June 13 | 6:30pm | In-Person | Pier 17 Rooftop | Free
Join the Seaport Museum for a screening of the award-winning film Maiden as part of Seaport Cinema on the Pier 17 Rooftop.
Maiden tells the incredible true story of Tracy Edwards who assembled the first all-female crew to compete in the 1989 Whitbread Around the World Race-considered to be one of the most dangerous sailing competitions in the world. Along their journey, Tracy and her crew not only conquered fifty-foot waves and icebergs but also battled a storm of sexism, doubts, and attacks from their male competitors and press. Maiden is a film about guts and the power of determination and about how when we are allowed to believe in ourselves, great things are possible.
Come early for a panel discussion with star Tracy Edwards, her daughter, Mackenna Edwards-Mair, and members of Maiden’s crew as they discuss the challenges of yesterday and today for women in a male-dominated sport. A brief question and answer session will follow the screening for those who wish to stay.
Doors open at 6pm. Panel discussion begins at 6:30pm. Movie screening will begin at 7:00pm. This event is FREE.
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Location: Pier 17 Rooftop, 89 South Street
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About Maiden
In 1989, the Whitbread Around the World Race was considered to be the most dangerous sailing competition on earth. When 26-year-old Tracy Edwards wanted to participate, she was met with resistance and sexism: no team would take her. Left with no other choice, she started an all-female crew, one who would not only take on the vast and foreboding ocean, but also the doubts and attacks from her male competitors and press. In this incredible true story, watch Edwards and her crew attempt to turn the impossible into reality as they take on fifty-foot waves, icebergs and all of the dangers of the great and powerful sea. Maiden is a stunning, emotional film that is “a cause for celebration”! (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone)
About the Panel
Tracy Edwards was expelled from school at 15 and began sailing as an on-board cook. Tracy overcame chronic sea-sickness to become a professional Sailor in 1980 and embarked on her first in Whitbread Round the World Race 1985-86 as the first girl to ever race on a Maxi when she joined “Atlantic Privateer” as a crew member. Tracy won international fame in 1990 as the skipper of the first all-woman crew to sail around the world when they raced in the 1989/90 WRTWR. Maiden won two legs and came second overall in her class, the best result for a British boat since 1977 and unbeaten to this day. Tracy was awarded an MBE and became the first woman in its 34 year history to be awarded the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy. Following her success with Maiden, Tracy set to consolidate her position as one of the world’s top sailors by entering Trophy Jules Verne non-stop round the world record in 1998 again with an all-female crew. She was well on course for the record for more than half of their route, but was thwarted by treacherous seas off coast of Chile and her mast snapped in two. During their attempt Tracy and her team broke 7 world records. Tracy retired from round-the-world sailing two years later when pregnant with daughter Mackenna, and published her second book “Living Every Second.” In 2000/01 she created and managed the world’s first equally mixed sex professional record breaking and racing crew with Maiden II. The team broke many world records, including the 24 record which became the fastest record in the world. In 2014 Maiden was found rotting in the Seychelles and raised the funds to rescue her and bring her home to the UK and restore her to her former glory. The Maiden Factor was set up to raise awareness and fundraise for the education of 130 million girls worldwide who are currently denied this basic right. Maiden is now on a three-year world tour to raise funds for her charity The Maiden Factor Foundation and to encourage girls into STEM subjects to increase their choice of careers. Maiden is a Global Ambassador for the Empowerment of Girls through Education.
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