Lia Ditton (Sailor) Net Worth, Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Boat, Rowing, Husband, Children and Family

Lia Ditton Biography and Wiki

Lia Ditton (born Aurelia Ditton) is a well-known professional sailor, ocean rower, motivational speaker, and conceptual artist, now based in San Francisco, California. Lia is an accomplished solo long-distance yachtswoman.

In her first solo crossing of the Atlantic, aged 25, she was the youngest competitor and only woman to finish the single-handed transatlantic race, Faraday Mill OSTAR 2005. Lia crossed the finish line 4th in the multihull class after 27 days 9 hours 19 minutes at sea.

Lia Ditton Parents, Family and Siblings

Lia was born and raised by her parents in London, United Kingdom. Our efforts to find out more about her family came to no avail as no such information is publicly available. Thus, the identity of Lia’s parents is still unclear. It is also not known if she has any siblings. Nevertheless, this section will be updated as soon as it is available.

Lia Ditton Husband, Is She Married?

Lia has not gone public with her relationship, it is not publicly known whether she is married or in a relationship. Her partner will be updated as soon as possible.

Lia Ditton Children

As of 2020, there isn’t any documented report about Lia Ditton having children. Nevertheless, this information is currently under review and will be updated once we get it from a credible source.

Lia Ditton Net Worth

Lia’s net worth is estimated to be between $1 million and $5 million dollars. This includes her assets, money, and income. Her primary source of income is her career as a sailor. Through her various sources of income, Ditton has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

Lia Ditton Measurements and Facts

Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Lia Ditton.

Lia Ditton Bio and Wiki

• Full Names: Aurelia Ditton
• Popular As: Lia Ditton
• Gender: Female
• Occupation / Profession: Sailor
• Nationality: American
• Race / Ethnicity: White
• Religion: Christian
• Sexual Orientation: Straight

Lia Ditton Birthday

• Age / How Old?: 40 years (2020)
• Zodiac Sign: To be Updated
• Date of Birth: London, United Kingdom
• Place of Birth: To be Updated
• Birthday: To be Updated

Lia Ditton Body Measurements

• Body Measurements: Not Available
• Height / How Tall?: Average
• Weight: Moderate
• Eye Color: Dark Brown
• Hair Color: Brown
• Shoe Size: Not Available
• Dress Size: Not Available
• Breast Size: Not Available
• Waist Size: Not Available
• Hip Size: Not Available

Lia Ditton Family and Relationship

• Father (Dad): Not Known
• Mother: Not Known
• Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Not Known
• Marital Status: To be Updated
• Husband/Spouse: Not Available
• Dating / Boyfriend: Single
• Children: To be Updated

Lia Ditton Networth and Salary

• Net Worth: $1 million – $5 million dollars (Approx)
• Salary: Under Review
• Source of Income: Sailor

Lia Ditton House and Cars

• Place of living: San Francisco, California
• Cars: Car Brand to be Updated

Lia Ditton Art Installations

Lia’s experiences of racing across the Atlantic alone in 2005, formed the basis of her 2006 art installation ‘Absolute Solitude: One Woman, One Boat, in which she lived on her boat in the courtyard of Chelsea College of Arts, nest to the Tate Britain Gallery for 28 days, the same number of days as it took her to sail to the United States.

Photographer Alain Zimeray was a visitor to the exhibition and inspired by his encounter with Lia, composed the book ‘Dames de la Mer’ with author Christian Bontzolakis, published by Marines Editions in 2009.

Filmmaker Richar Gooderick interviewed Lia after the exhibition, as part of his series Bluewater which was aired by sailing magazine Yachting World. Lia joined Craig Revel-Horwood on BBC Radio 4 Midweek with Libby Purves to discuss the exhibition.

Lia Ditton Modelling

Lia has modeled three times in New York City at the charity fashion show event Dressed to Kill hosted by Sean Connery. In 2006, Lia modeled for Nicole Romano, who attended the show, in 2007 for Nicole Hanley and in 2010 Lia and Joan Jett walked down the catwalk wearing designs by Joey D. Both 2007 and 2010 events were attended by Donald Trump.

Lia Ditton Professional Sailing

Lia’s first experience of winning yacht races was as crew on board the Transpac 52 Rosebud, on the Caribbean circuit in 2003. In 2007, Lia raced in the Transpacific Yacht Race onboard the trimaran LoeReal, the boat originally built for the 1995 film Waterworld starring Kevin Costner.

LoeReal was the 1st trimaran across the line and 3rd boat to finish, crossing with an elapsed time of 205:27:12. Lia went on to project manage the boat’s racing program based in San Diego, California.

Lia Ditton Single-Handed Yacht Racing

Lia’s first transatlantic crossing was abroad the famous trimaran Moxie in 2002. Lia and crew survived a hurricane-force storm, which also decimated the fleet of the Route du Rhum. Moxie was forced to pitstop for repairs in the Azores, where Marc Guillemot, the frontrunner of the trimaran fleet in the Route du Rhum, was also forced to stop for repairs.

Inspired by this chance meeting, Lia went on to race the next edition of Route du Rhum in 2006. This was Lia’s second transatlantic single-handed yacht race. Lia came 2nd in class 2 for monohulls, with a crossing time of 25 days 02 hours 26 minutes in her 40 ft boat Dangerous When Wet.

Lia was one of 5 women of 74 entrants to enter the 2006 Route du Rhum race. Prior to 2006 and since the first edition of the race in 1978 only 7 women total had raced in the Route du Rhum, with 4 completing the course: Florence Arthaud (in 1978, 1982, 1986, and 1990), Aline Marchand (1978), Ellen MacArthur (1998, 2002) and Anne Caseneuve (1998, 2002).

During the transatlantic race, Lia penned the diary of her experience on the inside the skin of the boat itself. After the Route du Rhum, her intention was to cut the boat in half, from bow to stern, and exhibit the boat as two half hulls displaying half in a museum in Europe and the other half in an art gallery in South America. The boat sold complete with a diary inside and on May 14, 2007, was abandoned and presumed sunk, circa 100 miles south of Bermuda.

Lia Ditton Ocean Rowing

Lia was introduced to the sport of Ocean Rowing in 2008, by an Olympic hopeful Danish rower. Two years later, Lia went on to become the 53rd woman to row the Atlantic and 64th woman to row any ocean after completing the Woodcave Challenge, which departed La Gomera in the Canary Islands for Antigua in the Caribbean. Lia and her rowing partner finished the race as the 10th mixed pair ever to row the Atlantic.

Lia Ditton Ocean Rowing Solo World Record Attempt

In October 2016, Lia started training in San Francisco, CA, for a solo trans-Pacific ocean rowing world record attempt. Departing in April 2021, Lia will attempt to row circa 5,500 nautical miles solo and unsupported from Choshi, Japan to San Francisco, California. To date, only 2 men have succeeded in rowing the North Pacific Ocean alone and without assistance.

In 1991 Gerald d’Aboville departed Choshi, Japan, and arrived in Ilwaco, Washington 134 days later. In 2005 Emmanuel Coindre departed Choshi, Japan, and arrived in Coos Bay, Oregon 129 days later. Both men have towed the final distance to land, 20 miles, and 50 miles respectively. Arguably, there is no recordset for rowling land-to-land across the North Pacific.

In December 2017, Lia made the Forbes 2018 Women in Sports to Watch list together with speed skater Maame Biney, professional skateboarder Nora Vasconcellos and slopestyle snowboarder Spencer O’Brien.

Lia Ditton Farallon Island Solo Rowing Record Attempt

In January 2018, Lia set herself a smaller challenge as part of her training to circumnavigate the Farallon Islands. The intention was to row a 70 nautical mile loop non stop out to the Islands and back, which would be entered for consideration as a new Guinness World Record. According to the organization Blue Point Conservation Science, on record, no one had rowed to or from the Farallon Islands since Christmas 1898 in the era of the lighthouse keeper.

Lia’s first attempt in April 2018 ended after 10 hours. Her second attempt on June 6, 2018, also ended in failure. On October 18, 2018, Lia finally completed the row in 3 days 35 minutes. The record was rejected by Guinness World Records on the grounds that “a first is not necessarily in itself a record. Records have to be breakable, measurable, and comparable.” The short film about Lia’s row around the Farallons is called ‘DETERMINATION: Farallon Record.’

Lia Ditton San Francisco to Santa Barbara Solo Rowing Trip

In June 2018, Lia rowed under the Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco, with 10 days of food packed onboard her boat. After rounding Point Conception, Lia was blasted by freak Santa Ana winds of 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Lia began drifting toward an oil rig. She dropped a sea anchor to slow down the vessel as it drifted, but, then found herself in a current heading westbound out to sea.

Lia arrived in Santa Barbara after 12.5days at sea with nothing left to eat. She said it was a good experience for what she will likely encounter on the Pacific and is quoted as having said, “You don’t learn anything if everything goes well.” Lia categorized the 5 scariest challenges of rowing from San Francisco to Los Angeles as 1. Jellyfish, 2. Weather, 3. Other Ships, 4. Sleep deprivation and 5. Rowing Nude.

The short film about the row, titled ‘PERSEVERANCE: California Coast Row’ was shortlisted for the Four Seasons Film Festival and premiered in London at the BFI in March 2019.

Lia Ditton Portland to San Francisco Solo Rowing Trip

In September 2019, Lia began a 30-day rowing trip 100 miles down the Columbia River at Portland, Oregon, and headed out to sea, following a path charted along the edge of the Continental Shelf. She arrived in Sausalito on September 25 after rowing under the Golden Gate Bridge, completing her 828-mile journey. According to Lia, the open water trip was a training run for her planned 2020 trans-Pacific journey.

Lia characterized her Portland to San Francisco expedition as “a beautiful ordeal,” noting that at one point in the journey she faced a storm with 40-knot winds and 60 foot breaking waves with one wave tipping her boat on its side and forcing her to hang on for dear rails of her cockpit.

At another point, she was trapped in a powerful circular eddy, from which she extracted herself by counterintuitively rowing for two days back to the North from whence she came and escaping slightly to the West of the current.

Lia Ditton San Francisco to Hawaii Solo, Unsupported World Record

In June 2020, Lia set off to row what she refers to as the ”half marathon”, San Francisco to Hawaii. This row, 2,500nm was completed by Roz Savage in 99 days in 2008, Lia is on course to reach Waikiki in under 90 days. The row has been fraught with difficulties, first the news that fellow rower Angela Madsen had died during her attempt came through just days into Lia’s attempt.

This was followed by a capsize in which the boat did not self right, this forced Lia to roll the boat herself in the big seas. Despite the trauma of this event, Lia chose to continue, only to be capsized again by a rogue wave some weeks later.

Although the boat did self-right, Lia struggled with confidence in her boat and spent many hours filling areas with water to create ballast. The extent to which she joked about in her blog, claiming she was “now rowing The Pacific, across The Pacific.” At the time of writing Ditton is 345nm from Hawaii.

Frequently Asked Questions About Lia Ditton

Who is Lia Ditton?

Lia Ditton is a well-known professional sailor, ocean rower, motivational speaker, and conceptual artist, now based in San Francisco, California. Lia is an accomplished solo long-distance yachtswoman.

How old is Lia Ditton?

Lia is 40 years old as of 2020, she was born in 1980, in London, United Kingdom.

How tall is Lia Ditton?

Lia stands at an average height, he has not shared her height with the public. Her height will be listed once we have it from a credible source.

Is Lia Ditton married?

Details about her love life are still under review. We will let you know when she gets in a relationship or when we discover helpful information about her love life.

How much is Lia Ditton worth?

Lia has an approximate net worth ranging between $1 million and $5 million dollars. This amount has been accrued from her leading roles in the sporting industry.

Is Lia Ditton dead or alive?

Lia is alive and in good health. There have been no reports of her being sick or having any health-related issues.

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