Tracy Edwards
- January 10, 2024
- Sailor
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Tracy Edwards |
| Occupation | Sailor |
| Date Of Birth | Sep 5, 1962(1962-09-05) |
| Age | 62 |
| Birthplace | Pangbourne |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
Tracy Edwards Biography
| Name | Tracy Edwards |
| Birthday | Sep 5 |
| Birth Year | 1962 |
| Place Of Birth | Pangbourne |
| Birth Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
Tracy Edwards is one of the most popular and richest Sailor who was born on September 5, 1962 in Pangbourne, United Kingdom. Tracy Edwards, MBE (born 5 September 1962) is a British sailor. 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.
In 2014, Edwards discovered that Maiden was abandoned in poor condition in a marina in the Indian Ocean. She launched a successful public bid for funding to save the boat, with the intent to re-enact its Whitbread run before putting it in charitable use and displaying it in British maritime museums. Maiden returned to Southampton aboard a cargo ship in April 2017. Tracy Edwards and four of her Whitbread campaign crewmates were present to be reunited with their old boat. With external funding the boat was restored in Hamble, Southampton. With inspiration from King Hussein (and subsequently supported by his daughter, Princess Haya), Edwards founded “The Maiden Factor” which will utilise Maiden to raise funds and awareness for girls’ education. It was planned to re-launch Maiden in the summer of 2018 and in September 2018 depart from Southampton Boat Show with a new crew of women, on a three-year world tour. The yacht left Hamble in November, but had to call into Plymouth for repairs. When they can continue, their first scheduled stop will be Kerala, India. They were underway again, headed for the Strait of Gibraltar, on 26 November.
She and the crew of Maiden in the yacht race are the subject of the 2018 documentary film, Maiden.
She left sailing and went to work for the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) as Project Manager for their International Youth Advisory Congress. Upon completion she attended Roehampton University and took a degree (2:1) in psychology. She continued with her motivational speaking and became a life coach. In 2013, she began teaching Internet Safety and Online Reputation to children and parents and works in schools and with youth groups.
Tracy Edwards Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Sailor |
| House | Living in own house. |
Tracy Edwards is one of the richest Sailor from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tracy Edwards 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Edwards wound up serving several positions, including deckhand and first mate, before entering her first Whitbread in the 1985–1986 competition. She began with the Norsk Data GB and in the second leg became cook aboard the Atlantic Privateer. Based on the small ratio of women in the race–five out of 200–she determined to enter in 1989 with an entirely female crew. She recruited a 12-woman crew, and Maiden finished second in its class, winning two out of six individual legs of the race. Edwards, who had taken out loans to buy the boat, sold it after the race. In 1990, she detailed her story in the book, Maiden, co-authored with Tim Madge. Her effort to better the Whitbread accomplishment in a female-crew bid for the Jules Verne Trophy in 1998 ended when bad weather broke the mast of her boat near Chile.
Thereafter, Edwards started a family and began managing sailing programmes. In 2000 she undertook a new round-the-world sailing venture, Maiden 2, an attempt to claim the Jules Verne Trophy with a 110-foot maxi catamaran. This attempt ended with the boat being dismasted off of the coast of Chile. Edwards was then involved in the organization of a new round-the world race, Oryx Quest, in 2005 in Qatar. This was the first time a round-the-world race had started and finished in the Middle East, based in Doha. After the successful event, which saw four of the fastest multihulls compete, Edwards was forced into bankruptcy when the Qatari sponsor dissolved their company and refused payment. She had personally borrowed £8m from the bank to help fund the event.
She is single, and has a daughter (aged 14 in 2014).
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Facts & Trivia
Tracy Ranked on the list of most popular Sailor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Tracy Edwards celebrates birthday on September 5 of every year.
Is Tracy Edwards married?
She is single , and has a daughter (aged 14 in 2014).
Where is Maiden yacht now?
The last of these abandoned her in the Seychelles. She was brought back to England by Edwards in 2017 after a fundraising drive. After a major refit, the boat set off on a global voyage in 2018 to raise funds and awareness for girls’ education under the foundation “The Maiden Factor”.
How old was Tracy Edwards when she sailed around the world?
In 1989, Edwards, then 26-years-old , assembled an all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race. The idea was unthinkable to many of the men in the world of yacht-racing, and backlash was intense. “We had so much obstruction and criticism and anger,” she says.
Who is Tracy Edwards?
International Sailor Tracy Edwards won international fame in 1989 as the skipper of the first all female crew to sail around the world in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race. The boat won two legs and came second overall in her class. The best result for a British boat since 1977.
What is Tracey Edwards doing now?
With over 30 years’ experience creating and running sailing projects, Tracy will oversee the entire programme. She will skipper Maiden until she gets to Jordan when Maiden’s new up and coming female skipper will take over.