On International Women’s Day (March 8), it is fitting that documentary Maiden sets sail.
A remarkable piece of work, directed by Alex Holmes and produced by Victoria Gregory, that charts the journey of the all-female crew that competed in the Fifth Whitbread Round The World Yacht Race in 1989 and 1990. A team led with gusto and steely determination by Tracy Edwards. A pocket dynamo of an individual who navigated Maiden and skippered the crew through mountainous seas and becalmed waters.
Two fingers well and truly stuck up the noses of those luddites who thought Edwards and her crew had no right to compete. Racing yachts, her opponents said, was for men only. Wrong then. Wrong now and wrong tomorrow…”
LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 07: Tracy Edwards and Kirsty Gallacher attend the Maiden premiere at The Curzon Mayfair on March 07, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Dogwoof) LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 07: (l-r) Jo Gooding, Sarah Davies, Tracy Edwards, Jeni Mundy and Tanja Wisser attend the Maiden premiere at The Curzon Mayfair on March 07, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Dogwoof)
LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 07: Tracy Edwards, Jack Whitehall, Hilary Amanda Jane and Michael Whitehall attend the Maiden premiere at The Curzon Mayfair on March 07, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Dogwoof)
LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 07: Liz Brewer, Mica Paris and Heather Bird-Tchenguiz attend the Maiden premierte at The Curzon Mayfair on March 07, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Dogwoof)LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 07: Producer, Victoria Gregory, Tracy Edwards and Director Alex Holmes attend the Maiden premiere at The Curzon Mayfair on March 07, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Dogwoof)LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 07: Tracy Edwards and Nikki Henderson attend the Maiden premiere at The Curzon Mayfair on March 07, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Dogwoof)LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 07: Dee Caffari and Tracy Edwards attend the Maiden premiere at The Curzon Mayfair on March 07, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Dogwoof)LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 07: Julia Lalla-Maharajh and Tracy Edwards attend the Maiden premiere at The Curzon Mayfair on March 07, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Dogwoof)Standing ovation!
LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 07: Atmosphere during the Q and A after the Maiden premiere at The Curzon Mayfair on March 07, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Dogwoof)LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 07: <> Robert and Babs Powell, Julien Winser and Tracy Edwards at The Washington Mayfair on March 07, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Dogwoof)LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 07: Spike Watson, Rhona Drummond Chew, Jeni Mundy and SJ Ingram at The Washington Mayfair on March 07, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Dogwoof)LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 07: Sarah Davies and family at The Washington Mayfair on March 07, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images for Dogwoof)
