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Tracy Edwards
It's been a smooth sail for her to success. Tracy Edwards is probably the best female sailor in the world. She successfully completed the 1990 Whitbread Round the World Race — with the first ever-female crew. Their yacht ‘Maiden’ became the first British yacht since 1973 to win two legs in that prestigious race. This result still remains unbeaten today. Tracy was subsequently voted ‘Yachtsman of the Year’ and awarded an MBE. More recently Tracy’s last project was breaking records in a 92ft catamaran. In 1998 she entered the Jules Verne Challenge to circumnavigate the globe non-stop in just 80 days and to attempt to beat the current record of 71 days. Before setting off her team smashed the Channel Record by 40 minutes at an average speed of 22.7 knots, which is the fastest ocean sailing record in the world. They also presently hold the Australia to New Zealand record and the fastest time from Cowes to Fastnet Rock. After 43 grueling days at sea, Tracy’s race ended when the catamaran lost her mast in the most treacherous ocean in the world. Yet by harnessing the strength, experience and professionalism of the team, Tracy and her crew created a temporary rig and reached the safety of Chile without help. Tracy wrote a very successful book about Maiden and was also involved in the documentary on the ‘Maiden Voyage’ and the BBC documentary, entitled ‘Girls and Buoys’, this time about the Jules Verne, Tracy’s last challenge. She is an engaging presenter having commentated for the Tall Ships Race, the Southampton Boat Show and the 1993-4 Whitbread Race. Now a mother, Tracy is currently putting together another Jules Verne Challenge for 2003. Although Tracy will not be racing with the team, she will be the Project Manager for the Challenge. Tracy has become a sought after motivational speaker because of her relaxed, entertaining and inspirational presentations. She shares her unique experiences and attitudes to team building, communication, trust, respect and the importance of strong leadership. Client comments: “She provided just the perfect balance of motivation laced with humour and appropriate contextual examples… she managed to uplift us all.” Procter and Gamble “Enthusiastic, delivering story overall… Our best key note speakers for a long time.” Partner, Ernst & Young “Tracy Edwards was brilliant. Everybody was impressed with her speech and she really got the audience involved. I would definitely refer her in future.” “Tracy’s presentation met my team’s needs by providing an interesting and light — hearted presentation with funny anecdotes.” National Australia Bank |
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