. I&#8217;ve learned to earn respect in the sailing community. The best part has also been my crew, who trust me because there&#8217;s no greater responsibility than that.<\/span><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px||10px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_divider divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||12px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #091e99;\">Links:<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #e02b20;\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mujeresdelmarchile\/<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;13px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">From &#8220;Navegantes Oce\u00e1nicos&#8221;, we thank Daisy Denham for her collaboration in this interview and wish the &#8220;Women of the Sea of \u200b\u200bChile&#8221; sailing project the best of luck.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fair winds and following seas. We&#8217;ll be following you!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||2px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/navegantesoceanicos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ISSN-for-Navegantes-Oceanicos-scaled.webp&#8221; alt=&#8221;ISSN for Navegantes Oce\u00e1nicos&#8221; title_text=&#8221;ISSN for Navegantes Oce\u00e1nicos&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chilean captain and owner presented a documentary last Saturday that chronicles the adventure of the Northern Crossing 2025 aboard her vessel. 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