Rolex Sydney Hobart - Blonde figurehead tough as they come

6:49 AM Thu 23 Dec 2010 GMT

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For?ard hand Sophie Ciszek makes one impressive figurehead, but behind her iconic Aussie blonde surfer look is a woman who can match it with the best. The 25-year-old will be manning the wettest, toughest and arguably most physically demanding position on a yacht when she steps up to the bow aboard iconic Australian maxi Brindabella in this Sunday?s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. The statuesque 6ft tall, 74kg light-weight has as much an imposing presence as a contrasting one, in what is largely a testosterone driven position in yachting. 'I've had a lot of comments lately in the last two ...

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