Maritime Madams: Tracy Edwards

Womanica

Acast Creative Studios

History, Society & Culture, Education

4.3 • 920 Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Tracy Edwards (1962 - Present), MBE skippered the first-ever all-female crew in the 1989/90 Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race. She is the first woman to receive the Yachtsman of the Year trophy and has created many sailing crews to battle gender prejudice on the ocean.

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This month, we're talking about Maritime Madams. Whether through scientific study, aquatic exploration, or legendary prowess, they harnessed the power of the bodies of waters that cover our earth.

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1:45.1	Hello, from Womanica. This month we're talking about maritime madams. Whether through scientific study, aquatic exploration, or legendary prowess, these women harness the power of the bodies of water that cover our earth. Today's Womanican found her calling out on the seas, among other maritime women like
1:51.7	herself. Abboard her vessel, the maiden, she raced across the ocean charting her course with
1:59.1	the first ever all-female crew in one of the world's biggest boat races.
2:03.7	Let's meet Tracy Edwards.
2:08.0	Tracy was born in 1962 in Berkshire, England.
2:11.8	Her father died of a heart attack when Tracy was 10 years old and her mother remarried an alcoholic.
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