Tracy Ewards, the first woman in Whitbread history to be named Yachtsman of the Year, reflects on her epic voyage
out Friday, chronicles an intense 167 days at sea, wrought in ’80s pastels, frothy blue seas, and a whole lot of silver trophies. The crew of 14 went on to win two legs of the race in its division, and Edwards became the first woman in Whitbread history to be named Yachtsman of the Year.requires a kind of emotional athleticism from its audience, cresting with hope and crashing into heartbreak at top speed. Blink and you may miss important clarifying details.
It was Edwards’s mother—a globe-trotting ballerina and burlesque dancer whose career-ending diagnosis of multiple sclerosis inspired a return to her first love of motorbikes—who served as a role model for her daughter. She also supported Edwards after she was expelled from school, and encouraged her to travel to Greece, where a family friend resided. Trouble with Edwards’s stepfather had made home a painful place. Greece was a realm of freedom and possibility. She took odd jobs on boats.
The documentary leaves much of this out in favor of exhilarating scenes: the fight to get funding, the fight to restore the boat, the fight to save the boat— and crew—when a hole opens in their hull. By its denouement viewers witness a literal sea change: the doubters are left eating crow, while throngs of young girls who have been following thecrew’s voyage welcome the women home. The film ends on the highest possible note, but there’s an unseen epilogue.
Edwards, now 56, said that five years ago, she would have never talked about these struggles. But now the world seems to be changing. “I love this part of social media, where I see people saying, ‘If you can’t do it on your own, ask for help. There’s people there.’ And [how we’re] educating people about depression...Now we can all talk about it,” she explained.
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