But the longer term goal of the London Olympic silver medallist is to be facing against - or be alongside - more women for season two.

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Prices believes steering - which requires the skill but not necessarily the brute strength of the other two crew positions on the boat - is the ideal job for women.

But she says the upcoming availability of a number of the world class women currently contesting the Volvo round the world race could open the door for numerous women to be competing on the foiling circuit in upcoming seasons.

“The skipper role can be done by woman from lots of different countries,’’ said Price, who skippered an Australian crew to a silver medal in match-racing at the London Olympics.

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“The physicality of sailing the boat, I am not sure how easy that will be for all women, but it will be fine for others.

“It would be really great to see another woman skippering next year or involved in some way. Great to see an all-female crews if you can get the women strong enough.’’

For the first time Volvo Ocean race organisers introduced incentives for teams to race with women sailors in the current edition of the round the world event. Teams who opted to sign on women were allowed more crew members with yachts now boasting numerous women in key positions - from a skipper and steerers to navigators and watch-captains.

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Price, who injured her back in a mountain bike accident so severely just over a year ago there was a possibility she would not be able to sail again, has set herself the task of claiming a maiden win in the three-day Sydney finale to the inaugural SuperFoiler series which runs from Friday afternoon until Sunday.

“I am probably the most conservative skipper but that is more my lack of foiling experience than being a female,’’ said Kleenmaid skipper Price, who finished third in the Western Australian leg of the six-event series.

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“This week I don’t want to leave anything out there.

“Its home waters, we have finally started working as a team and getting on the podium has given us a lot of confidence.’’

The Nathan Outteridge skippered Euroflex SuperFoiler leads the five-event series from the Luke Parkinson skippered Tech 2.