HERSTORY on RTRFM: Kylie Forth

Losing her eyesight at age 3 then one of her legs at age 9 to cancer hasn’t stopped Kylie Forth from pursuing her dreams to be a competitive sailor.

Forth has achieved amazing successes in her field including receiving many gold medals from global sailing competitions and representing her own blind sailing team in WA, Lost at See. 

Despite not having a national blind sailing team in Australia, Forth prospers in raising thousands of dollars to fund her team’s international sailing competitions. Demonstrating strong leadership in her community, she has always been an advocate for encouraging more blind people to get involved with sailing.

Kylie Forth was inducted in the Western Australia Women’s Hall of Fame in 2014.

In this episode of HERSTORY on RTRFM, Kylie Forth speaks to Taylah Strano about stubbornness, rejecting stereotypes and racing with redheads.

HERSTORY is an RTRFM podcast series about some of the remarkable women in the Western Australian Hall of Fame.

Join us as we shine a light on the lives and careers of women who have demolished barriers, lived incredible lives, and built a legacy of possibility for the girls and young women who follow in their footsteps.

Produced with the assistance of the Community Broadcasting Foundation. Find out more at www.cbf.org.au.