Mary Falk
Mary Elizabeth Falk was a British solicitor and yachtswoman.
The daughter of a master at Rugby School, Falk was educated at St Mary's [School, Calne] and Newnham College, Cambridge, where she read classics.
Falk spent her entire legal career at Farrer & Co., rising to become one of the firm's first female partners.
In 1996, Falk achieved the fastest Atlantic crossing in a 35-foot boat on record, in 19 days, 22 hours, and 57 minutes.