An Australian mannequin who fought by means of a most cancers prognosis, radiotherapy and surgical procedure all inside six weeks is embarking on one of many world’s hardest yacht races.
Lisa Seiffert, 36, was identified with breast most cancers on November 10 simply months after she set sail on her first aggressive race.
Set to take off at 1pm AEDT on Boxing Day, she’s going to compete on the 80-foot Stefan Racing yacht alongside her father and the boat’s co-owner, Adrian Seiffert with the workforce hoping to enhance on final yr’s fourth place.
Ms Seiffert was formally declared cancer-free three weeks in the past after docs efficiently eliminated the tumour earlier than it reached her lymph nodes.
She underwent bouts of radiotherapy with extra periods to come back sooner or later along with her medical struggles serving to put together her for the gruelling race.
Lisa Seiffert (pictured), was identified with breast most cancers simply weeks in the past on November 10 and can compete within the gruelling Sydney to Hobart
‘I am formally cancer-free,’ she advised the Sydney Morning Herald.
‘I am extra up for the problem than ever after what I’ve simply been by means of. If I can deal with that, beat [cancer], then I am strong.’
Ms Seiffert’s modelling profession took off when she was in her teenagers, the place she featured on quite a few journal covers the world over.
She additionally dated Robbie Williams after showing within the English rock star’s ‘Eternity’ music video as an 18-year-old.
Lisa will management the hydraulics of the 80-foot Stefan Racing (pictured) alongside her father, Adrian Seiffert, who’s hoping to enhance on final yr’s fourth place
Ms Seiffert’s debut race was within the Brisbane to Hamilton Island in August, ending eleventh on the identical boat she will likely be taking off in on Monday.
After coaching for weeks alongside the crew, Ms Seiffert landed a task controlling the boat’s hydraulics for the Sydney to Hobart.
‘I’ve solely been crusing with him since July and I’ve clocked practically 1000 racing miles with him,’ she stated.
The 2 Seiffert’s first competed collectively within the Brisbane to Hamilton Island race in August this yr coming eleventh, the pair bonded by means of months of coaching after their debut race
‘There is not any different higher bonding than being caught on the boat in the course of the ocean and chaos along with your dad.
‘However that is going to be the final word expertise, and it is one thing that I will bear in mind without end.’
The 2023 Sydney to Hobart race has record-breaking potential, with northeasterly winds predicted for the primary half of the race enjoying into the arms of the 100-foot supermaxi yachts.
Robust north-easterly winds will play into the arms of the over 100 foot supermaxi yachts who might doubtlessly make it to Hobart earlier than headwinds hit the fleet on Wednesday
The bigger boats within the 109-strong fleet, Andoo Comanche, Black Jack, Wild Oats and LawConnect, are anticipated to simply make it to Hobart with out going through headwinds. which can be predicted to hit on Wednesday.
Beneficial climate might see the report set by Comanche in 2017 of at some point, 9 hours, 15minutes and 24seconds challenged by the supermaxis.
Smaller members akin to Seiffert’s Stefan Racing are anticipated to be caught up within the climate change as they strategy the Bass Strait, the hardest stretch of the race.
