Tracy Edwards

British round-the-world sailor and social activist who skippered the all-female yacht Maiden

Tracy Edwards (British round-the-world sailor and social activist who skippered the all-female yacht Maiden) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Women in sailing, Whitbread Round the World Race, Maiden (yacht).

In their words

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Women in sailing

  • Edwards says her later mixed-gender racing team showed that men and women work most effectively together.

    “It worked absolutely brilliantly. I mean, it was harmonious, it was competitive, and it really taught me that men and women can work together”

    TED Radio Hour: Have we forgotten how to play? (Oct 16, 2026) · Listen from 44:39

  • Edwards recounts realizing after the 1985–86 Whitbread that no male crew would let her be navigator, which led her to form her own team.

    “I realized that no male crew is ever going to allow you to be a navigator it's not going to happen”

    TED Radio Hour: Have we forgotten how to play? (Oct 16, 2026) · Listen from 36:42

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Whitbread Round the World Race

  • Edwards states Maiden finished second in its division, the best result for a British boat since 1977.

    “Second in your division, which is a really big deal. It's the best result for a British boat since 1977 and it hasn't actually been beaten”

    TED Radio Hour: Have we forgotten how to play? (Oct 16, 2026) · Listen from 43:33

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Maiden (yacht)

  • Edwards says the Maiden crew's struggle to reach the start line made them a tight-knit, battle-hardened team with an advantage.

    “our battle to get to the start line had made us into a tight-knit, battle-hardened team. Everyone else was just starting out, so we almost had an advantage”

    TED Radio Hour: Have we forgotten how to play? (Oct 16, 2026) · Listen from 39:56

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Appearances

  • Have we forgotten how to play?

    TED Radio Hour · Oct 16, 2026 · 50 min

    Manoush Zomorodi talks with Peter Gray about declining free play and youth mental health, sailor Tracy Edwards about her unconventional path, and features Stefen Chow's playground photography.

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