Zita Martel is the first woman ever to skipper a Samoan fautasi – breaking with years of tradition for this ancient Samoan sport, and facing insurmountable odds in doing so. As the male fautasi skippers across the Island voiced their opposition, she took to the water with her fit young team and won race after race. This is the story of how one woman changed history for Samoa by leading the first team to beat the expensive fibreglass fautasi from PagoPago – bringing home Samoa’s first victory on the open seas! Watch her story here, and the moment that the Samoan wooden fautasi boat won against the faster boats of American Samoa for the first time!!
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