Maiden the Documentary Movie

As part of our first Women at the Helm regatta, Irish Sailing have organised a showing of the inspiring film “Maiden”

Maiden Showing at National Yacht Club
All part of the Irish Sailing Pathfinder Women at the Helm Regatta

FREE to registered racing sailors (donations are welcome on the night)

€5 for non-racers

All proceeds will go to THE MAIDEN FACTOR To advance the education of girls aged 5 to 18 years old who would not otherwise receive a formal or vocational education and to offset some of the event Carbon Footprint fuel consumption.

• National Yacht Club

• Friday 16th August 2019

• Film commencing at 19:30

• Plus, barstool talk with Maiden crew, Angela Heath

A sailors supper will be available in the club from 18:30

The showing of Maiden is all part of the Irish Sailing Pathfinder Women at the Helm weekend of racing and cruising, offering inspiration, entertainment and competition to all levels and types of sailor. Irish Sailing are proud to be part of the 20x20 campaign to increase women participation and visibility in sport by 20% by 2020.

• Dinghies and keelboats
• Women Crew can have male crew (max 50%)
• Racing Saturday and Sunday
• Cruising Saturday

Maiden is the inspirational story of how Tracy Edwards, a 24-year-old cook on charter boats, became the skipper of the first-ever all-female crew to enter the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989. Tracy’s 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. But Tracy refused to give up: she re-mortgaged her home and bought a second-hand boat, putting everything on the line to ensure the team made it to the start line. With the support of her remarkable crew, she went on to shock the sport and prove that women are the equal of men.

We are proud to say that one of Tracy's crew was Dun Laoghaire sailor Angela Heath and she will be with us on the evening for a barstool chat after the screening, to give her own insight into the adventure and the impact that has had on her life today.

Maiden was released earlier this year and will be available on dvd on 30th September, but Irish Sailing have managed to get approval to present this showing of the documentary movie.

PRESS

• “An all-women crew’s entry in a fabled around-the-world yacht race gets a lively retelling in this exciting, inspiring documentary” - Variety
• “Both timely and intensely relevant” - IndieWire
• “Bravery, Empowerment, & Incredible Pacing Make This Sailing Doc A Must-See” - The Playlist

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If you would like to find out more about the Irish Sailing Pathfinder Women at the Helm event email Gail directly on gail.macallister@sailing.ie

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