Tracy Edwards was the first woman to skipper an all-female crew in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race in 1989. 

The Brit was up against none-other than one of our very own in that race – Sir Peter Blake and the New Zealand crew.  

But it wasn’t all smooth sailing for Tracy to get there, she was expelled from school and found herself in the sailing world by sheer luck and determination.  

Tracy happens to be coming to Auckland later this year as part of The Ocean Race – to mark the 50^th anniversary of the original Whitbread event.  

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