Living Every Second - Softcover

Edwards, Tracy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340770430 ISBN 13: 9780340770436

Publisher: Coronet Books, 2001

Synopsis

Tracy Edwards is a true heroine of our time. Against unimaginable odds she captained the first all-woman crew to victory in the longest, toughest yacht race in the world. Her yacht Maiden won the Whitbread Round-the-World Cup in 1989. Here in her autobiography she takes us every gripping step of the way through that Whitbread victory and her subsequent attempt for the Jules Verne Trophy in 1998. Sadly, this time 40-foot seas and a broken mast ended her chances. Tracy was busy planning her fourth voyage when at the end of 1999, aged 37, she gave birth to her daughter Mackenna and decided never to risk her life sailing again. Now, starting on the new voyage of single parenthood - which she believes will be her greatest test of all - Tracy reflects on what made her take on some of the world's greatest challenges. With courage, adventure and humour, this is an enthralling story and a unique insight into the making of a heroine.

About this title

About the Author

Tracy Edwards was born in 1962 and was brought up in Berkshire and the Gower Peninsula in Wales. She did not seriously discover sailing until the age of 16 when she ran away from home. Based in Athens she spent five years delivering and working on charter yachts around the world. In 1989 she won the Whitbread Round-the-World Cup with the first ever all-woman crew. She returned to sailing to unsuccessfully take on the Jules Verne Trophy in 1998. Abandoning a further attempt on it, Tracy is now mother to Mackenna as well as running TEAM, a highly successful motivation company, from her home in Berkshire.

Edition details

• Publisher: Coronet Books
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340770430
• ISBN 13: 9780340770436
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448