Yachts & Yachting magazine

Leading legend

Hannah Mills needs little introduction. Gold at the Olympic Games in Tokyo added to gold from Rio 2016, and silver from London 2012, to cement her position as a household legend. It is the greatest-ever achievement by a female sailor, and adds to a long list of impressive titles, including numerous world championship wins. Most recently, Hannah was voted World Sailor of the Year (alongside her Tokyo 470 crew Eilidh McIntyre) and received an OBE in the New Years Honours.

Now she is about to give everything to her next chapter. Working closely with Sir Ben Ainslie on a number of programmes, she has a jam-packed year ahead.

Top of the list is sailing on board with Ben as part of the Great Britain SailGP crew. The move isn’t exactly new - Hannah began sailing with the team in April 2021 during Season 2 of SailGP. She was one of the very first sailors involved with the innovative Women’s Perfromance Pathway, which SailGP introduced to ‘accelerate inclusion within the sport and inspire change’. The initiative enables

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