Hannah Blore
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Hannah Blore is a Welsh
professional sailor
. She was born in Wrexham
, Wales
.
Blore started sailing on the "Flash" at Gresford
Sailing club from the age of seven, under the instruction of Harry Bainbridge.
She competed with both the Welsh and GBR National squads.Blore has also competed in the women's single-handed Europe class (previously the women's Olympic Class), in 2007 she gained 3rd in the UK national ranking. Blore has competed in the Byte class dinghy for the past seven years. She was 2nd in the 2002 Byte National championships, and has competed and ranked 1st place 2003, 2004, 2005 in the Inland Championships and in 2005 won five of the six races to take the national championship title.
Blore first gained her world title In 2005 at Lake Garda
, Italy. In 2006 she came second behind Elizabeth Yin of Singapore. She regained her World title in 2008 in Weymouth, Great Britain.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
professional sailor
Sailor
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. She was born in Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
.
Blore started sailing on the "Flash" at Gresford
Gresford
Gresford is a village and a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales.According to the 2001 Census, the population of the community, which also includes the village of Marford, was 5,334....
Sailing club from the age of seven, under the instruction of Harry Bainbridge.
She competed with both the Welsh and GBR National squads.Blore has also competed in the women's single-handed Europe class (previously the women's Olympic Class), in 2007 she gained 3rd in the UK national ranking. Blore has competed in the Byte class dinghy for the past seven years. She was 2nd in the 2002 Byte National championships, and has competed and ranked 1st place 2003, 2004, 2005 in the Inland Championships and in 2005 won five of the six races to take the national championship title.
Blore first gained her world title In 2005 at Lake Garda
Lake Garda
Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy. It is located in Northern Italy, about half-way between Brescia and Verona, and between Venice and Milan. Glaciers formed this alpine region at the end of the last ice age...
, Italy. In 2006 she came second behind Elizabeth Yin of Singapore. She regained her World title in 2008 in Weymouth, Great Britain.