Lara is first and foremost a Sales Specialist within VMware working on the joint Azure VMware Solution with Microsoft- previous to this she was at Cisco working as an Account Manager. However, she is also a qualified RYA Yacht skipper and is currently training to row solo 3000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean next year for charity.
Starting in La Gomera in the Canary Islands and finishing in English Harbour, Antigua and Barbuda the journey should take around 50 days if things go well. Lara's ambitions extend beyond finishing the crossing, she aims to break the current female record of 49 days and 7 hours.
“I come across as laid back but underneath, I am hyper-competitive and love a challenge. I love the sea and am not afraid of being out there alone so it will be more a case of dealing with the huge physical challenge. I know how hard this will be, and I am not going into this with any false optimism or rose tinted-spectacles, I am expecting it to be incredibly tough but I am genuinely looking forward to the test”
