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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.

Sal’s Ocean Globe Race Analysis: The South East Trade winds

September 29, 2023

Life on board will be pretty uncomfortable. Maiden is made of aluminium so it is like sailing along in a giant overheated biscuit tin. The decks will be so hot that you cant stand on them in bare feet.

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!

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.

The Maiden crew at the DP World Pavilion, #EXPO2020

November 18, 2021

Their corporate social commitment goes further than what a regular company will do. They emphasise that women have an essential role towards a better and more sustainable world. Logistics has always had a more male presence, but with the new digital world, more and more women are entering the industry.

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.

NASA Countdowns – Part 3, My Maiden Journey, by Deb Walter

June 1, 2020

Everyone on the Maiden had incredible responsibility with numerous positions. When racing with a team working in harmony, it is magical. Assisting with the jib takedowns and deploying the spinnaker required coordinated timing and precision team effort. The first time I went to the foredeck and performed this task was like wing walking on an airplane.

This Could Be You! – My Maiden Journey, by Deb Walter

May 4, 2020

You are never too old to learn new skills. When I am near the ocean and feel the wind propel a sailboat forward, I feel free and peaceful.

Patience, tolerance, and kindness: a journey in isolation.

March 27, 2020

Matilda (Tilly) Ajanko wrote this blog with 762 miles to go before reaching Vancouver. An accomplished sailor with over 50,000 offshore miles and over 50 races and regatta under her belt, Tilly worked on Maiden’s refit and sailed with Maiden until August 2019. Sailing and sailing long ocean passages have many challenges. Unlike most people […]

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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