Ocean sailing....man/woman/the sea/the boat/the sail. Sailing is primal. This movie demonstrates that beautifully. Wonderful movie.

Absolutely amazing and highly inspiring!

Don't know why I can't recall this happening in '89-90, but it's all new to me!

Very compelling feature documentary.
Nothing too "artful" about the production itself--typical talking heads and vintage footage, but it doesn't matter. WOW what a story. Very moving.

There to tell it are most of the crew of this around-the-world racing sailboat. And with one exception, they all stuck with it--and made it happen. What are the odds of finding that many "just-right" crew members on the first pass? Incredible.

Sub-theme: the media and how the crew--especially skipper/navigator Tracy Edwards--handled it. Media first: just pathetic nonsense that media's STILL serving up, hokey-joke-y headline stuff; cliches even then, in the late 1980s.

Considering the stress, doubt, fear that Edwards felt she was totally professional. Stunning performance--just look at that vintage footage. And compare how she looked and what she said during those interviews with her comments today. Sensational PR work at the time.

You'll remember this one.

returned to JP 12/14/2020 - due 12/18

A decent documentary about a crew of women who, so they'd have us believe, sailed around the world in a British yacht race! Yah. It takes a certain suspension of disbelief to believe they really completed the race rather than faked it. I mean women in a professional yacht race, sheesh. But that said, it's a pleasant enough film to watch. 5 stars.

Maiden - Great movie..!! Fun, historical journey supporting women into an all-men sport of grueling, and dangerous sail boat racing. I liked this movie a lot.

Triumphant story of overcoming the odds and society's expectations. We were on the edge of our seats - highly recommend

Great story. Great story telling. Couldn't stop watching once I started.

This is a powerful and inspiring story about a powerful and inspiring crew and their brave skipper. No one on this boat was fearless... they proceeded more in the spirit of: "Feel the fear and do it anyway." It's a warts and all story about the emotional highs and the lows from the seed of the dream to its realization on the waves. It's astonishing how much great footage the director was able to bring together to really bring it all to vivid life for the viewer. To my mind it is critical viewing for girls and young women in particular, and for determined dreamers of any stripe.

An inspiring documentary about the first all-woman open sea sailing crew to compete in the Whitbread Round the World Race.