Tracy Edwards MBE, 1st Skipper of All-Female Yacht Racing Crew
Guiding 12 women through perilous ocean waves
Tracy Edwards at the helm of the yacht 'Maiden' with two of her crew members behind. In 1989/90, she made history by becoming the first woman to skipper an all-female team at the Whitbread Round the World Race, earning her the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy.
In 1989, when Tracy Edwards made it known that she was entering the 32,000-mile Whitbread Round the…