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    Review: 'Maiden' revisits a heart-stopping all-female voyage

    by Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Jul 01, 2019 3 minutes

    "Maiden" tells a mighty tale about the majesty of the human spirit and the power of women, and it's all true.

    A potent documentary about 1989's first all-women crew to compete in yachting's grueling Whitbread Round The World Race, at 32,000-plus miles the longest contest on Earth, "Maiden" (also the name of the yacht) reveals an extraordinary saga of grit and daring in the face of doubt, fear and life-threatening situations.

    "The ocean is always trying to kill you," Maiden's British

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