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People Of Note - Tracy Edwards

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I’m very excited to introduce you to my guest on People of Note this week. Tracy Edwards MBE is a British sailor who, in 1989, skippered the first all-female crew in the Whitbread Round The World Yacht Race and went on to become the first woman to receive the Yachtsman of the Year Trophy. Now days she’s a highly competent and resourceful leader, manager, project professional, fund raiser, team builder, motivational speaker and writer. Tracy is in Cape Town briefly to visit her yacht Maiden and its crew.
15 Jan English South Africa TV & Film

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