Tracy Edwards
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Tracy Edwards is a British sailor. In 1990 Tracy skippered the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race. 'Maiden' won two legs and came second overall in her class. Tracy became the first woman to receive the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy and was awarded the MBE.
She organised another all-female crew for the Jules Verne Trophy, raised sponsorship and put together the first major multihull project in Britain. Tracy and her crew broke the female Trans Atlantic record and the male Australia to New Zealand record. They also smashed the Channel record with an average speed of 22.7 knots.
Unfortunately, the attempt was cut short when her catamaran lost her rig. They built a makeshift mast and took 16 days to sail to Chile.
In February 2001, Tracy published her book, Living Every Second.
In 2005, Edwards organized a round-the-world yacht race called Oryx Quest.
