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“Life doesn’t go from A to B — it’s messy,” says sailing legend Tracy Edwards. In this inspiring talk, she tells how she went from teenage misfit to skipper of the first all-female crew in the toughest race on the seas — and how she now helps young people around the world achieve their dreams, too.
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MrPelikan500
July 22, 2020 at 5:17 pm
*”Life is an Adventure or it’s Nothing”* – Helen Keller
gosh that was so engaging … video was too short ! 😂
We Are Showboat
July 22, 2020 at 5:38 pm
My god, I miss the old feminists like her who simply wanted an equal shot and then took responsibility for finding fulfillment in her life. God bless her. The newer wave Twitter feminists would have never made their own boat or crew, nor found any fulfilling adventure. They’d have just protested the event for being an oppressive patriarchal tool of the capitalist system and canceled it. So ask yourself young Twitter feminist warrior, which of these lives would you rather live?
molchmolchmolchmolch
July 22, 2020 at 6:00 pm
Education (as in school) isn’t for everyone – I wish I had her mother. I wish society as a whole realised this instead of labelling all forms of not being made for sitting still for all of your childhood and adolescence to let your life be taken over by societies claims on you instead of living your own as some form of illness.
molchmolchmolchmolch
July 22, 2020 at 6:02 pm
One of the best TED Talks. I just feel the title isn’t doing it justice. People who should see it might not click on it. Like for example men in general.
Jojo Jojo
July 22, 2020 at 6:16 pm
#justiceforakram
Tina Rollins
July 22, 2020 at 6:25 pm
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Zidders Roofurry
July 22, 2020 at 6:59 pm
It helps when you meet up with King Hussein I of Jordan and they decide to buy you a yacht.
Oracle of Dephi
July 22, 2020 at 7:03 pm
~~~ I know you I’ve seen you in my dreams you have such an interesting story you must have the Holy Spirit in you if I know so much correctly about you I’ve seen so much~~~
Oracle of Dephi
July 22, 2020 at 7:05 pm
~~~ SOUTH AFRICA I WAS THERE~~~
Oracle of Dephi
July 22, 2020 at 7:07 pm
One of my favorite souls SO GLAD TO SEE YOU WITH MY HUMAN SELF
Oracle of Dephi
July 22, 2020 at 7:10 pm
~~~Iv 🐝 WATCH OVER your “MAIDEN” ~~~
Stephanie Elizabeth Mann
July 22, 2020 at 7:29 pm
Fantastic. Thank you for your courage.
brievusbree
July 22, 2020 at 7:48 pm
Reading through all these comments before realising I’m being a bystander 😂 Great video!
Cedric Guy
July 22, 2020 at 7:56 pm
Whoever dislikes this…
TV BR Brasil
July 22, 2020 at 7:58 pm
Congratulations for amazing storie but I’d like to add some details. You are a exception. The seas ares tough and this activities usually should be praticing by men. The fact that you can be a wonderfull navegator, no represents the most people. The oceans requires strong, speed, brave and etc…This qualities are presents much more in mens that womnes. Its a universal thuth.
Fred
July 22, 2020 at 8:00 pm
I love this energy, great message! If anyone lives in the nyc area and is a painter, come paint with me outdoors alla prima, like Monet used to do. I’m looking for like minded artists to start an art crew
gristor
July 22, 2020 at 8:16 pm
I didn’t know Maiden’s story! Truly inspiring women!
you tou
July 22, 2020 at 8:38 pm
“stop being poor! try being rich instead”
Sothis
July 22, 2020 at 9:06 pm
A man who won’t allow a woman to be a navigator on his boat just because she’s a woman is not a rational man. Since none of these men would allow it on the same principle it stands to reason that there is not a single ratonal man in the sailing profession.
Pop's Place
July 22, 2020 at 9:18 pm
“Really inspirational quote that will charge you up for a few minutes before you move on to the next YouTube video”
– Someone Else
ZipchesterVT
July 22, 2020 at 10:33 pm
Don’t spend your life working hard to help someone else achieve THEIR dream.
Ken Belangel
July 22, 2020 at 11:31 pm
She’s the real life Nami 😁
JRcat
July 22, 2020 at 11:43 pm
I’m all for equality, but imagine a man trying to compete in a major female-dominated activity and being given everything he needs just because he’s a man… the girls would tell the man to get it all himself.
Inspo Place
July 22, 2020 at 11:51 pm
This is so amazing! I feel stuck between two worlds- one is doing what I’m “supposed” to do (living in suburbia, near good schools, etc) the other is living unapologetically, just the way my heart desires. I have kids, so I worry about making a decision that will hurt their future. I worry that the less traveled path in life won’t offer them a bright future…
Grygong555
July 23, 2020 at 12:55 am
Amazing example, congratulations for fighting for women’s equality! Well done!
marcustya88
July 23, 2020 at 1:44 am
One of the best TEDX video in a long time
Simply Red Island Girl
July 23, 2020 at 2:04 am
Interesting & inspiring talk!👍👏💪
Water Ski Lake Austin
July 23, 2020 at 3:21 am
Bravo! Onward!
Joy Albright
July 23, 2020 at 3:44 am
I’m so glad to hear Maiden is being used to inspire girls to do what this brave lady has done in life.
Eric Hrahsel
July 23, 2020 at 4:21 am
I needed this so much. Is there a longer version of this video?
Ladder Production Films
July 23, 2020 at 8:31 am
This is so wonderful!
pew die pub
July 23, 2020 at 12:14 pm
You’ll become a billionaire💪|No one can make you feel inferior without your consent…
Yes I can
Football players’ success comes from motivation
Do you sometimes feel bad?Are people mean to you?
Are you afraid of taking risks and doing what makes you really happy,
so you often agree with other people’s opinions just for the sake of compatibility?
Naval Kumar Shukla
July 23, 2020 at 1:44 pm
Wow. Thanks for the message – “Stop being a bystander in your life and start taking part in it” – I really needed it.
jynxmedia
July 23, 2020 at 3:42 pm
I would give this a couple of thousand thumbs up if YouTube would let me.
Ant
July 23, 2020 at 3:44 pm
Good talk.
Wrong title.
But glad I watched.
jenni Bean
July 23, 2020 at 6:30 pm
I love this! Such an inspirational story… I will use this video to inspire young women I work with… thank you 😊
Mario Glory
July 23, 2020 at 6:44 pm
come back to rhodes island greeece and work on the boat again
J MG
July 23, 2020 at 7:53 pm
So much respect, such an inspiration!
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July 24, 2020 at 4:06 am
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July 24, 2020 at 4:10 am
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Muraly Krishnan
July 24, 2020 at 10:31 am
Truly inspirational
Lisa Love Ministries
July 24, 2020 at 2:19 pm
Develop a personal fellowship with Christ our LORD and only Savior.
John 3:16-17
John 8:36
iftlatlw
July 24, 2020 at 3:00 pm
her story is inspiring
is2ms
July 24, 2020 at 7:43 pm
I was trying to listen her valuables experiences, but it is the same generic message that the media is repeating all the day long. I am a woman, I am free, I am not going to allow any man decide about my future… ok, I guess that another woman can decide for you, and i guess that to be under the thumb of another woman is ok. Generic populist and hollow speech.
Jool005
July 25, 2020 at 6:15 am
Fascinating life choice – I love it though I couldn’t imagine myself out there!! Thanks for the fabulous talk – I took notes for living. All the best Tracy 🦋🌻💗
Jessica Leong Sin Yi
July 25, 2020 at 7:08 am
10:41
Lieve Leysen
July 25, 2020 at 8:40 am
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Ren Atkinson
July 25, 2020 at 12:21 pm
Love this!
ирина игнатьева
July 25, 2020 at 3:57 pm
Greatfull!!!
Land-Pilot
July 25, 2020 at 8:44 pm
Great story, it felt very relatable.
Michelle Catley
July 26, 2020 at 8:13 am
„It annoyed a lot of people“ is probably my favourite quote here 😂 Amazing story and a group of very inspiring women!
ROSHAN JOHN MATHEW
July 26, 2020 at 5:46 pm
You can teach them to boys too..
Rain
July 27, 2020 at 3:46 pm
Beautiful 😍
Emily Formstone
July 27, 2020 at 5:33 pm
What an inspiration. Women like this speaking words like these inspire me to continue striving to be the best version of myself.