Miranda Merron
{{Short description|British sailor (born 1969)}}
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Miranda Merron is a British female sailor born on 2 July 1969. She is an offshore sailor having extensively competed with highlights including a Jules Verne Trophy attempt with Tracey Edwards on Royal Sunalliance and the completing the 2020–2021 Vendée Globe.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/skippers/104/miranda-merron|title = Miranda MERRON - Vendée Globe - en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.yachtsandyachting.co.uk/home-featured/four-british-sailors-against-the-world-meet-our-vendee-globe-stars/|title=Four British sailors against the world - meet our Vendée Globe stars|date=6 November 2020}}{{cite news |last=Cary |first=Tom |date=7 November 2020 |title=British women at Vendee Globe hope to inspire next generation on the waves |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sailing/2020/11/07/britains-solo-women-hope-inspire-next-generation-waves/}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.class40.com/en/skippers/148-miranda-merron.htm|title = Miranda MERRON - Class40}}
Biography
Her family introduced her to sailing at an early age crewing for her father on his International 14 dinghy, at the age of nine she crossed the Atlantic with her father. Growing up, she studied (Oriental Studies/ Japanese) at Cambridge University and began her professional career in advertising all over the world.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vendeeglobe.org/fr/actualites/19798/meet-miranda-merron|title = Actualités - Meet Miranda Merron - Vendée Globe}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.imoca.org/en/news/news/miranda-merron-22nd-in-the-vendee-globe|title = Miranda Merron, 22nd in the Vendée Globe}}
With 12 years experience in the Class 40{{Cite web|url=http://www.rorc.org/news/news-2020/miranda-steps-up|title=Royal Ocean Racing Club - Miranda steps up}} with partner Halvard Mabire who was instrumental to her Vendee Globe dream as she originally intended todo a Class 40 round the world race.{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVPfLPtyBlM|title= Live Remontée du chenal [FR] + Conférence de presse [FR] et [EN] Miranda Merron Vendée Globe 2020-21|date=2021-02-18|access-date=2021-02-24}} However the increased safety of a 60 ft boat and an organised race made here shift her goals.
Now she lives splits her time between Hamble le Rice in the Great Britain and France with her partner and fellow offshore sailor Halvard Mabire in Barneville-Carteret France.
Race results
References
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External links
- [https://www.mirandamerron.com/ Campaign Website]
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Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge
Category:British female sailors (sport)
Category:Class40 class sailors
Category:IMOCA 60 class sailors
Category:Volvo Ocean Race sailors
Category:British Vendee Globe sailors
Category:2020 Vendee Globe sailors