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Maiden is the story of how Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook in charter boats, became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World in 1989. Tracy’s inspirational dream was opposed on all sides: her male competitors thought an all-women crew would never make it, the chauvinistic yachting press took bets on her failure, and potential sponsors rejected her, fearing they would die at sea and generate bad publicity.

But Tracy refused to give up: she remortgaged her home and bought a secondhand boat, putting everything on the line to ensure the team made it to the start line. Although blessed with tremendous self-belief Tracy was also beset by crippling doubts and was only able to make it through with the support of her remarkable crew. With their help she went on to shock the sport world and prove that women are very much the equal of men.

We are currently sold out, but we’ll have a first come-first serve waitlist for tickets at the door starting at 6pm.  Must be present to join waitlist.  

6:30pm: Film followed by Q&A with Tracy Edwards (via Skype), moderated by Erica Lush
Run time: 93 minutes
Director: Alex Holmes
Producers: James Erskin, Victoria Gregory, Alex Holmes
Maiden
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Gripping! Stunning! A crowd-pleaser likely to leave audiences cheering!

The Hollywood Reporter

A timely and relevant story about bold women breaking down barriers

Indie Wire

An all-women crew’s entry in a fabled around-the-world yacht race gets a lively retelling in this exciting, inspiring documentary

Variety

Their story is an inspiring one, and remarkably relevant to the Time’s Up era...

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