Louise Morton, three times winner of the Women's Open Keelboat Championship, has won the 2010 Ladies Day Trophy which celebrates the achievements and contributions of women in sailing. 

Over the last five years, Louise has worked to revive the Quarter Ton class and campaigned her own boat Espada with an all female crew.

“Over the last decade there has been a marked increase in female participation at Cowes Week with the number of female skippers leaping by 150 per cent since 2002" says Stuart Quarrie, CEO Cowes Week Limited.  “Our Ladies Day Trophy is in recognition of the outstanding contribution, commitment, or achievement of women in sailing – from the Corinthian sailor and those overcoming difficulties in order to succeed in sailing, to those who have undertaken remarkable challenges”.

Report by Sally Alexander, FocusPR.  For more information or photgraphs please contact Victoria Rhodes, Caroline Reincke or Sally Alexander on tel: +44 (0)20 7845 6600 or email: cowesweek@focuspr.co.uk

See background story on Ladies Day here.