19-01-01
Sydney Morning Herald

Seeing your caption heading "All at sea" appears to denigrate the achievement of Claudene Sharp (SMH, 18-1-01, p.2), I wonder if you guys put this first Australian Marine Engineer Class I in a boat without either motor or oars to reinforce a subtle male chauvinist suggestion that Ms Sharp may lack the professional edge?
But perhaps the young merchant mariner will clear the decks by suing Fairfax for libel - if only to see whether your cutesy subs go to water...

XXX

(Male chauvinist father of 3 daughters and in another life subeditor on that Other Newspaper)