Podcasts about whitbread round

In this special episode of WRN Sports Shorts, WRN's Faye meets Tracy Edwards MBE, who won international fame as skipper of the first all-woman crew to compete in the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989/90, and Najiba Noori, an Afghan journalist and documentarian, who recently made her feature debut with Writing Hawa.  Tracy's is an extraordinary story full of determination and passion, and in this fascinating conversation, we hear about the obstacles she faced as a woman to compete in ocean racing, her fundraising to buy and restore the yacht Maiden, not just once but twice, and about The Maiden Factor Foundation, the charity she founded that works with and supports communities to enable and empower girls into education across the globe. It was Tracy's dedication to advocating for girls' access to education that brought the two women together, with Najiba joining as a member of Maiden's all-female crew in 2023 to document the Ocean Globe Race, which they later went on to win in April 2024, making history in the process. The BAFTA nominated film, Maiden is available to rent or buy.  

ISBJØRN's rig towers over the other sailboats in her winter marina, but at the far end of the pontoons, there is one mast that makes even her spar look tiny. It belongs to a veteran of ocean racing, built as “Toshiba” for the last ever Whitbread Round the World race in 1997. She's now under the command of skipper Morten Landmark, who uses it for family cruising and to humble the Shetland Race fleet.  -- ON THE WIND is presented by Forbes Yachts, the yacht sales professionals. Forbes Yachts sell the boats that allow you to effortlessly connect your passion for yachting to the sea, bringing your world one step closer to perfection. Visit forbesyachts.com to get in touch. -- ON THE WIND is also supported by SailTies, a free app that makes it easy to record all your sailing experience in one place. A digital record of all your voyages, certificates, crew, vessels and clubs. To find out more about SailTies, go to sailties.net.

Dawn Riley is a legend in the world of sailing! She has raced in four America's Cups and two Whitbread Round the World races, and was the first woman ever to manage an America's Cup sailing team. Dawn was also named one of Sports Illustrated's Top 100 Greatest Female Athletes of the 20th Century. She has been inducted into the National Sailing Hall of Fame, the International America's Cup Hall of Fame and the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame.

Skip Novak is a lifetime offshore sailor, veteran of four Whitbread Round the World and other races, and owner of Pelagic Expeditions. He recently published the boat "On Sailing." We talk about the book, learning to sail, Kirsten Neuschafer, combining sailing and climbing, design aspects of proper bluewater cruising boats, deck layout on Skip's boats, rigging for heavy weather, heaving-to, drogues and sea anchors, rudders and keels, unnecessary features often found on modern sailboats, older boats, simplicity, communication, managing Starlink, safety, below-deck features of a bluewater boat, catamarans, favorite wildlife, sailing amongst ice, favorite moments, and more. Shownotes are at https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-6 Support the show through Patreon here patreon.com/paultrammell

Simon Curwen recently skippered Translated 9, a Swan 65, in the Ocean Globe Race, which was a re-creation of the 1973 Whitbread Round the World Race. The race consisted of 4 legs, from the UK to Cape Town, South Africa; to Aukland, New Zealand; to Punta del Este, Uruguay; and back to the UK.  Simon started as the navigator aboard Translated 9, and was the skipper for the last two legs. They had a great first two legs, but suffered hull damage in the third.  We talk about the boat, sailing a ketch, different sailplans, the difference between sailing solo and with crew, hank-on sails, foul-weather gear, preventers, adjustable backstays, using a jockey pole, highlights of the four legs, Marie Tabarly getting bit by a seal, a crack in the mast, surfing, running aground, taking on the role of skipper, rounding Cape Horn, a broach and knockdown resulting in a crack in the hull, the Falkland Islands, and Simon's new boat - an X 412. Shownotes are at https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-6 Support the podcast with Patreon at patreon.com/paultrammell

Varmt välkommen till avsnitt 138 i Idrott-och ledarskapspodden. I det här avsnittet får du möta Gurra Krantz. Gurra är skepparen som har kappseglat internationellt i 35 år och utmanat sig själv och sin besättning i 4 jorden runt seglingar och 2 Americas Cup. Han har bland annat deltagit i Whitbread Round the world race/ Volvo Ocean Race som vaktchef på båtarna The Card (1989) och Intrum Justitia (1993) samt som skeppare på Swedish Match (1997) och Team SEB (2001). Han har även som nämnt deltagit i Sveriges America's Cupseglingar 1987 samt 1991/92 som skeppare. Han har skrivit 3 böcker och 2019 kunde Krantz ses i premiärsäsongen av Kanal 5-programmet Över Atlanten där han var skeppare. Han har sedan även varit skeppare i säsong 2, 4, 5 och 6 (2020, 2022, 2023 och 2024) och säsong 7 är redan inspelad och sänds i höst. Idag jobbar Gurra som föreläsare, skriver böcker och seglar och han driver sedan några år tillbaka Gåshaga Marina där han får möjlighet att använda alla sina erfarenheter inkl. sina kunskaper som båtbyggare och segelmakare. I det här avsnittet berättar Gurra hur han behåller lugnet under press, hur man håller ihop och leder ett team under tuffa och ibland livshotande förhållanden, som när masten går sönder mitt i en kappsegling som den gjorde under Volvo Ocean Race 2001 i den 5:e etappen. Gurra delar med sig av vad han upplever är de viktigaste ledaregenskaperna och vad en lagkamrat behöver för att vara just en lagkamrat och mycket mer. Varmt välkommen till ett spännande och inspirerande avsnitt och vi önskar dig trevlig lyssning! Vill du också bli mentalt stark ifrån grunden för att hålla i längden så gå in på Jenny's träningscenter online; trainforbalance.newzenler.com där du hittar inspiration och filmer om grunderna i mental träning. Här hittar du också flera onlinekurser om just mental träning. Och vill du veta mer om vad som är på gång i Jenny's verksamhet så gå in på www.jennyhagman.com eller följ henne på instagram @jenny_hagman. Tack för att du lyssnar och ta hand om dig och varandra! Kram från Team Train for Balance och Jenny Hagman

Tapio Lehtinen was in the port of Punta del Este, Uruguay, during the last stop of the Ocean Globe Race, a re-creation of the Whitbread Round the World Race, when we spoke. He was sailing on Galiana With Secure, a 1970 S&S 55 yawl with a young crew of Finnish sailors. We talk about the boat, sailing from the last stop in New Zeland to Uruguay, going around Cape Horn, birds of the Southern Ocean, other wildlife, safety, a typical day for Tapio during the race, the crew, comparing Galiana to modern boats, and much more.  Find the podcast show notes at https://www.paultrammell.com/podcast-season-6

Jane and Fi are trying to keep up with all the latest app trends and have renamed themselves 'Jn Grvy + F Glvr'. Whilst we wait and see if that sticks, we're also talking lady beards, paper bags, and much needed cockerel updates. They're joined by the sailor Tracy Edwards MBE. She was just 26 when she skippered the first all woman crew in the Whitbread Round the World Race 1989. She tells us what her boat Maiden is up to now... If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Assistant Producer: Megan McElroy Times Radio Producer: Anthony Cheng Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Voor het eerst doen we een podcast in 2 delen. Met Gerard Dijkstra, de wereldberoemde naval architect, is over zijn enorme carrière zóveel te bespreken; dat lukte niet in één aflevering. Van een ongeluk op het rugbyveld tot het winnen van diverse oeuvre-awards. We praten over de beginperiode met berekeningen op een Commodore 64, de 'speurneuzen'-ontwerpclub, het varen van 2 Ostars en de Whitbread Round the World aan boord van de Flyer met Conny van Rietschoten, het verspelen van masten op zee en het ontwerpen van de eerste én meest recente Bestevaer. In deel 2 gaan we verder!

In this episode, T.A. McCann shares his entrepreneurial journey and insights into the world of startups. T.A. McCann is a serial entrepreneur, having founded and led successful companies such as Senosis and Gist. He is also an active angel investor and an adjunct professor at the University of Washington Foster School of Business. During our conversation, T.A. McCann dives into various topics, including the challenges of building and scaling a startup, the importance of quantified health ideas and investments, and the lessons he learned from his experience as a professional sailor. We explore the creative process behind entrepreneurship, the role of technology and innovation, and the impact of collaboration and community in the startup ecosystem. Some highlights we explore: T.A. McCann's journey from professional sailor to successful entrepreneur The key factors that contribute to startup success The role of marketing analytics in driving business growth The importance of understanding user needs and feedback Lessons learned from T.A. McCann's experience in the America's Cups and the Whitbread Round the World race Enjoy!

“What surprised me was actually how profound, how deep I managed to have this relationship with carbon. Like, because in the end, I found, through the writing and embodying carbon for so long, I found the connections, the  entanglement of carbon across so many aspects of all our lives so illuminating, so surprising. Sometimes I just felt so moved by the wonder of it all, and I still do. Just thinking about it now makes me think, God, it's so wondrous.” Daniella Ortega on Electric Ladies Podcast If you were making a film about carbon, what would it be like? On Electric Ladies Podcast today you'll hear from a woman who actually did that. She's science filmmaker Daniella Ortega, who is co-director of a new, extraordinary documentary called “Carbon: An Unauthorized Biography.” They use a number of super-creative theatrical devices to tell the story, including personifying carbon and using 3D animation. Listen to Daniella Ortega explain on Electric Ladies Podcast in this inspiring conversation with host Joan Michelson, how she came up with the idea and how she and her production team chose how to tell the story of the one element in the universe that is in everything, including us – yet that we are also trying to reduce.   You'll hear: Why they made carbon and woman and how they secured one of the top actresses of the moment to voice “her.” How Daniella came up with the idea and how that was filtered throughout the film. How to communicate climate messages in stories without being preachy or awkward. How she developed an emotional connection to carbon in the process of learning more about it making the film Plus, insightful career advice …. “What I've come to learn about what it is to be a creative person with ambition and wanting to make an impact … I think finding the gaps of where you sit. You have some skills, that's great, but where are the gaps? What do you feel can empower you or make you feel or give you those skills that you need to fill those gaps? And then look to other people or ways in which ways to fill them… (Also) don't be isolated. Connect, connect, connect with those around you, and…don't give your power away, keep your power and try to build on it.” Daniella Ortega on Electric Ladies podcast Read my articles in Forbes about how we talk about the weather, and about developing a new narrative for the climate effort. You'll also want to listen to (some may have been recorded under our previous name, Green Connections Radio): Jill Tidman, Executive Director, The Redford Center, founded by actor, filmmaker, producer, Robert Reford and his late son James, which produces and underwrites documentaries about the planet. Sandra Bargman & Chantal Bilodeau, “The Climate Cabaret” – using music and storytelling to talk about the climate crisis. Deborah Rutter, President, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts – on managing creative people. Ann Friedman, Creator and CEO, Planet Word Museum – on her new museum about the magic of language. Tracy Edwards, Executive Producer of the documentary “Maiden” about her experience developing and Captaining the first all-female crew to run the Whitbread Round the World Yachting Race. Dayna Reggero, Executive Producer of The Climate Listening Project, short films about community climate activists around the U.S. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers.. Thanks for subscribing on Apple Podcasts or iHeartRadio and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter @joanmichelson

“When we're searching for projects to invest in and support, we're really trying to make sure that it's a story that has kind of a balanced narrative. It's not about just talking about what we can do and how we're, how we're winning. It's really making sure that we understand what's at stake and what the impacts are and who the impacts are hitting, and also seeing people in action addressing and dealing with the situation at hand. And I think that's where it's very hard, increasingly hard.” Jill Tidman on Electric Ladies Podcast How do we talk about the climate? The public is experiencing the effects of a warming – boiling – planet more each day with massive wildfires, massive floods and extreme heat, as well as destructive hurricanes and the like. But how do we tell the story of how those events reflect the actions we need to take to avert worse? This is the challenge of today for those of us seeking to save humanity's ability to live on a warming planet. As I wrote in Forbes recently, how we talk about the weather matters. Listen to Jill Tidman, Executive Director of The Redford Center (founded by actor, producer, Robert Redford and his late son James Redford) on Electric Ladies Podcast in this inspiring conversation with host Joan Michelson.   You'll hear: Why stories are vital to massive social, political and economic change. How The Redford Center chooses its projects to motivate action. How to communicate climate messages in stories without being preachy or awkward. How culture can reach people who are disinclined toward the climate change message. Plus, insightful career advice …. “Any time you can find work that aligns with your, your personal values and goals, you're going to excel, you're going to feel better, you're going to be happier, you're going to have more value, you're going to succeed in the ways that I think are probably most meaningful for women. And, and then, I also think, don't be shy. I think that we have a tendency to not ask for what we need or put in an idea forward, um, or, go out on a limb. We don't need to play small. We're in the room, and if you're in the room, be in the room.” Jill Tidman on Electric Ladies podcast Read my articles in Forbes about how we talk about the weather, and about developing a new narrative for the climate effort. You'll also want to listen to (some may have been recorded under our previous name, Green Connections Radio): Sandra Bargman & Chantal Bilodeau, “The Climate Cabaret” – using music and storytelling to talk about the climate crisis. Aimee Christensen, CEO, Christensen Global & the Sun Valley Forum & Sun Valley Institute For Resilience Deborah Rutter, President, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts – on managing creative people. Ann Friedman, Creator and CEO, Planet Word Museum – on her new museum about the magic of language. Tracy Edwards, Executive Producer of the documentary “Maiden” about her experience developing and Captaining the first all-female crew to run the Whitbread Round the World Yachting Race. Dayna Reggero, Executive Producer of The Climate Listening Project, short films about community climate activists around the U.S. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers.. Thanks for subscribing on Apple Podcasts or iHeartRadio and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter @joanmichelson

The Ocean Globe Race is the successor to the Whitbread Round the World Race and 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the first Whitbread. Starting from Southampton in September the 7 month race will have three ports of call: Cape Town, South Africa, Auckland, New Zealand and Punta del Este, Uruguay. Tan Raffray will skipper the French entrant ,the Neptune, one of 14, representing 8 countries. One of his 10 person crew Bertrand, a seasoned sailor, has Parkinsons - an added challenge that will give inspiration to those living with the condition. Amy Bridge will be supporting the efforts of The Neptune, the 60 foot ocean going sailboat from California. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-herlihy/message

“For anything to happen on a grand scale, we need to have culture supported… Artists are good at planting these seeds, putting the stories out there and for anybody. The key is repetition. So, if you encounter a certain story, certain type of story in the music you listen to, in the articles that you read, in the billboard that you see or the murals that you see when you walk down the street at some point, it creates a frame that you can start to live in and the changes become something that is natural.” Chantal Bilodeai on Electric Ladies Podcast How do we reach the “unconverted” – those who do not yet take the threat of climate change seriously? Maybe culture has some answers, because stories, music, art…culture…touches us in ways nothing else does. This is a critical and timely conversation many of us communications leaders had at the Sun Valley Forum recently too. How do we leverage them to help us talk about the weather differently, as I wrote in Forbes recently? Listen to Sandra Bargman and Chantal Bilodeau, who created, produced and performed the “Earth Intention: A Climate Cabaret,” on Electric Ladies Podcast in this reply of this powerful and inspiring conversation with host Joan Michelson.   You'll hear: Why culture is vital to massive social, political and economic change. How music and the arts move people through “hope.” How to communicate climate messages in stories without being preachy or awkward About using the arts to reach people who may not naturally “get” the climate message, or who may be overwhelmed. Plus, insightful career advice …. “It's never too late to pivot. I think people who are mid-career, women particularly, we always feel like, ‘oh, my time was then,' (but) it is never too late to pivot…And the other thing that reflects my career is, don't feel as though you have to pick one lane. You can pick more than one lane and both of those lanes or more can be successful.” Sandra Bargman on Electric Ladies podcast Read my articles in Forbes about how we talk about the weather, and about developing a new narrative for the climate effort. You'll also want to listen to (some may have been recorded under our previous name, Green Connections Radio): Deborah Rutter, President, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts – on managing creative people. Ann Friedman, Creator and CEO, Planet Word Museum – on her new museum about the magic of language Tracy Edwards, Executive Producer of the documentary “Maiden” about her experience developing and Captaining the first all-female crew to run the Whitbread Round the World Yachting Race. Dayna Reggero, Executive Producer of The Climate Listening Project, short films about community climate activists around the U.S. Kerry Bannigan, CEO of Fashion Impact Fund and Conscious Fashion Campaign – including reaching women in rural areas across the fashion industry supply chain ·       Sandrine Dixson, Co-president of the Club of Rome (global leaders) – on the need for a new economic model that puts people and planet ahead of profit. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers.. Thanks for subscribing on Apple Podcasts or iHeartRadio and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter @joanmichelson

Tracy Edwards was the first woman to skipper an all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race in 1989.  The Brit was up against none-other than one of our very own in that race – Sir Peter Blake and the New Zealand crew.   But it wasn't all smooth sailing for Tracy to get there, she was expelled from school and found herself in the sailing world by sheer luck and determination.   Tracy happens to be coming to Auckland later this year as part of The Ocean Race – to mark the 50th anniversary of the original Whitbread event.   LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Without your support as listeners, we wouldn't be here in Season 4....so THANK YOU!!!!  Additionally, thank you, #CatchSitkaSportFishing and #ACMEHomes, for your continued support as sponsors of this podcast!Today, we sit down with T.A. McCann, who comes to the podcast through the talented Chase Nall and Marcus Womack.   T.A. is one of the most intelligent, curious, successful, and down-to-earth dads we've interviewed over the past few years.  He was the founder and CEO of Senosis (acquired by Google), Gist (acquired by Blackberry), and Rival IQ, a leader in marketing analytics. Previously, he was an EIR at Polaris Venture Partners, Vulcan Capital, where he built Vulcan Labs and Providence Health Services, focused on quantified health ideas and investments. He also held senior roles at Microsoft, leading Exchange and the Mobile Services divisions. In addition to his own startup experience, he is an active angel investor in companies including SkillJar, CreativeLive, Assist, Migo, and Vendor Hawk and is on the board of Guidant Financial, Volt Athletics, and Splash.org.  He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Washington Foster School of Business and an active TechStars mentor.  Prior to his startup career, he was a professional sailor, having competed in 2 America's Cups (won one, lost one) and the Whitbread Round the World race. Today's conversation is about T.A., the dad.  We learn how his parents taught him to take risks and be curious.  He shares a story of his father on the power of "look it up," which he said was very annoying, yet he is so thankful for the guidance now as an adult.  His entire family is driven, goal-oriented, and enjoys seeing the world!  In fact, his father visited over 100 countries!  Yes, that's right!   T.A. would also share a mantra that is a gift and also a gap where he finds himself happy but not satisfied.   As you listen to his story, it is no surprise to hear about his success, and I hope you enjoy learning about T.A., the dad, as much as I did today!  To connect with T.A. and learn more about Pioneer Square Labs, you can connect with him here. Catch Sitka Sport Fishing At Catch Sitka, Issam and team provide an amazing fishing experience with Halibut, Salmon and more!Established in 2006, Acme Homes WA One of the most value-based home builders in the state of Washington! Go Check them out!Please don't forget to leave us a review wherever you consume your podcasts! Please help us get more dads to listen weekly and become the ultimate leader of their homes!

Nel 1973 quella che oggi si chiama Ocean Race si chiamava ancora Whitbread Round the World ed era alla sua prima edizione. Si iscrissero 18 barche, tra cui Sayula, l'imbarcazione di Ramón Carlìn, che aveva 50 anni e pochissima esperienza di vela. Veniva dal Messico, e per questo sui giornali lo prendevano in giro con vignette in cui portava il sombrero e faceva una siesta. Eppure… I contributi audio di questo episodio sono tratti dal film I Pirati dei Caraibi - La maledizione della prima luna e dal documentario The Weekend Sailor: i frammenti ascoltati sono disponibili su YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Famous Music Venue Goes Sustainable - Erika Wollam-Nichols, The Bluebird Café   “We have staff members who are very, very conscious of sustainability. One of our servers does our recycling…and we've had to really step into how can we find space for those kind of things, even composting…because obviously we have food waste, but our kitchen is not much bigger than the bathroom here.…I would also add that we…. found a local partner here in town (for the merchandise) who prints in town and buys local and buys national product so that we're able to feel like we're building community… with all of that too.” Erika Wollam-Nichols on Electric Ladies Podcast   As you venture out for live performances, including music, you might notice which ones are practicing sustainability, like the renowned Bluebird Café in Nashville, Tennessee. It's a woman-founded and women-led venue that has launched a who's-who of country music stars from Taylor Swift to Garth Brooks and beyond.   Listen to Bluebird Café president Erika Wollam-Nichols explain how they do sustainability – and the history of the club – in this live interview at the Bluebird on Electric Ladies Podcast with host Joan Michelson. You'll hear: How Erika brought her Massachusetts-born passion for sustainability to this landmark in Nashville. How they have solved a range of challenges in going green in such a small and historic venue. Who has played there over the years and why it's such a special place for songwriters. Plus, insightful career advice. And much more! “What I think about in those situations is listening and paying attention….When I came in here and, and just spent time looking around and talking to the staff and just seeing where are the holes, where are the opportunities?....I want to keep a positive attitude and be solution-based as opposed to victim-based….We were closed for 16 months for the pandemic…But that was like, okay. So what's our opportunity with the pandemic? And, and we found some, and we changed some of our operations that we would not have had an easy time changing.” Erika Wollam-Nichols on Electric Ladies podcast   Read Joan's Forbes articles here. You'll also want to listen to (some of these are under the name Green Connections Radio): Sandra Bargman & Chantal Bilodeau, The Climate Cabaret: on inspiring action through storytelling Ann Friedman, CEO/Founder of Planet Word Museum, on transforming an historic building sustainably with purpose. Deborah Rutter, President of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, on building a new arts facility sustainably and on managing creative people Tracy Edwards, Captain of Maiden and co-executive producer of the documentary “Maiden” about her historic voyage as the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Race. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers.. Thanks for subscribing on Apple Podcasts or iHeartRadio and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter @joanmichelson   and @electricgalspod

Tracy Edwards MBE skippered the first all-female crew to sail around the world when she and her team raced Maiden in the 1989/90 Whitbread Round the World Race. Despite overwhelming odds and negativity, they won two legs and came second overall. Tracy was awarded and MBE and became the first women to win the Yachtsman of the Year Award in its 34 year history. She then went on to skipper the first all-female non stop around the world record attempt and managed Maiden II the first ever fully mixed-sex professional racing team. Tracy founded The Maiden Factor in the process of rescuing of her beloved yacht Maiden. In 2016 she decided she wanted to do more than just restore Maiden, she also wanted to make sure she was used for something special. For Tracy, the drive to get girls who are currently denied the basic right of an education into school, is particularly poignant as she was expelled from school at 15. She now knows what she gave away. Maiden is a Global Ambassador for the Empowerment of Girls through Education 1.    Maiden inspires women and girls all over the world 2.    Maiden raises funds for girls' educational programmes around the world 3.    Maiden shows, by example, what girls can achieve if they embrace STEM subjects News articles: https://thecgf.com/news/honouring-power-sport-indigenous-reconciliation -- Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast!  Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the sport industry into the conversation!  Send us an email at sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com  Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/SportsSocImpact  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

New Zealand has a proud tradition in the round the world race and a lot of that started with Ceramco New Zealand in the early 1980s – the first New Zealand-flagged boat to compete in the gruelling event. It was a campaign headed up by Sir Peter Blake and something that captured the imagination of Kiwis everywhere. But disaster struck on the first leg of the race when the boat's mast came down in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean as the team were vying for the lead. It was a devastating blow for the crew, including Simon Gundry who is today's guest on Broad Reach Radio. Simon details what happened that day when the mast came down and how the crew rallied to sail 4000 miles under jury rig to complete the leg but also describes the inescapable feeling on board that they had let the nation down. He talks about their epic battles with the crew on Flyer in subsequent legs, including when they had their rivals in sight for 10 of the 24 days across the Southern Ocean to Cape Horn, and provides an insight into Peter Blake, from his unorthodox approach to crew selection to his recognition of the value of media to build support for Ceramco. Simon is one of the characters of New Zealand sailing, and talks about the imaginary animals he had on board, his love of reciting poetry, how he managed to pull a team of yachties together to play in a rugby sevens tournament while in port in Argentina and the after-effects of one of their annual Mast Falling Down parties. He's a terrific story-teller who was able to give a detailed insight into that 1981/82 Whitbread Round the World Race and a campaign that changed Kiwi yachting.

Sailing teaches us to lead, follow, or get out of the way. Dawn Riley, Executive Director of Oakcliff Sailing is the first woman to win an America's Cup. She led two Whitbread Round the World races, was the US Rolex Yachtswoman of the Year and the former President of the Women's Sports Foundation.To sit down with Dawn, Fran Racioppi docked in Oyster Bay alongside Maiden, the boat Dawn sailed around the world to talk leadership, Title IX, the evolution of the sport, winning the Cup, leading an all women's team around the world and what it will take to put US Sailing back on top.Find out more about Dawn at dawnriley.com, oakcliffsailing.org and @oakcliffsailing on social media. Her book is “Taking The Helm.” Read the full episode transcription here and learn more on The Jedburgh Podcast Website. Check out our video versions on YouTube.Highlights: -Dawn discusses the vision of Oakcliff Sailing, the support given by the Lawrence Family and how they have grown into a premier sailing development school by growing Saplings, Acorns and Mighty Oaks. (6:35)-Dawn was the only woman on A3, the 1992 America's Cup winning team; she describes what it was like being a woman in a male-dominated sport, what they saw in her and how we reach gender equality in sports. (15:34)-Fran and Dawn engage in critical conversation on raising middle school kids, why Dawn entered sailing in the first place, and how her initiative America True is helping kids. (19:00)-The importance of diversity in building great organizations. (29:19) -”Taking The Helm” is Dawn's autobiography highlighting the 1993 Round The World Race and how Dawn was thrust into the skipper role to lead the team. (35:22)-Dawn shares her unique leadership style, how to balance empathy with authority and what America needs from the next generation of politicians. (41:08)-Fran challenges Dawn to explain how the evolution of sailboat design has changed the sport, but the basics of sailing are still critical to winning at every level. (51:51)Quotes:-”We're building American leaders through sailing.” -”The only things that were super upsetting, like in a weird way, I was tired of wearing men's clothing.”-”I just hit the sweet spot between competent, determined, not phased by a bunch of bs, able to handle it, give as good as I took and I love the sport of sailing.” -“I was told by the person who was hired to select the team that I would never be in the back of the boat.”-”Everything I've done in my life, I truly enjoy the process.” -”Having a diverse team…diverse thought, diverse background…will make your company stronger.” -”I want to be proud to be an American. I want to be emotional when the Star Spangled Banner goes.” -“You need to have women in decision-making across the board.” -”You need to have a space to clear your brain…sailing and on the water engages all your senses.”Dawn's 3 Foundations to Success-Wake up and create task list-Work out-Look at (or be in) the waterThis episode is brought to you by Jersey Mike's, 18A Fitness, and Analytix Solutions

This week's host, Moe Roddy, is joined by Dawn Riley to talk her legendary life of sailing. Dawn was the first woman ever to manage an entire America's Cup syndicate, the first American to sail in 3 America's Cups and 2 Whitbread Round the World races, and is a soon-to-be inductee in both the America's Cup Hall of Fame and National Sailing Hall of Fame. Hear what shaped her as a young sailor, her iconic book Taking the Helm, favorite racing memories, what she loves about Oakcliff Sailing, and creating more equality in women's sports. Learn more at OakcliffSailing.org

“For anything to happen on a grand scale, we need to have culture supported… Artists are good at planting these seeds, putting the stories out there and for anybody. The key is repetition. So, if you encounter a certain story, certain type of story in the music you listen to, in the articles that you read, in the billboard that you see or the murals that you see...at some point, it creates a frame that you can start to live in and the changes become something that is natural.” Chantal Bilodeai on Electric Ladies Podcast Stories. Music. Art. They move us in some magical way that nothing else taps. Why? Why do they matter to climate and energy? Because they can touch us in a way nothing else can, inspire us and motivate us, and we need every tool in the toolbox to address climate change. How? Listen to Sandra Bargman and Chantal Bilodeau, who created, produced and performed the “Earth Intention: A Climate Cabaret” recently to inspire people through music and the arts to take the necessary action to save the planet, in this inspiring conversation with Electric Ladies podcast host Joan Michelson.   You'll hear: Why culture is vital to massive social, political and economic change. How music and the arts move people through “hope.” How to communicate climate messages in stories without being preachy or awkward About using the arts to reach people who may not naturally “get” the climate message, or who may be overwhelmed. Plus, insightful career advice …. “It's never too late to pivot. I think people who are mid-career, women particularly, we always feel like, ‘oh, my time was then,' (but) it is never too late to pivot…And the other thing that reflects my career is, don't feel as though you have to pick one lane. You can pick more than one lane and both of those lanes or more can be successful.” Sandra Bargman on Electric Ladies podcast You'll also want to listen to (some may have been recorded under our previous name, Green Connections Radio): Deborah Rutter, President, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts – on managing creative people. Ann Friedman, Creator and CEO, Planet Word Museum – on her new museum about the magic of language Tracy Edwards, Executive Producer of the documentary “Maiden” about her experience developing and Captaining the first all-female crew to run the Whitbread Round the World Yachting Race. Dayna Reggero, Executive Producer of The Climate Listening Project, short films about community climate activists around the U.S. Kerry Bannigan, CEO of Fashion Impact Fund and Conscious Fashion Campaign – including reaching women in rural areas across the fashion industry supply chain Sandrine Dixson, Co-president of the Club of Rome (global leaders) – on the need for a new economic model that puts people and planet ahead of profit. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive our podcasts, blog, events and special coaching offers.. Thanks for subscribing on Apple Podcasts or iHeartRadio and leaving us a review! Follow us on Twitter @joanmichelson

This week we take a step back from our usual topic of wind propulsion and decarbonization of the maritime transport to promote a fairly new documentary: “Maiden.” This documentary tells the story of the first all-woman crew to race around the world on a sailboat named Maiden and how they challenged the male-dominated world of sailing. This endeavor begins with Tracy Edwards who recruited a 12-woman crew to compete in the Whitbread Round the World Race – now known as The Ocean Race. Dawn Riley, who was one of the crew members on Maiden, joins us on this episode to describe the documentary. She details the incredible story of how the underdogs of a world-renowned competition went on to win 2nd place overall in their class. On May 18th, the Hudson River Maritime Museum will be the venue for screening the documentary. In addition, between June 8th to the 11th, Maiden will be at the Hudson River Maritime Museum docks and we encourage our listeners to visit. This program is free and open to the public, but donations are encouraged. For our listeners in New York City, Maiden will also be making a stop at the Brooklyn Marina from June 1st to June 8th. Check out their website for more information on their stop-over schedule and on the Maiden Factor. 

#353. Tapio Lehtinen is a legendary Finnish sailor who is preparing to race the Golden Globe Race this year, and the Ocean Globe Race in 2023. Tapio sailed the Whitbread Round the World Race as watch captain in 1980-81. He also completed an arduous Golden Globe Race in 2018, which made Tapio the first Finn to have raced single-handed nonstop around the world. In this episode, Andy and Tapio talk about the devastating war in Ukraine, raising children and losing loved ones, and, of course, offshore sailing. Follow Tapio's sailing programs at www.tapiolehtinensailing.fi -- Join the conversation on The Quarterdeck, 59º North's 'deep dives on the art of seamanship.' Annual membership site with access to the canon of seamanship content (articles, videos, podcasts & more); a thriving community passionate about sailing; and direct access to Andy, Mia, August, Nikki & Emma, the 'Admiralty' to have all of your sailing & seamanship questions answered! quarterdeck.59-north.com -- ON THE WIND is presented by Athletic Greens. Their daily product, AG1, contains 75 vitamins, minerals, and whole-food sourced nutrients in one convenient daily serving. One Scoop, 8 ounces of water. It's all you really need, really. Visit athleticgreens.com/onthewind for an exclusive offer from Athletic Greens. ON THE WIND is also supported by Harborburn Cannon Co., brought to you by the founders of 59 North Sailing. Harborburn was born of an idea by a group of sailing friends looking for a way to add some fun onboard our boats. We figured “if you own a boat, you need a cannon!”  ON THE WIND is also supported by Offshore Passage Opportunities, the #1 Crew Networking Service in North America. OPO has helped thousands of sailors meet and make successful passages since 1993. Sign up at sailopo.com

#347. Dawn Riley is an expert big-boat and match-racing sailor, and a wonderful storyteller. Emma got Dawn on the phone for an hour of sailing stories from Dawn's incredible career. Dawn was the first woman to manage an entire America's Cup syndicate, the first American sailor to sail in three America's Cups and two Whitbread Round the World races. She was on the Maiden crew in the 1989-90 Whitbread Race. Dawn is the Executive Director at Oakcliff Sailing, an organization dedicated to raising the level of sailors and sailing in the United States. Learn more about Dawn's career here, and more about Oakcliff Sailing here.  -- Join the conversation on The Quarterdeck, 59 North's 'deep dives on the art of seamanship.' Annual membership site with access to the canon of seamanship content (articles, videos, podcasts & more); a thriving community passionate about sailing; and direct access to Andy, Mia, August, Nikki & Emma, the 'Admiralty' to have all of your sailing & seamanship questions answered! quarterdeck.59-north.com -- ON THE WIND is presented by Weems & Plath, makers of fine nautical & weather instruments since 1928. Visit weems-plath.com to see their full catalog. ON THE WIND is supported by Candlewick Press, publisher of Old Wood Boat, a new picture book by artist and sailor Nikki McClure. Old Wood Boat goes on sale May 10 wherever you buy your books. ON THE WIND is also supported by Buldano, our favorite brand of towels for at home and on the boats. Take 20% off your order at buldano.com with code 'onthewind'.

Leah Fanstone (nee Newbold) and Keryn McMaster were trailblazers for New Zealand women's offshore sailing in the 1990s. The pair notched up two laps each around the globe in the Whitbread Round the World Race, once together on the all-women's crew on board EF Education, and they tell their stories from those epic races in this episode of Broad Reach Radio. None of those circumnavigations were particularly easy, as they battled a catalogue of bad luck, breakages and broken promises, not to mention old-fashioned attitudes, but they made a big statement for women's sailing. Leah and Keryn have so many memorable stories from those races and talk about everything from mutinies and swimming in the Southern Ocean to haul sails back on board to messages from the American first lady and getting smothered by rotten fish. They also delved into various important topics around women's sailing including how female sailors can get noticed as well as last week's news that women's teams will be involved in the next America's Cup.

Today's guest, Amanda Swan, has decades of sailing experience and she has a wealth of knowledge about all things sailing. It's not often that I talk about so many different things in one interview but in this one we cover: things to know about rigging, her sailing experience in both polar regions, and in all the amazing places in between. We also talk about what stands out to her from her experience of sailing around the world onboard Maiden in the Whitbread Round the World Race, and share a lot of good resources for anyone interested in the sailing lifestyle. Trust me, this episode is a good one! ⬇️ Links and resourcesBooks written by Amanda: Marine Diesel Engine Essentials - a Learning and Colouring BookThe Essential Galley CompanionRigging Books Amanda recommends: The Complete Rigger's Apprentice by Brion Toss: Tools and Techniques for Modern and Traditional RiggingThe Sailmaker's Apprentice: A Guide for the Self-reliant Sailor by Emiliano MarinoIllustrated Sail & Rig Tuning: Genoa & mainsail trim, spinnaker & gennaker, rig tuning by Ivar DedekamSailing School where Amanda teaches: Great Escape Sailing, New Zealand

In the twenty third episode of season three of the Her Spirit podcast BBC Breakfast Louise Minchin and BBC Triathlon presenter Annie Emmerson talk to sailor Tracy Edwards MBE.Tracy was expelled from school at the age of 15 and with no exams or qualifications she left to travel the world. She began working on charter yachts in Greece at the age of 17 and learned how to sail. Tracy took part in her first Whitbread Round the World Race as cook aboard ‘Atlantic Privateer' in 1985/86 becoming the first woman to race around the world on a Maxi.Upon completion she decided to enter the first all-female crew in the 1989/90 Whitbread and ‘Maiden' crossed the start line on 2nd Sept 1989 and sailed into the history books. ‘Maiden' went on to win two of the legs and came second in class overall. The best result for a British boat since 1977 and the best result for an all-female crew ever. Tracy was awarded the MBE and became the first woman in its 34 year history to be awarded the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy.In 1998 Tracy put together the first all-female crew to race a Multihull, this time in an attempt to be the first all-female crew to sail around the world non-stop and win the Jules V erne Trophy for the fastest non-stop circumnavigation of the world by sail. Sponsored by Royal & SunAlliance, the women had broken five world records and were well on the way to beating the Jules Verne, when their 92ft catamaran was dismasted 2000 miles off the coast of Chile.In 2002, Edwards created the first ever truly mixed gender team and broke four major world records in Maiden II.In October 2003 she signed a sponsorship deal with the Gulf State of Qatar as part of a four year sailing programme. The Oryx Quest 2005 was the first round the world race to start and finish in the Middle East. The worlds' four largest and fastest multihulls raced against each other for the first time in sailing history. The event ended with non-payment by Qatar.In 2007 and 2008 Tracy worked for CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection) as Project Manager for their International Youth Advisory Conference. Working with the UN she assisted in the creation of the 2009 Resolution to the UNCRC. Upon completion of her contract Tracy enrolled at Roehampton University taking a 3 year degree in Psychology and graduating with an upper 2:1In March 2013 Tracy founded Safer World Training Ltd which spent 2 years researching the impact of Online Reputation, Sexting and Cyber Bullying upon young people. Tracy founded The Maiden Factor in the process of rescuing her beloved yacht Maiden. In 2016 she decided she wanted to do more than just restore Maiden, she also wanted to make sure she was used for something special. Tracy is Patron of, fundraises for and supports a number of small but effective charities who facilitate the education of girls around the globe. Once restored she will sail around the world raising funds for girls' education. For Tracy, the drive to get girls who are currently denied the basic right of an education into school, is particularly poignant as she was expelled from school at 15. She now knows what she gave away.Her Spirit http://www.herspirit.co.uk supports women of all shapes to sizes to achieve goals you never thought possible and have your #BestYearYet.  These podcasts have been made possible through the support of Boots. Boots believes everyone has the right to feel good it which is why they offer a huge wellness range to help you look after yourself, from the inside out.So from brands like FitBit, Aromatherapy Associates and Vital Proteins to LoveHoney, The Gut Stuff and Headspace, Boots has something to help you stay on top 

A champion for women in sailing, Dawn Riley has made history in the world's most challenging races. Among her feats: She was the first woman ever to manage an entire America's Cup syndicate, and the first American, man or woman, to sail in three America's Cups and in two Whitbread Round the World races. She has lessons to offer on focus and leadership, and tells why any sailing crew benefits from the participation of women. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

July 23, 2021 ~ The first woman to sail in three America's Cups and two Whitbread Round the World races tells Paul she is looking forward to this weekend's Port Huron to Mackinac race.

Tracy Edwards skippered the first all woman crew to ever compete in the gruelling Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race.

In this episode Peter tell of the first Whitbread Round the World Race and his journey to get there and take part.

In this episode Peter tell of the first Whitbread Round the World Race and his part in it and his journey to get there. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TimHeale)

Tracy Edwards is one of The Ocean Race's true pioneers and rule breakers with an unbelievable and inspiring story. In this episode we hear the full story - including the bits she didn't include in the award-winning documentary 'Maiden' about her iconic 1989 Whitbread Round the World Race campaign. Tracy also explains why she never wanted to be a skipper and reveals the sexism that women have faced in the sport of sailing.

Today’s guest is…British sailor, Tracy Edwards! In 1989 she skippered the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race, becoming the first woman to receive the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy and was awarded an MBE honour. In her podcast, Stripped Back Sport, Kirsty Gallacher sits down for an open discussion with some of the greatest sports stars of our time; delving into the high and low moments of their careers, as well as their personal life and the sides to sport that have never been discussed before. Listen and subscribe to Stripped Back Sport with Kirsty Gallacher on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts. IG: @gallacherkirsty Twitter: @TheRealKirstyG

This week we take a wonderful journey back to the Whitbread years, and also to some extremely cold climates with legend of The Ocean Race Skip Novak. Skip competed in four editions of the Whitbread Round the World Race before deciding to follow his passion for exploration and adventure at high latitudes with his company Pelagic Expeditions. We relive Skip's near-death experience aboard Drum with rock star Simon Le Bon, learn how sailing can bring people together across political and social divides, and hear about exploring polar environments affected by climate change.

In today's episode, British sailor, Tracy Edwards, and I sit down to discuss her extraordinary journey and the life lessons she has learned through her passion for sailing and making a difference in the world. Tracy was the first woman to win the Yachtsman of the Year Award in the United Kingdom and assembled the first all-female crew to compete in the Whitbread Around the World Race, a treacherous 33000-mile course consisting of 6 different legs. Not only did they finish second in the race, Tracy and her team changed the course of racing history and inspired countless females to follow their dreams and and to strive for excellence in their lives. In today's discussion, Tracy opens up about the hardship and challenge that she experienced and how she had to overcome these obstacles in order to find her purpose and meaning in life. A deep thank you to Tracy for her time and energy. Tracy's documentary can be seen on Netflix at:  https://www.netflix.com/title/81272339About Tracy: Tracy was expelled from school at the age of 15 and with no exams or qualifications she left to travel the world. She began working on charter yachts in Greece at the age of 17 and learned how to sail. Tracy took part in her first Whitbread Round the World Race as cook aboard ‘Atlantic Privateer' in 1985/86 becoming the first woman to race around the world on a Maxi.Upon completion she decided to enter the first all-female crew in the 1989/90 Whitbread and ‘Maiden' crossed the start line on 2nd Sept 1989 and sailed into the history books. ‘Maiden' went on to win two of the legs and came second in class overall. The best result for a British boat since 1977 and the best result for an all-female crew ever. Tracy was awarded the MBE and became the first woman in its 34 year history to be awarded the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy.In 1998 Tracy put together the first all-female crew to race a Multihull, this time in an attempt to be the first all-female crew to sail around the world non-stop and win the Jules Verne Trophy for the fastest non-stop circumnavigation of the world by sail. Sponsored by Royal & SunAlliance, the women had broken five world records and were well on the way to beating the Jules Verne, when their 92ft catamaran was dismasted 2000 miles off the coast of Chile.In 2002, Edwards created the first ever truly mixed gender team and broke four major world records in Maiden II.In October 2003 she signed a sponsorship deal with the Gulf State of Qatar as part of a four year sailing programme. The Oryx Quest 2005 was the first round the world race to start and finish in the Middle East. The worlds' four largest and fastest multihulls raced against each other for the first time in sailing history. The event ended with non-payment by Qatar.In 2007 and 2008 Tracy worked for CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection) as Project Manager for their International Youth Advisory Conference. Working with the UN she assisted in the creation of the 2009 Resolution to the UNCRC. Upon completion of her contract Tracy enrolled at Roehampton University taking a 3 year degree in Psychology and graduating with an upper 2:1Connect With Tracy: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TracyEdwardsMBE and https://twitter.com/maidenfactorFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheMaidenFactorWebsite: https://www.themaidenfactor.org/Netflix Documentary: https://www.netflix.com/title/81272339

The final episode of Season 1 is ending with a great adventure!We meet Markus and Jolle who both have an extended track record when it comes to sailing around the world and participating in prestigious events such as the Whitbread Round the World Race.But this time their goal is to cross the Atlantic in a rowing boat. 24 hours a day by taking shifts. 2 hours on, two hours off for 40-50 days, adding up to 1,5 Million oar strokes. Would YOU be up for it?The Top 5 key takeaways from their story:You don´t have to be the same as your friends or classmates. Come up with your own profile - think outside of the box. Be You!Share adventures with your friends. - it´s half of the fun!Adventures don't always have to be huge and crazy but start with small things like taking a day off, backpacking across the shoreline of Helsinki, or having a cup of hot chocolate in the woods. Try different things when it comes to sports and the profession. Don´t worry that the decisions you have taken at some point, are final for the rest of your life. You can always change things again.Nobody has superpowers. If you have a goal - be determined to reach it. Even if you fail from time to time - dust yourself off and try again. Try to combine different skills and focus them on one objective or around your project.Ways to connect:https://tworowingfinns.fi/ 

Bouwe Bekking is an authentic ocean racing legend. His career spans 35 years and eight laps around the world, from his debut in the 1985 Whitbread Round the World Race to his most recent entry in the 2017-18 edition as skipper of Team Brunel. There's nobody who knows this race better. In this interview Bekking opens up about getting his start in the Whitbread era, disaster aboard Movistar in 2005-06, what keeps him coming back time and time again, and why you should never put him on a crew with David Witt.

To celebrate 47 years since the start of the first Whitbread Round the World Race in 1973, we talk to our special guest Enrique Carlín who was not only a crew member onboard the Mexican winner Sayula II, but also the son of the skipper and owner Ramón Carlín. Enrique talks about setting off on an an adventure into the unknown as an inexperienced crew, serving under his pioneering father, and how the race has changed in almost half a century.

Kick off your shoes and sit back as we revisit the first ever Whitbread Round the World race in 1973 with sailor and yacht designer Butch Dalrymple-Smith. Butch was a crew member aboard the winning Mexican yacht Sayula II under the legendary skipper Ramón Carlín, and he takes us back to an amateur era of legends and adventure, glasses of wine after your watch, and onshore scrapes with the law.

The worlds of offshore sailing and unbridled adventure meet head to head in this month's edition of Shirley Robertson's Sailing Podcast, as the two time Olympic gold medallist talks face to face with legendary American Whitbread skipper and off the grid sailing expedition pioneer Skip Novak.Today, Novak is known throughout the sailing world as the go to man for sailing led polar exploration. For over three decades he has been running his famous "Pelagic' exploration yachts and is a man with much to say about his career exploring at high latitude, a passion that first came to him while racing around the planet in his first of four Whitbread Round the World Yacht Races."Not many people know this but as navigator I used to 'tweak' the course every now and again, saying 'we need to head up ten' only to see these places and come a little bit closer to get a view, something you wouldn't do today, but I loved to see these mountainous places coming up out of the mist and fog, and blowing like hell, and there was wildlife, seals jumping all over the place, and penguins, and I thought 'I have to go there one day, I have to see these places, and step on shore'".That first Whitbread adventure took place in 1977, as the navigator onboard second place finisher 'King's Legend', but perhaps his most famous Whitbread entry was also one of the race's more unusual.By 1985 British pop sensations Duran Duran were widely acknowledged as one of the decade's biggest super groups. A platinum album, world wide tours, Rolling Stone magazine covers, Grammy Awards, number ones either side of the Atlantic, the band had become a global phenomenon.However, their meteoric rise to stardom had totally passed by a busy Skip Novak, but the global success of Simon Le Bon and his band were about to impact heavily on Novak's sailing career. Having unsuccessfully trawled the boardrooms of corporate America for sponsorship, Novak's Whitbread future looked uncertain, but a phone call from the eighties pop ensemble very quickly changed everything. It's an amusing tale, a story of how Novak was soon skippering the most famous band of the eighties around the world in a seventy seven foot maxi the band christened 'Drum'."We stuck (the hull) in the water and towed it across to Cowes, and we were all down below, Simon (Le Bon) came down for this of course, and we were all down below and somebody said 'Simon, what are we gonna call this thing, what are we gonna name it Simon', and he banged on the hull, and the whole hull reverberated like this and he said 'Let's call it Drum' and that's how that happened." Duran Duran front man Simon Le Bon makes a guest appearance in Part 1 of this podcast, talking to Robertson about the band's exploits onboard 'Drum'. Before the Whitbread itself had even started, Novak, Le Bon and the crew had already taken an unwelcome visit to the front pages of the world's tabloid press, following a catastrophic capsize in the 1985 edition of the Fastnet Race. Novak's eloquent and dramatic account of the incident is typical of his laid back but descriptive style, "I got out as the water was pouring in through the hatch, I was like a salmon trying to swim upstream, the deck was coming down on top of me, I grabbed the rail and it went 'bang', like a coffin had shut!". The tales that follow are as amusing as they are compelling, and leave the listener pondering on whether such an oddball pairing of financial backing and sporting endeavour could ever possibly be beaten.

The worlds of offshore sailing and unbridled adventure meet head to head in this month's edition of Shirley Robertson's Sailing Podcast, as the two time Olympic gold medallist talks face to face with legendary American Whitbread skipper and off the grid sailing expedition pioneer Skip Novak.Today, Novak is known throughout the sailing world as the go to man for sailing led polar exploration. For over three decades he has been running his famous "Pelagic' exploration yachts and is a man with much to say about his career exploring at high latitude, a passion that first came to him while racing around the planet in his first of four Whitbread Round the World Yacht Races.Part Two of this podcast sees the pair pick up with more Whitbread revelations, including Novak's telling of the tragedy surrounding his 1989 Whitbread campaign as skipper of 'Fazisi', the first ever Soviet team entry into the iconic round the world race, that happened to see the crew racing around the planet while at home, the collapse of the Iron Curtain was bringing in wide sweeping changes to Gorbachev's Soviet Union. Throughout this edition of the podcast, Novak's accounts of his time spent racing around the planet make for compulsive listening, he's a man that's written many a book about his ocean adventures, and his impressive story telling is on show for all to see here, as he dips into a vast memory bank of over four decades of ocean adventure.The final segment in this edition sees the pair turn to Novak's love of exploration, as he reveals his love of the polar regions, the growth of his expedition operation 'Pelagic' and how he has turned the endeavour into a successful global business. He discusses what makes the perfect exploration vessel, and reveals how his love of climbing and life in the mountains has dove tailed perfectly with his thirst for polar adventure.

Tracy was expelled from school at the age of 15 and with no exams or qualifications she left to travel the world. She began working on charter yachts in Greece at the age of 17 and learned how to sail.    Tracy took part in her first Whitbread Round the World Race as cook aboard ‘Atlantic Privateer’ in 1985/86 becoming the first woman to race around the world on a Maxi.   Upon completion she decided to enter the first all-female crew in the 1989/90 Whitbread and ‘Maiden’ crossed the start line on 2nd Sept 1989 and sailed into the history books. ‘Maiden’ went on to win two of the legs and came second in class overall. The best result for a British boat since 1977 and the best result for an all-female crew ever.    Tracy was awarded the MBE and became the first woman in its 34 year history to be awarded the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy.   Tracy founded The Maiden Factor in the process of rescuing her beloved yacht Maiden. In 2016 she decided she wanted to do more than just restore Maiden, she also wanted to make sure she was used for something special.    Tracy is Patron of, fundraises for and supports a number of small but effective charities who facilitate the education of girls around the globe.   New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast go live every Tuesday and Thursday at 7am UK time - Make sure you hit the subscribe button so you don’t miss out.    The tough girl podcast is sponsorship and ad free thanks to the monthly financial support of patrons. To find out more about supporting your favourite podcast and becoming a patron please check out www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast.    Show notes Who is Tracy Growing up in Reading and losing her father at 10 years old Being expelled from school at 15 How she fell into sailing Saying yes to opportunities Female role models in sailing  Having amazing male mentors Learning how to navigate Fighting for gender equality and against injustice Deciding to race around the world in the 1985/86 Whitbread Race Taking the first steps into sailing as a cook Gaining new skills and learning as much as she could Finding out that she was tough enough Wanting to prove that women could sail around the world Turning the dream into a reality  Dealing with the negative pushback  Struggling to find the money Getting Maiden to the start line! Competition and collaboration  Why women are STRONG TOGETHER The power of women working together Dealing with the pressure of performance Having to prove that women could sail around the world safely Using the fear to motivate  Struggling to deal with stress The Maiden Factor Foundation  Finding Maiden and getting the boat back Starting a 3 year world tour on Maiden in 2018 Inspiring the next generation of girls  The impact of Covid on the charity The process of making - Maiden The Movie  “Girls have got to see success in it’s raw form” “Success can be messy” The impact of Covid and having to cancel the American part of the tour Doing a tour of UK and Ireland in April 2021 Missing people Final words of advice    Social Media   Website https://www.tracyedwards.com    Twitter @TracyEdwardsMBE    The Maiden Factor - The Maiden Factor's mission is to continue Maiden's iconic legacy and inspire the next generation of girls through education   Website - https://www.themaidenfactor.org    Twitter @maidenfactor    Facebook @TheMaidenFactor  

Skipper of the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race, Tracy was also the first woman to receive the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy. The story of Tracy and her team is beautifully told in the 2018 documentary Maiden.  

Shirley Robertson talks to one of professional sailings real pioneers as she sits down with Whitbread Round the World trail blazer Tracy Edwards.Edwards is best known for leading the first ever all female crew in the 1989-90 edition of the race, a feat she took on at the age of just twenty seven, as skipper of the famous 'Maiden'. Having raced as a cook onboard 'Atlantic Privateer' in the previous edition of the famous race around the planet, as one of just four women in a fleet of over two hundred sailors, she resolved to do whatever it would take to start the race with a crew of her own."There was no way that a woman could have been on any of those boats as crew. Knowing that these guys who are my friends on shore, but when we get out to sea think that I'm an idiot, I'm not strong enough, I'm not able enough. I remember the first storm we went through, Paul Standbridge, who's a great mate of mine, as i started coming out of the hatch he put his boot on top of my head and said 'it's no place for girls up on deck right now.' My reasoning wasn't feminism, girl power or anything like that, and I knew that no man was going to let me navigate on his boat."Tracy Edwards onboard her restored yacht 'Maiden'The hurdles and barriers at times seemed insurmountable, and Edwards is not reserved in recounting stories of how the male dominated establishment failed to respect her team's efforts to get to the start line. Tales of outrageous sexism abound as Edwards looks back on the build up to the race, but it's also very refreshing to listen to Edwards' motivations, which came from a drive and focus born from a mix of supreme confidence and an angry reaction to here male detractors.The race went well, Maiden won two legs in their division, and finished second overall, experiencing an unprecedented, and unexpected welcome back to their home port in Southampton, England, a finish that Edwards looks back on with a lot of emotion."It was , it was just so extraordinary. At sunrise we saw the Needles, which is such a beautiful sight, especially when you're coming home. And then we saw a boat, and then another boat and Nancy (Hill) said 'I wonder if there's a regatta on today?'. More and more and more came, they reckon there was six hundred boats in the Solent following us. I remember at one point Sally (Creaser) saying to me 'do you think there's someone more important behind us!' "The story of Edwards 'Maiden' team has been made into a documentary, a hit across the film festival circuit and at the box office, in 2019. In Part 2 of this podcast, Robertson also talks to New Black Films director Alex Homes about making the film, and gathering all the footage to create what has become a new edition to the list of must see sailing films. Edwards and Robertson then go onto to chat about the rest of Edwards' remarkable career in sailing.

Shirley Robertson talks through an amazing sailing career with one of the sport's pioneers of professional sailing, the legendary Tracy Edwards. Edwards is well known as the force behind the first ever all female crew to complete the gruelling Whitbread Round the World Race of the 1980s, a wonderful story that Edwards and Robertson discuss in Part 1 of this pair of podcasts.In this Part 2 of the interview, the pair start by talking about the recent documentary film released in 2019, about Edwards and her 1989 Maiden crew. After discussing the film themselves, Robertson talks briefly with Alex Holmes of New Black Films, the Director of Maiden, about the inspiration behind the project, and the making pf the documentary.Moving on from the Whitbread, Robertson then talks to Edwards about her all female attempt on the Jules Verne Trophy after she bought the record holding multihull "ENZA", renaming her Maiden 2. A broken mast stopped their attempt, off the coast of Chile. Edwards' imagination was fired by the potential of racing multihulls, and she went on to establish the Oryx Quest around the world race, starting and finishing in Oman. It was ground breaking race, attracting four of the word's biggest multihulls of the time. But financially for Edwards, it was a disaster, a fact that she and Robertson discuss as she looks back on how the traumatic time effected her and her confidence.The pair also discuss Edwards' current project, running the inspiring Maiden Factor, a foundation using a now fully restored 'Maiden' to raise awareness and funding for girls' education around the world. Inevitably Edwards and Robertson look back on the thirty years since Edwards finished the Whitbread and discuss how opportunities for women in the sport have changed as a result. It's not a very positive conclusion as they reflect on how, despite all of Edwards' accomplishments and efforts, the sport still remains a very male orientated environment."I don't think we've done ourselves any favours with getting women to the top and...at the top of our sport there's a group of men paying lip service to...equality. It's not hapening, I find it incredibly frustrating that I'm having the same conversations with young women that I was having thirty five years ago....You know, when World Sailing is making decisions, women need to be there and I know often they are not, so lots of changes have to happen."

Has your teenager dropped out of education? And if so, are you worried about their future prospects? I’m hoping that this episode will give you some comfort, and maybe a little bit of inspiration to help your child move forwards. Tracy Edwards MBE is a sailor, author, motivational speaker, mature student and charity founder. Incredibly, all of these achievements came from a girl who was expelled from school when she was 15. Tracy won international fame in 1990 as the skipper of the first all-female crew to sail around the world when they raced Maiden in the Whitbread Round the World Race. In 2017 set up The Maiden Factor to promote and fundraise for the education of 130 million girls worldwide who don’t currently have education as a right. Tracy has since done a degree in psychology – proving that you don’t have to follow a typical educational path to get the qualifications you want. She’s also the mum of a young adult, so she’s well versed in parenting a teenager . We talked about how Tracy was the model child until her dad died when she was 10. Her mother’s remarriage to an alcoholic, abusive stepfather, and her subsequent move to a new home and school catapulted her into a lifestyle which ended with Tracy being expelled. At the age of 16 Tracy set out backpacking in Europe, where she ended up working on a yacht in Greece. From there a quick succession of jobs led her into navigation, and a lifelong love of sailing. Tracy thinks teenagers and young people are way more impressive than they think they are – watching herself on the Maiden film made her realise that she had been tenacious and strong at the time. Like so many of my podcast guests, the pivot point for Tracy was “finding her people.” As part of a yacht crew she fitted in, and the team around her believed in her. She says that was crucial to her motivation to change. Tracy’s messages: Believe in yourselfDon’t be a bystander in your own lifeDon’t listen to anyone who tells you you can’t do something. Just make the first change that will lead to the next change Tracy now talks openly about her nervous breakdown, and how difficult that was because she didn’t ask for help. Her message for young people everywhere is ASK FOR HELP! We also talked about how inspiring teenagers and young people are right now. Tracy mentions Greta Thunberg, Emma González and Vanessa Nakate, and we discussed how important it is that our young people debate with us and educate the older generation on the future of our world. Tracy says that ages 15-18 give you your life opportunities, and how important it is that girls in particular stay in education for those years. As well as the lack of access to education in developing countries, the UK and USA have big drop-out rates from schools in this age group. The Maiden Project is doing really exciting work - go follow, support and join. For context, this episode was recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic, using Zoom, two dogs, and three visits from the postman, which you’ll hear on the recording. That’s normal pandemic working life for you! Where to find Tracy Visit The Maiden FactorThe Maiden Factor on TwitterTracy on TwitterThe Maiden Factor on FacebookWatch Maiden on Amazon PrimeRead Tracy's books Maiden and Living Every Second Thank you so much for listening! Subscribe now to the Teenage Kicks podcast to hear all my new episodes. I'll be talking to some fabulous guests about difficult things that happened to them as teenagers - including overcoming a stammer, becoming a young carer, and being hospitalised with mental health problems - and how they overcame things to move on with their lives. Find more from me on parenting teenagers on my blog Actually Mummy, and on Instagram and Twitter @iamhelenwills. For information on your data privacy please visit Podcast.co. Please note that I am not a medical expert, and nothing in this blog or in the podcast should be taken as medical advice. Music: Red Stripes Hunter Park

Welcome to series five of The Game Changers, the podcast where you'll hear from extraordinary, trailblazing women in sport. I am thrilled to say that this series of The Game Changers will be supported by Sport England, who have done so much to tackle the inequalities women face across all areas of sport. From the much celebrated This Girl Can campaign and initiatives that help shape school sport for girls, to schemes that encourage more female volunteers in the workforce, support female coaches and officials and ensure more women take leadership positions on the boards of our sports organisations. My remarkable guest list for this series includes: Eleanor Oldroyd – one of Britain's most respected sports broadcasters Dame Sarah Storey – The most successful female British Paralympian of all time Alison Oliver – Chief Executive of the Youth Sport Trust Ebony Rainford-Brent – Cricket World Cup winner and now much respected sports commentator Katie Sadleir – Former Olympian, now General Manager of Women's Rugby at World Rugby Tracey Edwards MBE – Skipper of the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race Judy Murray OBE – former international tennis player and coach to many champions including her sons Jamie and Andy and Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill – Olympic Champion and three times World Champion Heptathlete The new series launches on Tuesday September 8, so please be sure to subscribe now, so you don't any of the episodes. You can find out more about all 41 of my incredible guests from this and the previous series at fearlesswomen.co.uk or find come and say hello on social media where you'll find us on twitter, facebook and Instagram @sueanstiss or @thegamechangers__   The Game Changers podcast. Fearless women in sport

In this episode Foxy speaks to Tracy Edwards who In 1989 skippered the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race, becoming the first woman to receive the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy and was awarded an MBE honour.

SailingGuest: Tracy Edwards MBE, Round the World Yachtswoman, Founder of The Maiden Factor FoundationIf anyone could show you that life doesn't often go straight from point A to point B it would be sailing legend Tracy Edwards. This high school dropout learned to navigate in two days, put together the first all-female team for the Whitbread Round the World Race, and now advocates for women's education. One Woman's Journey Around the World on Two WheelsGuest: Peter Zheutlin; author of "Around the World on Two Wheels: Annie Londonderry's Extraordinary Ride"At the dawn of the bicycle craze, Annie Londonderry shocked the world by setting off on a world-wide tour. She gained international fame as the first woman to traverse the world on two wheels, becoming an important symbol of women's equality. But how much of her sensational story was true? The details get a little complicated. We spoke with Peter Zheutlin to hear the story. Fly GirlsGuest: Keith O'Brien, journalist and author, “Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History”Amelia Earhart wasn't the only pioneering female pilot in the skies in the '20s and '30s. She was the president of The Ninety-Nines, a group of women who were all licensed pilots. They came from different backgrounds, but they all supported each other in their pursuit of flying. But that doesn't mean that they didn't compete against each other as well in the race for prizes and accolades in air races and record-breaking feats of daring. 

This month double Olympic gold medalist Shirley Robertson sits down for a two part podcast chat with the first man ever to sail solo non-stop around the planet, Britain's Sir Robin Knox-Johnston. In this, Part 2 of their discussion, the pair talk about life after the return from Sir Robin's incredible 312 day journey.Having completed his voyage, and cemented his place in the annals of the history of exploration, Sir Robin's competitive streak soon saw him back on the global race course, and by 1977 he was joint skipper on an entry in the Whitbread Round the World Race, where amongst his crew was a certain Peter Blake. With the announcement of the Jules Verne Trophy, Knox-Johnston and Blake went on to famously form the eventual record holding team, ENZA New Zealand, breaking the established record in 1994 with a 74 day lap of the planet.Robertson and Knox-Johnston then discuss how a trip with British mountaineer and expedition leader Sir Chris Bonnington inspired an idea that would become the 'open to all' crewed around the world adventure, The Clipper Race. It's a race that has been on going now for over twenty years, and is currently in it's twelfth, a fact that Sir Robin ranks as one of his greatest achievements."When I look at all the lives that have benefitted from the Clipper, and the number of those sailors, forty percent of them have never been on a boat before, who have taken up sailing subsequently as their sport, to my mind that is going to rank pretty highly because there's over five thousand people now that have taken the sport up all over the world." states Sir Robin, on being asked by Robertson what he sees as his greatest contribution to the sport.This edition of the podcast is in two parts and is available to listen to via the podcast page of Shirley’s own website, at www.shirleyrobertson.com/podcast or via most popular podcast outlets, including iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcast and aCast. The podcast is produced and written by Tim Butt - for further enquires, please contact podcast@shirleyrobertson.com

In Episode 19 Philip Ingram MBE gets to chat with Tracy Edwards MBE. In 1989 she skippered the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race, becoming the first woman to receive the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy and was awarded an MBE honour. She has written two books about her experiences.Tracy founded The Maiden Factor . org (https://www.themaidenfactor.org) having recovered and restored her her beloved yacht Maiden with some help from HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein of Jordan.Maiden’s mission now is supporting and working with community programmes all over the world which empower and enable girls into educationPlease listen to her amazing story, for my security listeners Tracy spent some time woking with the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) and Jim Gamble.She is an inspiration to all, with some great insights to surviving lockdown.Please support her fantastic charity by donating here: https://www.themaidenfactor.org/donateAnd Double Dare - she needs some brave men to join the crew at times! Listen and find out!

I was so excited to interview the very inspiring sailor Tracy Edwards MBE, who captained the first all-female yacht crew in the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989, coming second in their class. She’s now also a social activist, running The Maiden Factor Foundation to raise awareness and improve education for girls around the world.  We talk about: How Tracy has maintained momentum through her life after such a massive achievement when she were still relatively so young What’s it like being a midlife woman now after so much success in her youth What it was like sailing round the world How Tracy’s life has evolved What lessons she has to pass on about dealing with adversity and starting again The impact of misogyny when she sailed round the world and what it’s like now The importance of protecting the environment All about Tracy's current mission with her boat, Maiden What Tracy has learnt from doing what she’s done and how she has changed since she sailed round the world Acceptance of natural hair color as we age Tracy’s advice for women in midlife and making the most of life in general And lots more!   See the trailer of her movie: Maiden. Her Website Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter   If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, share it and maybe leave a review on iTunes or wherever you’re listening. Find out how to leave a review here: bit.ly/leavepodcastreview You can find out more information and get the show notes to every episode at magnificentmidlife.com. That’s also where you’ll find strategies, support and resources to help make your midlife magnificent. There’s a midlife wellness program, courses, midlife mentoring to help make the most of your next chapter and our online Members Club. If not now, when?    

Shirley Robertson kicks off the second Series of her Sailing Podcast with an in depth chat with Australian offshore sailor Nick Moloney. In another two part extravaganza, the pair spend this first episode discussing much about Moloney's diverse sailing career which has seen him race in amongst other things the America's Cup, the Whitbread Round the World Race, the Jules Verne Trophy and the Vendee Globe.In Part 1 of this chat they kick things off with a discussion about Moloney's recent trip to Antarctica, and how having sailed 'down south' in the Southern Ocean on multiple occasions, it was particularly rewarding to be able to stop and spend some time respecting the fragile environment of the southern continent.Moloney grew up on Port Philip Bay near Melbourne, Australia, and spent much of his early life in the ocean, surfing and then sailing, but it wasn't long before his tenacity saw him spread his wings and travel further afield in the search of adventure. Once in Sydney, meetings with Australian legends John Bertrand, Peter Gilmour and Iain Murray saw Moloney's world of opportunity open up and a career in sailing became a viable option.Moloney's first foray into the the world of the America's Cup was with Syd Fischer in 1992, but he was soon involved with several other Cup teams, including Paul Cayard's "Il Moro di Venezia". From there, childhood hero John Bertrand took Maloney to the Cup in the 1995 campaign oneAustralia, which saw them make the Louis Vuitton Challenger final.Moloney's impressive career then took a turn offshore, as he got the call from Dennis Connor, this time to sail the Whitbread Round the World Race in "Toshiba". Moloney's excitement at sailing the Whitbread is obvious, his passion for racing offshore was being honed during this iconic race, and this is clear to hear in his discussion with Robertson.The pair wrap up the first episode with a chat about Moloney's almost impulsive record windsurf across the Bass Straits, a twenty one hour marathon in 1998 that goes well to illustrate the tenacity and drive of the man.Robertson's chat with Moloney continues in Part 2 as the stories go offshore, and Maloney tells of his successful Jules Verne Trophy attempt with French sailing legend Bruno Peyron onboard the then groundbreaking catamaran 'Orange'. From there, Moloney went solo, dodged death in the Mini Transat and took on the legendary Vendee Globe - his honesty and adept story telling make for a compelling listen.

In this week’s episode of Out of Curiosity with kt mather, I Circle Back with fan favorite Bill Tanner for a typical kt and BT rambler. We discuss my week of small town power-politicking, Bill’s love for Nike Air Jordans (and his inability to give himself permission to buy them), unity amongst Democrats (not going well), color bravery vs  color blindness, accidentally watching Fire Walk with Me with your mom (and as Catholics), pin-up calendars, the great job assholes like Rush Limbaugh did making Feminism a dirty word (it’s still not going to stop us...), 80s hair and swimsuits, plus a deep dive into the Feminist sailing documentary Maiden about the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World race. Note: do yourself a favor and watch the doc before you listen. It’s REALLY SO GOOD!!!

Clare McDonnell and Kirsten Webster bid a cheery farewell to 2019, with some of the incredible guests who have spoken to the Fired Up Sport podcast. From Susan Alberti, a key figure in creating the Women's Aussie Rules Football League, to Tracy Edwards MBE, who skippered the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race. A documentary about that crew (‘Maiden’) is now on the shortlist to win an Oscar! It has been an incredible first year of Fired Up. Thanks for coming with us as we #changetheconversation on women's sport. See you in the New Year! Merry Christmas! 

How to describe Tracy Edwards? Let's start with determined, accomplished, ballsy, adventurous, passionate. In 1989, when she was in her mid-20's, Tracy and her crew of 11 females became the first-ever all-women's team to compete in the grueling, prestigious, 32,000 mile Whitbread Round the World sailing race that begins and ends in Southampton, England. How she managed to pull this off (besting male crews in their class, by the way) is the focus of the inspiring, empowering documentary, "Maiden." We are thrilled to share Tracy's story in this not-to-be-missed conversation.

We are back! And today we are joined by one of our must unique and inspiring women we've had on the show.  We are joined by Tracy Edwards, a British sailor who skippered the first all female crew to sail around the globe in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race.  Tracy, her crew, and their yacht, The Maiden made headlines all over the world and now have a great documentary about their journey.  Check out Tracy's interview and "Maiden" today.  She is amazing, funny, and incredible intelligent.  Check it out!   We also talk about Dolemite, Burlew's encounter with a tiny man, and a story about an exploding toilet.   Follow us! FB-verbalshenanigans Twitter-VScomedy IG-verbalshenanigans    

When Tracy Edwards dared to become the first woman to Captain an all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race in 1989, nobody expected her or her team to make it out alive. The ground-breaking and death-defying journey is captured in the new documentary Maiden, which is being tipped for an Oscar nomination. This week’s Fired Up Sport Podcast brings you this amazing story, and reveals why Maiden is back on the water on yet another round the world voyage. The Fired Up Sport Podcast in Association with Sport England and This Girl Can. Come with us and #ChangeTheConversation

Good BoysJust how bad can one day get? The creative minds behind Superbad, Pineapple Express and Sausage Party take on sixth grade hard in the outrageous comedy, Good Boys. MaidenUsing a treasure trove of archival footage, director Alex Holmes celebrates the history of Maiden Great Britain, the first all-female crew to compete in the Whitbread Round the World Race.LISTEN TO AUDIO ABOVE

Maiden tells the story of Tracy Edwards, the skipper of the first all-women crew to compete in the Whitbread Round the World challenge.

Katie's first feature documentary was the snowboarding movie, We Ride before she went on to co-edit the Oscar nominated Virunga, directed by Orlando von Einsiedel, her long-time collaborator. Other work of Katie's included the award-winning romantic-comedy SuperBob, Moon Shot, a series of short documentaries, and Bruce Lee and the Outlaw. Katie contributed to the film Evelyn and recently edited the acclaimed feature documentary Maiden, by Alex Holmes, about the first ever all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race. Katie recently worked with Orlando on the documentary short Lost and Found for National Geographic.

US sailing legend Paul Cayard is next up as Shirley Robertson sits down for an honest and truthful hour of chat with one of the biggest names in competitive sailing.Paul Cayard is a true legend of the sport, a US Sailing Hall of Fame inductee, a World Champion, an Olympian, he’s competed in multiple America’s Cups and was the first American ever to skipper a Whitbread Round the World Race campaign to victory when his 1997/98 ‘EF Language’ won the gruelling predecessor to the Volvo Ocean Race.His chat with Robertson is a candid and revealing one, discussing several aspects of his impressive career, with tales from both on and off the water. He was the perfect man to play the real life Captain Jack Sparrow, as Disney turned to him to front their "Pirates of the Caribbean" Volvo Ocean Race entry - Cayard skippered the boat to a dramatic second place in the race, and in doing so created a Volvo campaign that lives on in the memories of sailing fans around the world.Cayard is an honest interview, he's qualified to discuss multiple aspects of the sport, and his self assured confidence allows him to truly speak his mind - the result, a fascinating, anecdote-rich discussion that sees Cayard reflect on almost forty years as a sailing professional.

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What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done? The thing everyone said was impossible,  that you knew you had to do anyway, and that you doubted a thousand times while it was underway that you’d be able to see through to the end? There’s a good chance you can think of at least one example. And an even better chance it doesn’t even come close in monumental, soul-smelting intensity to what Tracy Edwards put herself through back in 1989 to 1990, along with the all-female crew of her racing yacht Maiden. In that year, with the dismissive, derisive, mostly male eyes of the racing world upon them, this 9 member crew proved beyond a doubt that they could sail every bit as skillfully and fearlessly as their male competitors in the Whitbread Round-the-World-yacht-race. They crossed the southern ocean from Uruguay to Australia, surviving icebergs and deadly waves to win the most difficult leg of the race, then beat their closest rival, move for move, in a tactical sprint to New Zealand. By the time they made it home to England, derision had long given way to admiring awe. Tracy and her crew did a thing everyone thought was impossible. And in doing so they gave hope to countless others. The documentary film MAIDEN, out from Sony Pictures Classics, captures every leg of their incredible journey, and shows the full cost and rewards of Tracy’s single-minded persistence. Surprise conversation starters in this episode: Explorer Erling Kagge on journeys and solitude Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How to describe Tracy Edwards? Let's start with determined, accomplished, ballsy, adventurous, passionate. In 1989, when she was in her mid-20's, Tracy and her crew of 11 females became the first-ever all-women's team to compete in the grueling, prestigious, 32,000 mile Whitbread Round the World sailing race that begins and ends in Southampton, England. How she managed to pull this off (besting male crews in their class, by the way) is the focus of the inspiring, empowering documentary, "Maiden." We are thrilled to share Tracy's story in this not-to-be-missed conversation.

J. McVay is joined by Jacqueline Soller and Charles Hinshaw to begin a new ongoing project in which they look back on movies from 1999 to discuss how they hold up 20 years later. First in the series: ‘American Beauty,’ directed by Sam Mendes. Later in the episode, Charles Hinshaw and J. McVay discuss the new documentary, ‘Maiden,’ directed by Alex Holmes, about the first all-female yacht crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989 -- out now from Sony Pictures Classics. And we’ll take an exclusive early listen to a performance by Los Angeles artist Meg Myer, from their upcoming BTR Live Studio session. Music composed by and show edited by Hansdale Hsu. 00:00 - Intro 01:15 - START /// 20yr Film Retro: ‘American Beauty’ w/ J. McVay, Jacqueline Soller, & Charles Hinshaw 03:43 - Did you see this when it came out? 04:25 - What was your take on it then? 05:48 - What’s your take on it now? Does it hold up? What stands out now that didn't stand out then? 30:39 - Have the people involved in the film been successful since then? 39:48 - Do you think the movie will continue to stand the test of time? 41:26 - Favorite scenes or elements / wrapping up /// END 50:05 - 1st Person: Sam // Dealing With A Bad Teacher 54:19 - Movie Review: Charles Hinshaw on ‘Maiden’ 55:32 - Movie Chat w/ Charles Hinshaw & J. McVay (Spoiler Alert) 73:07 - “Constant” (BTR Live Studio, 2019) - Meg Myers 76:25 - Outro / Credits 77:14 - Finish.

Ever wonder what it might be like to discover a treasure trove of archival footage that lay untouched for over thirty years for your documentary film? That's exactly what happened for veteran BBC and multi-award winning filmmaker, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0391739/ (Alex Holmes) on his latest film, https://www.sonyclassics.com/maiden/ (Maiden), a documentary about 26 year old Tracy Edwards who set out to skipper the first-ever female crew during the https://www.theoceanrace.com/ (Whitbread Round the World Race), a race that spans 33k miles and lasts for nine months.   Topics Discussed how finding this boat load of archival footage allowed Alex Holmes to tell his doc in an exciting narrative, nearly real-time fashion Alex Holmes gives his four elements for funding for documentaries details the search for archival, how to edit with it for free, and license afterwards how all doc filmmakers actually experience imposter syndrome how the first step in leading a documentary life is the hardest and most essential step   Additional Resources Trailer for Maiden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SGpb6K9C5s Chris in Cambodia SeriesIn Chris in Cambodia, TDL host and doc filmmaker, http://www.chrisparkhurst.com (Chris G. Parkhurst) shares some of his stories and lessons from his most recent trip filming in Cambodia, working on he and his wife, Steph's, current documentary, http://www.elvisofcambodia.com (Elvis of Cambodia). Cambodian Singer, Sinn Sethsochhata In Part Eight, Chris, discusses one of his final and most difficult of interviews with the granddaughter of famous Cambodian singer, Sinn Sisamouth. This segment takes a look at not only how important the interview is for the doc filmmaker, but how often, important relationships are built during with our subjects during these interviews.   Sponsors & Thank Youshttp://musicvine.com/ ()Thank you to music licensing platform, https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine) for their fresh and diverse music and for contributing the wonderful music that we've used in this week's episode. If you need any music for your doc project, we can honestly recommend https://musicvine.com/ (Music Vine). Want 20% off of your first music licensing purchase?  No licensing restrictions or number of tracks! Simply http://www.musicvine.com (use promo code MYDOCLIFE at checkout!)   Subscribehttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-documentary-life/id1112679868 (Apple) | https://open.spotify.com/show/0wYlYHJzyk3Y7fHzDDwvmp (Spotify) | https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/thedocumentarylife/the-documentary-life (Stitcher) |  Rate and ReviewIf you have found value in this podcast please leave a review so it can become more visible to others. Simply click the https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/documentary-life-filmmaking-documentary-films-documentary/id1112679868?mt=2 (link) and then click on the Ratings and Reviews tab to make your entry. Thank you for your support!  

In 1989 Tracy Edwards led the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Race, a grueling yachting competition covering 33,000 miles and lasting nine months. Filmmaker Alex Holmes is joined by Tracy for a compelling conversation about what it takes to endure this brutal race and to produce a documentary about it years later. 

Rebecca & Lee Ann are joined by British Sailor Tracy Edwards and documentary filmmaker Alex Holmes. In 1989 Edwards skippered the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race, becoming the first woman to receive the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy. She talks about leaving home at an early age and discovering her passion for competitive sailing. Tracy shares her special relationship with King Hussein of Jordan and talks about how she assembled the famed all female crew to sail around the world and how they became the subject of her film, ‘MAIDEN'. Alex joins the conversation to discuss his incredible experience documenting Tracy's amazing life. Tracy's inspiring unbelievable life story has made her a role model for women around the world. Don't miss this exciting episode! Say It Forward with Tracy Edwards & Alex Holmes.

We're taking you back to Sundance where we were so honored to speak with the crew and main subject of the documentary, Maiden.  In 1989, Tracy Edwards formed the first all-women yacht sailing crew to sail one of the toughest races in the world- the Whitbread Round the World Race. We discuss the prejudice and chauvinism she faced, and how she accidentally became a symbol of feminism.  We're so happy we get to highlight another badass woman for Women's History Month.  Bitch, please!  Visit our website! www.bitchtalkpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.   

What is the correct way to address sexism in sport and life? And is it much less commonplace than it was in say 1989? That was the year Tracy Edwards skippered the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race, becoming the first woman to receive the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy and was awarded an MBE honour. She didn’t set off as a feminist, but she certainly came back one. She sits down in the episode with Simon Mundie to discuss her experience of sexism in sailing round the world, how it changed her, and how commonplace it is in life now. Tracy’s boat was called Maiden, also the name of a documentary film charting Tracy’s journey. As well as sexism, Simon and Tracy discuss following your dreams, the negative and positive power of anger and self acceptance.

Felicity Beckett is joined by director Alex Holmes and producer Victoria Gregory to discuss their new film, Maiden. Maiden tells the inspirational story of how Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989. Tracy’s dream met opposition on all sides: her male competitors thought an all-women crew would never make it; the chauvinistic yachting press took bets on her failure; potential sponsors rejected her, fearing they would die at sea and generate bad publicity. But Tracy refused to give up: she re-mortgaged her home and bought a second-hand boat, putting everything on the line to ensure the team made it to the start line. With the support of her remarkable crew, she went on to shock the sport and prove that women are the equal of men.

I attended the Sundance Film Festival in Park City Utah where I had the opportunity to interview, Alex Holmes Director of the Sailing Documentary "Maiden". 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. Writer/Director/Producer: Alex Holmes Film Subject: British Sailor Tracy Edwards Producers: Victoria Gregory and James Erskine If you have suggestions for future episodes please write me a note. Use the contact form at the website medsailor.com Please Consider supporting the podcast in Patreon Want me to go sailing with you? Then contact me! If you have ideas for future podcasts or comments please drop me a note! and PLEASE rate my podcast in iTunes and perhaps write a note. link https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sailing-in-the-mediterranean/id566678892?mt=2 Loading...   Sailing! Learn To Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam Exam over 7 hours of Audio Instruction to help you get ready to take the written exam. If you're interested in my sailing instructional audio series here are the links: Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Coastal Cruising; Lessons for the ASA 103 Exam https://gumroad.com/l/PvOYK Sailing! Learn To Sail: Bareboat Cruising Certification Lessons for the ASA 104 Exam https://gumroad.com/l/bwXh Sailing in the Mediterranean Website https://www.medsailor.com If you would like to be a guest or have suggestions for future episodes or if you would like Franz to be a speaker at your Sailing Club or fundraiser please feel free to contact me. ©2019 Franz Amussen all rights reserved More photos are available at https://www.themaidenfactor.org/blog/2019/02/17/sundance-film-festival-picture-blog/ For more information on Maiden and Tracy Edwards http://www.themaidenfactor.org/blog/

I attended the Sundance Film Festival in Park City Utah where I had the opportunity to interview, in person, Tracy Edwards of the Sailing Documentary Maiden. 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. Writer/Director/Producer: Alex Holmes Film Subject: British Sailor Tracy Edwards Producers: Victoria Gregory and James Erskine If you have suggestions for future episodes please write me a note. Use the contact form at the website medsailor.com Please Consider supporting the podcast in Patreon Want me to go sailing with you? Then contact me! If you have ideas for future podcasts or comments please drop me a note! and PLEASE rate my podcast in iTunes and perhaps write a note. link https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sailing-in-the-mediterranean/id566678892?mt=2 Loading...   Sailing! Learn To Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam Exam over 7 hours of Audio Instruction to help you get ready to take the written exam. If you're interested in my sailing instructional audio series here are the links: Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Keelboat Certification Lessons for the ASA 101 Exam https://gumroad.com/l/Eiig Sailing! Learn to Sail: Basic Coastal Cruising; Lessons for the ASA 103 Exam https://gumroad.com/l/PvOYK Sailing! Learn To Sail: Bareboat Cruising Certification Lessons for the ASA 104 Exam https://gumroad.com/l/bwXh Sailing in the Mediterranean Website https://www.medsailor.com If you would like to be a guest or have suggestions for future episodes or if you would like Franz to be a speaker at your Sailing Club or fundraiser please feel free to contact me. ©2019 Franz Amussen all rights reserved

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#49. *Rerun from Two Inspired Guys* John and Amanda Neal from Mahina Expedtions have been sailing heros of Andy's for a while now, and it was a real honor to have them on the show. Ryan was away for this one, but Ben Eriksen, creator of the One Simple Question movie (www.simplequestionmovie.com) joined Andy as a special guest co-host. They talked to John and Amanda about their sailing history, about Amanda's participation in the Whitbread Round the World Race as crew on 'Maiden', about John's passion for kayaking, and about running a triathlon in Svalbard in 2016 in Arctic Norway! Check out Mahina Expeditions online at www.mahina.com to sign up for one of John and Amanda's sailing adventures. Thanks guys!