Hannah Stodel

Hannah Stodel (born 27 August 1985) is a British Paralympic sailor. Stodel has represented Great Britain at three Summer Paralympics and with her colleagues John Robertson and Stephen Thomas has won multiple medals in the Mixed Sonar class at the Disabled Sailing World Championships, including gold in 2005 and 2006. She was the 2017 RYA Yachtmaster of the Year.

Personal life Stodel was born in 1985, growing up in the coastal village of West Mersea, in south-east England. She was born without a lower right arm. Stodel matriculated to Loughborough University where she studied Sport & Exercise Science.

Sailing career Stodel was introduced to sailing at the age of three, her first boat being a Mirror. The deduction saw the British team drop to fifth and the bronze medal going to Norway, just three points ahead of them.

In the run up to the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, Stodel was part of a third World Championship winning Sonar team, beating the Australian team by a single point.

As second female Stodel has been awarded the RYA Yachtmaster of the Year 2017 and was presented with the award on 10 January 2018 by HRH The Princess Royal at the 64th London Boat Show.