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Maiden is a 2018 British documentary written and directed by Alex Holmes about Tracy Edwards and the crew of the Maiden as they compete as the first all-woman crew in the 1989–1990 Whitbread Round the World Race. The film was produced by Victoria Gregory's New Black Films.
Jun 28, 2019 · Maiden: Directed by Alex Holmes. With Frank Bough, John Chittenden, Bruno Du Bois, Pat Edwards. The story of Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, who became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989.
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- Documentary, Biography, Sport
- Alex Holmes
- 2019-06-28
Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. In 1989 Tracy Edwards leads the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Race, a grueling yachting competition that covers...
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- Alex Holmes
- PG
- Documentary
Jan 24, 2019 · Maiden is the story of how Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook in charter boats, became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Ro...
- 2 min
- 193.8K
- Sony Pictures Classics
In 1989, the Whitbread Around the World Race was considered to be the most dangerous sailing competition on earth. When 26-year-old Tracy Edwards wanted to participate, she was met with resistance and sexism - no team would take her.
The story of Maiden ’s upstart, defiant run at the Whitbread Round the World Race has all the elements of an epic adventure tale—50-foot waves, life and death drama, near-mutiny, thrilling victory—grounded in a perceptive group portrait of a team of courageous young women led by the remarkable, complicated Tracy Edwards.
Maiden is the inspirational story of how Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989.
