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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Paul MacInnes

Hannah Mills aims to win first women’s America’s Cup and buoy female sailors

Hannah Mills in 2022
Hannah Mills is hoping to open up ‘more opportunities’ for female participation. Photograph: Thomas Lovelock for SailGP

Hannah Mills has said she “­absolutely” believes she can win the first women’s America’s Cup this year as she set out her plans to inspire a new generation of female sailors to take to the water.

The most successful female ­Olympic sailor of all time will be reunited with Saskia Clark, eight years after winning gold together for Great ­Britain in Rio, to form the core of a new team that will compete in the Puig ­Women’s ­America’s Cup in ­Barcelona, but has ambitions beyond success on the water.

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