Live Laugh Love Ladies Club - 21st February

LATE LUNCH/AFTERNOON EVENT – Guest Speaker – Ella Hibbert, British Sailor - “First British Women to Complete Solo Voyage through the Northern Passage”

We welcome to our first Late Lunch Afternoon Live Laugh Love Ladies Club Event.  

Ella Hibbert. Ella is a British sailor who made history in 2025. In a world-first voyage Ella travelled alone across 10,000 miles (about 16093.44 km) of sea to highlight the impact of climate change in the Arctic by becoming the first British woman to sail solo through the fabled Northwest passage. Her groundbreaking voyage not only marks a historic achievement but also shone a spotlight on how rapidly climate change is reshaping the Arctic. She would also be fundraising for two charities, Polar Bears International and Ocean Conservancy. 

Ella had set out to attempt a pioneering sole circumnavigation of the Arctic Circle, aiming to highlight how rapidly sea ice is retreating due to climate change. Ella braved sea ice, polar bears and freezing gale-force conditions in her 38ft yacht Yeva. 

While she successfully navigated the Northwest passage alone Ella also discovered that climate change in not only melting the ice but creating new and dangerous barriers,  Unpredictable storms, shifting pack ice, and thousands of loose “bergy bits” (broken fragments of sea ice) have made navigation increasingly hazardous, particularly in poor visibility. 

Her voyage was further complicated by gear failures, forcing her to make unscheduled stops in Iceland and Greenland early in the expedition. Now with new ice already forming in Russia water and the polar night approaching, experts advised her that it would be too dangerous to attempt the Northern sea route. Instead, Ella would overwinter Yeva in Alaska before resuming her voyage in the summer of 2026. 

Hear about Ella’s sea journey expedition story, and despite the hardships, the voyage has also brought moments of wonder. Ella has captured striking photography and videos of Arctic wildlife including polar bears and bowhead whales, and was warmly welcomed by communities in Iceland, Greenland and Canada and the camaraderie amongst other high-latitude sailors that she met along the way.   

If you would like to attend this event, hear of Ella's epic journey and see her photographs, please book your place along with payment by 19 February 2026 (the Thursday before the event date) as numbers are required to be advised to the venue. If you have missed the date above, you may still book a place. Please email or message me to do so. 

Please advise of any dietary requirements when you book. 

Ticket Price includes a Guest Speaker or Activity, a light supper/lunch, and a Free Raffle. 

Premium Membership Ticket Price - £18.00 

Free Member/Guest Ticket Price - £24.00  

Payment can be made either by Bank Transfer (details below) or by PayPal when booking online (www.livelaughloveladies.club/sallycs). 

Sally Childs-Slade trading as 

Live Laugh Love Ladies Club (Poundbury, Dorchester) 

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Optional Premium Membership is available for £35.00 per year. This includes reduced entry prices to Club Events, a Loyalty Scheme, Pen, Affiliate Offers, Priority for Special Events. This can be purchased online or at an Event. 

For further information on all the above, to book a place or membership please email sallyannchildsslade@gmail.com, call/text 07703 171545 or www.livelaughloveladies.club/sallycs.