From On The Rocks To On The Transat Start Line...Ambre Hasson's Journey

About this episode

Ambre Hasson shares her journey from novice sailor to completing the Mini Transat and discusses key aspects of offshore racing.

Ambre Hasson went from learning to sail in 2020 to completing the Mini Transat just five years later. In this episode, she shares her rapid rise into offshore racing, including losing her first boat during qualification and rebuilding her campaign from scratch. She discusses resilience, managing fear, and key performance ideas like pacing, pushing to the “friction point,” and preserving the boat as a critical part of racing fast. Drawing on endurance sports, Ambre explains how handling discomfort and risk is central to success offshore. Now moving into the Class40 circuit, she outlines her next goals and what it takes to keep progressing at the highest level.

People in this episode

Host: Pete Boland

Guest: Ambre Hasson

Topics covered

• offshore racing
• resilience
• endurance sports
• fear management
• performance strategies

Keywords

• sailing
• Mini Transat
• offshore racing
• resilience
• performance
• Class40
• endurance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Class40

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