Tracy Edwards: “We want to show sailing does not have to be as white”
9 September 2023
When Tracy Edwards skippered the all-female crew of Maiden in the 1989 Whitbread Round the World Race, she and the team were pioneers for women in ocean racing. Starting Sunday from Southampton, Maiden will now compete on the Ocean Globe Race with a truly global, multicultural, crew of 11, from diverse nations where sailing is not as followed, such as India and Afghanistan. Tip & Shaft caught up with Tracy.
