She is best known as an author of books and articles about sailboat voyaging, living on a small amount of money, and sailing junk rigs.
Her book Voyaging on a Small Income is a study in the economics of continual travel and self-sufficiency.
[citation needed] Hill continued her sailing aboard Iron Bark, a 35-foot (11 m) steel gaff cutter.
[citation needed] She is now based in New Zealand, where she lives aboard a 26-foot (8 m) fibreglass boat, Fantail, which she converted to a junk rig in 2011.
In March 2010, Hill and Trevor received one of the most prestigious awards in the sailing world, the Blue Water Medal of the Cruising Club of America.