Iconic Sailor Tracy Edwards and Director Alex Holmes Talk MAIDEN – Exclusive Interview Sony Pictures Classics is releasing MAIDEN , a fantastic new documentary that explores the inspiring and riveting story of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World in 1989. During an exclusive interview, Tracy Edwards and Director Alex Holmes talked to @NestorCine about crafting the film, its empowering subjects, and more. MAIDEN is now playing in select theaters. Maiden is the story of how Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook in charter boats, became the skipper of the first ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World in 1989. Tracy’s inspirational dream was opposed on all sides: her male competitors thought an all-women crew would never make it, the chauvinistic yachting press took bets on her failure, and potential sponsors rejected her, fearing they would die at sea and generate bad publicity.
