Sailing got its start in the Olympic games in 1896. 92 years later, at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, the first female Olympic sailing event was held in the 470 class. Allison Jolly and Lynne Jewell won the gold for the USA. You can see Gary Jobson interview them on the US Sailing website here.
Just one year after that, on September 2nd 1989, Tracy Edwards successfully started the Whitbread Round the World Race with an all female crew. Ask anyone who has run a campaign for an around the world race, and they will tell you getting to the starting line is the hardest part. However hard it was for most teams, it was staggeringly more difficult for Tracy and her team. No one wanted to be support Tracy’s ground breaking effort. But start they did and ever since, female sailors have had a giant’s shoulders to stand upon.
Later this year, Tracy is returning to compete in the 50th anniversary race. Starting on September 10, 2023.
If you haven’t watched the 2019 movie about her first race, it is excellent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maiden_(film)
As you might expect, Tracy is using the platform she created so many years ago to change the world for women (and everyone else).
https://www.themaidenfactor.org/
Check it out and let’s all support Tracy this time around!
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