Stars to Steer By: Celebrating the 20th century women who went to sea Collection_Women's History Month This striking life ring design

This striking life ring design is inspired by a 1930s lifebelt recently displayed on board Cutty Sark

which launched in 2005

From Emily Dickinson’s morning dog walks by the shore

It also captures the majesty of the cosmos and our tiny place within it

but also the ease and cost of movement over land and water

Stars to Steer By: Celebrating the 20th century women who went to sea Collection_Women's History Month This striking life ring designThe extraordinary stories of the fearless women who set their sights on the sea in an all male world, paving the way for the female sailing superstars of today. Gender issues are stark at sea. Historically a ship's crew is all male, and although vessels are referred to as 'she', women's contributions to sailing have been largely ignored, if not actively opposed. Today's sailing legends such as Tracy Edwards and Ellen MacArthur compete with men on