Pip Hare

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Pip Hare
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Pip Hare
Born (1974-02-07) 7 February 1974 (age 47)
NationalityBritish
OccupationYachtswoman, Sailing Coach, Journalist
OrganizationPip Hare Ocean Racing
Websitewww.piphareoceanracing.com

Pip Hare is a British yachtswoman, journalist and sailing coach. She is an entrant in the 2020 Vendée Globe round-the-world yacht race.

Early life[]

Hare grew up in East Anglia and began sailing at the age of 16.[1]

Career[]

Hare is a professional sailing coach and a writer for Yachting World.[2] In 2013 she wrote and presented a YouTube series for the magazine, entitled “Sail Faster Sail Safer”.

Hare has competed in international yacht races such as the Transat Jacques Vabre and the Rolex Fastnet race.[3][4][5] In 2009 she competed in the OSTAR transatlantic race. In 2017 Hare's team came third in the Three Peaks Yacht Race, despite Hare breaking her ankle 6 miles from the finish.[1]

Vendée Globe[]

In October 2018, after being offered the 1999 IMOCA 60 vessel Superbigou (on rental from fellow sailor Jaanus Tamme), Hare announced her campaign to enter the 2020-2021 Vendée Globe race. The race commenced in November 2020,[6][4][7] and Hare was one of four entrants from the United Kingdom.[3][8][9] Hare had chosen to base her campaign in Poole.[8] She was sponsored in part by Smartsheet.[10] Her target was to break the then-current female record of 94d 4h 25m set by Ellen MacArthur in 2001 Hare finished the race on 12 February 2021 in 95d 11h 37m 30s, in 19th place.[11] During the same edition the record was broken by Clarisse Crémer in a time of (87d 2h 24m).[12]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Cary, Tom (2019-05-08). "Meet Pip Hare, the female British sailor determined to complete 'one of the greatest challenges on earth'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  2. ^ "Pip Hare, Author at Yachting World". Yachting World. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  3. ^ a b "Pipa HARE - Vendée Globe". www.vendeeglobe.org. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  4. ^ a b "Pip Hare defies the odds in the Rolex Fastnet Race". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  5. ^ Houston, Dan (2019-08-16). "Pip Hare defying the odds in the Fastnet". Classic Sailor. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  6. ^ "News - Pip Hare: Chasing The Vendée Globe Dream Hard. - Vendée Globe". www.vendeeglobe.org. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  7. ^ "Actisense backs sailor Pip Hare as she competes in the Vendee Globe". Marine Industry News. 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  8. ^ a b "Poole sailor will face waves bigger than houses in single-handed round-the-world yacht race". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  9. ^ "BBC Radio Solent - H2O Podcast, Offshore sailor Pip Hare in conversation". BBC. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  10. ^ "Pip Hare's Journey". Smartsheet.com. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
  11. ^ "Vendee Globe: Pip Hare first British skipper to cross finish line in France". 2021-02-12. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  12. ^ "Vendee Globe: Clarisse Cremer breaks Dame Ellen MacArthur's record". 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2021-02-13.

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