Hilary Lister: quadriplegic sailor dies aged 46

[Concerto]

Very sad news that Hilary Lister has died at such a young age.

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/sailor-hilary-lister-dies-aged-46-188322/

 

[NealB]

Very sad news that Hilary Lister has died at such a young age.

https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/sailor-hilary-lister-dies-aged-46-188322/

Very sad to hear this.

I met her some years ago, when I called into Ramsgate.

I knew nothing about her, and was strolling around the pontoons looking at interesting boats.

I'd been admiring an amazing, hi tec, keel boat, for a while, trying to work out what all the bits of string did, when a specially equipped van pulled up.

It was Hilary, her sister, and another helper.

They were all very happy to chat for twenty minutes or so.

Hialry was then craned into a gimballed cocoon type thing, a control tube put in her mouth, and she went skimming off across the harbour in very fine style

An extraordinarily talented, charming and inspiring young woman, with a real zest for life.

 

[dunedin]

Very sad. But she lived her short and challenging life to the full. A brilliant example to us all.

 

[solent clown]

Thank you Hilary. Not going to tell you to rest in peace. If there is a challenge where you have gone. Do it.

 

[Seajet]

This brilliant lady deserved better from this life, I hope she continues to inspire in the next one with less cost to herself.

 

[Sybarite]

This brilliant lady deserved better from this life, I hope she continues to inspire in the next one with less cost to herself.

+1

 

[davidej]

Very sad to hear this.

I met her some years ago, when I called into Ramsgate.

I knew nothing about her, and was strolling around the pontoons looking at interesting boats.

I'd been admiring an amazing, hi tec, keel boat, for a while, trying to work out what all the bits of string did, when a specially equipped van pulled up.

It was Hilary, her sister, and another helper.

They were all very happy to chat for twenty minutes or so.

Hialry was then craned into a gimballed cocoon type thing, a control tube put in her mouth, and she went skimming off across the harbour in very fine style

An extraordinarily talented, charming and inspiring young woman, with a real zest for life.

I met her boat in Whitehills in the Moray Firth. The lady herself wasn't around

 

[MoodySabre]

She spoke at LIBS a few years ago. Inspirational.

 

[RobinBirch]

Sad news. A remarkable lady and an example to us all.

 

[SimonFa]

RIP Hilary Lister

There ain't many like her ...

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