Sailing’s Lisa Darmanin by the numbers as she chase Olympic gold on Rio waters

SAILOR Lisa Darmanin has headed into the unknown at the Olympics with the class she sails the newest on the Games program. But she has her sights set on success.

Just add water for success. Sailor Lisa Darmanin chasing gold.

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SHE is one half of a sailing combination hoping to race off with a medal in Rio.

Lisa Darmanin has headed into the unknown at the Olympics with the class she sails with her cousin Jason Waterhouse the newest on the Games program.

It is also the first time a mixed class has been included at the Olympics.

But she and Waterhouse on Wednesday will bid for a place in history as the first male and female sailing team ever to win a medal for Australia in the Olympic arena.

Waterhouse and Darmanin have been sailing together for eight years and went into the Olympics with victory in the Testy event last year.

As the hunt a medal, we take a look at Darmanin by the numbers.

LISA DARMANIN BY THE NUMBERS

1: Lisa was the first female sailor named in the sailing team.

1: Rio is her first Olympic Games.

2: The place she and coursing Jason Waterhouse finished at the 2015 worlds.

8: The number of years she and Jason have been sailing together

9: The age she started sailing

10: Dependant on conditions she can spend up to 10 hours on the racetrack during a regatta.

24: The age she will be at the Olympics

17: The length in feet of the Nacra boat she will race in Rio.