Top Aussie female sailor Curtis picked to join SailGP squad

In this photo provided by SailGP, date not known, Nina Curtis poses for a portrait in Hamilton, Bermuda. Curtis has been picked to join the defending champion Australian SailGP team for the rest of the season as part of a developmental program designed to bring women into the global league. Curtis, who won a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics and sailed with Team Brunel on the final five legs of the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race, beat out Lisa Darmanin in a training camp during the season-opening regatta in Bermuda two weeks ago. (Bob Martin/SailGP via AP)

FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2012, file photo, Australia's Elliot 6m crew Lucinda Whitty, left, Nina Curtis and Olivia Price compete during the medal race at the Summer Olympics, in Weymouth and Portland, England. Curtis has been picked to join the defending champion Australian SailGP team for the rest of the season as part of a developmental program designed to bring women into the global league. Curtis, who won a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics and sailed with Team Brunel on the final five legs of the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race, beat out Lisa Darmanin in a training camp during the season-opening regatta in Bermuda two weeks ago. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)