Meg Niblett, a 25-year-old sailor from Devon, England, was forced to retire from the Sydney to Hobart yacht race due to severe seasickness. The challenging conditions, including high seas and gale-force winds, worsened her illness, making it impossible to continue the race.
Meg Niblett was forced to retire from the Sydney to Hobart yacht race while in fifth place. The 25-year-old sailor from Salcombe, who was sailing with co-skipper Wendy Tuck, said she suffered severe seasickness due to a recent illness. Niblett explained she couldn't keep any food or drink down, making it difficult to continue the race. Combined with a series of dismastings in the race, the pair made the difficult decision to retire.
'Our time will come again and I've just got to keep moving forward and hatch a new plan,' said Niblett, who also paid her respects to the two sailors who died during the race. The 104-strong fleet faced challenging conditions, including high seas and gale-force winds, on the 628-nautical mile (1,160km) ocean race
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