Hannah’s passion for sailing dates from 1998, when Hannah competed in her first keelboat regatta – Cowes Week (the world’s largest sailing regatta). Following this successful week sailing with experienced sailors such as Chris Dunning, Hannah continued sailing whilst studying for her A-Levels. Once Hannah had left school, she went to Australia where she gained all her formal sailing qualifications and developed her love of racing. She spent the year racing Supermaxi and Whitbread boats of the highest calibre, including The Card and Wild Thing. On her return to the UK, aged 19, Hannah set about finding sponsorship for her first ever campaign, to enter the youngest crew ever to race at Cowes Week.

In August 1999 Hannah and her 5 crew (all under 20) were on the start line having secured funding from Cowes Week sponsors, Skandia and Roger Taylor and Ben Elton’s musical We Will Rock You.

Following this Hannah’s racing career took her all over the world, competing in races such as Goteland Runt, Sweden, Middle Sea Race, Malta and various race weeks in the Caribbean. She had also realised her love for short handed sailing through the Mini Transat circuit, racing 21foot single-handed boats designed for crossing the Atlantic.

In 2004 with the help and encouragement of sponsors, Hannah purchased a state-of-the-art 40-footer, which had just raced round the world, aiming to compete in the famous OSTAR (Original Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race) in 2005. She successfully built a team and gained funding to enter the race from Plymouth to Newport, RI.

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Hannah’s passion for sailing dates from 1998, when Hannah competed in her first keelboat regatta – Cowes Week (the world’s largest sailing regatta). Following this successful week sailing with experienced sailors such as Chris Dunning, Hannah continued sailing whilst studying for her A-Levels. Once Hannah had left school, she went to Australia where she gained all her formal sailing qualifications and developed her love of racing. She spent the year racing Supermaxi and Whitbread boats of the highest calibre, including The Card and Wild Thing. On her return to the UK, aged 19, Hannah set about finding sponsorship for her first ever campaign, to enter the youngest crew ever to race at Cowes Week.

In August 1999 Hannah and her 5 crew (all under 20) were on the start line having secured funding from Cowes Week sponsors, Skandia and Roger Taylor and Ben Elton’s musical We Will Rock You.

Following this Hannah’s racing career took her all over the world, competing in races such as Goteland Runt, Sweden, Middle Sea Race, Malta and various race weeks in the Caribbean. She had also realised her love for short handed sailing through the Mini Transat circuit, racing 21foot single-handed boats designed for crossing the Atlantic.

In 2004 with the help and encouragement of sponsors, Hannah purchased a state-of-the-art 40-footer, which had just raced round the world, aiming to compete in the famous OSTAR (Original Single-handed Trans-Atlantic Race) in 2005. She successfully built a team and gained funding to enter the race from Plymouth to Newport, RI.

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