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Sal’s Ocean Globe Race Analysis: Hello Neptune!

October 2, 2023

The lead pack of 4 including Maiden are now well clear of the Doldrums, after a fairly easy passage through... although I am sure it didn’t feel like it as they sat baking hot on deck with the sails hanging from lack of wind.

Sag Harbor Arrival – 15th August

August 16, 2022

All 3 bridges we had to pass under had a 40’ clearance from the top of our mast, but each time they looked like we were going to hit. Sometimes you really have to trust facts over instinct!

Sailing to Sag Harbor – August 14th – Erica Lush

August 15, 2022

18:24 local – 22:24 UTC We are past our halfway mark! We spent yesterday sailing in between a high pressure system over the great lakes and a low pressure system off shore, which has left us with a light north westerly gradient wind. The first day consisted of motor sailing with temperatures steadily dropping, causing […]

#ThrowbackThursday – Christmas in Dubai by Amica Hopkins

January 26, 2022

Christmas Day was spent at the Dubai Offshore Sailing Club where we were extremely well looked after with a huge spread of food catering for all different nationalities. As always DOSC was the place to be with their ever-helpful staff and friendly members you can’t help but feel welcomed into their family.

Waving goodbye to Maiden, and hello to inspiration

January 24, 2022

Watching her glide so gracefully through the water was a sight to behold. I felt so privileged to be out there, playing my small part in this wonderful mission for equality.

Maiden and Me – A reflective blog by Mackenna Edwards-Mair

July 2, 2020

I guess it was inevitable that they would try and persuade me to get on Maiden for a leg – or two! I was finally talked into it and got onto ‘Mum’s first born’ (as I call Maiden) to join legendary Skipper Wendy Tuck and the crew for the leg from Vancouver to Seattle.

Two Maidens, Joanna Lowrey and Jo Ivory, go sailing!

June 23, 2020

Jo and I had met in Auckland about a year ago when Maiden was in New Zealand. Jo was doing the delivery on Maiden from Auckland to Honolulu and I had taken a group of Canterbury sailors up to Auckland to be part of the farewell for Maiden out of Auckland.

The sea doesn’t care who or what you are, the waves will crash and the wind will blow regardless…

March 23, 2020

Visiting Maiden was an experience I will truly cherish for the rest of my life. Much like visiting a historical site it is hard not to think of all that has been accomplished on that 58ft boat.

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