Tracy Edwards MBE to join Fred. Olsen cruises
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Fred. Olsen Cruise Line has announced that round-the-world yachtsman Tracy Edwards MBE will be onboard the Balmoral’s ‘Spain, Portugal & Gibraltar Explorer’ cruise in August 2013.
Edwards is part of Fred. Olsen’s onboard enrichment programme, Vistas.
The 12-night voyage, which leaves Southampton on 11 August 2013, includes calls at Lisbon, Alicante, Mahon, Gibraltar and La Coruna.
Edwards will be speaking to passengers onboard the Balmoral about her sailing experiences and inspirations in a talk called ‘Great Seafarers’.
Having shot to fame in 1989 as the captain of ‘Maiden Great Britain’ – the first all female crew to sail around the world in the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race, Edwards was awarded Sportswoman of the Year and a MBE.
After retiring Edwards managed a number of sailing projects, including the team which broke the records for the Channel crossing and fastest catamaran in the world.