Pip_Hildesley

Pip Hare

Pip Hare

British yachtswoman

Pip Hare, earlier known as Pip Hildesley,[2] is a British yachtswoman, journalist and sailing coach. She was an entrant in the 2020 Vendée Globe round-the-world yacht race.

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Early life

Hare grew up in East Anglia and began sailing at the age of 16.[3]

Career

Hare is a professional sailing coach and a writer for Yachting World.[4] 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.[5][6][7] 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.[3]

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,[8][6][9] and Hare was one of four entrants from the United Kingdom.[5][10][11] Hare had chosen to base her campaign in Poole.[10] She was sponsored in part by Smartsheet.[12] 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;[13] the same race saw the female record broken by Clarisse Crémer in a time of 87d 2h 24m.[14]

References

  1. [1]
    "Racing: Pip Hare and the Vendée Globe". 26 August 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Announcement of OSTAR TWOSTAR and new Plymouth Lonely Rock Race".
  3. [3]
    Cary, Tom (8 May 2019). "Meet Pip Hare, the female British sailor determined to complete 'one of the greatest challenges on earth'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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    "Pip Hare, Author at Yachting World". Yachting World. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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    "Pipa HARE - Vendée Globe". www.vendeeglobe.org. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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    "Pip Hare defies the odds in the Rolex Fastnet Race". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  7. [7]
    Houston, Dan (16 August 2019). "Pip Hare defying the odds in the Fastnet". Classic Sailor. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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    "News - Pip Hare: Chasing The Vendée Globe Dream Hard. - Vendée Globe". www.vendeeglobe.org. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  9. [9]
    "Actisense backs sailor Pip Hare as she competes in the Vendee Globe". Marine Industry News. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  10. [10]
    "Poole sailor will face waves bigger than houses in single-handed round-the-world yacht race". Bournemouth Echo. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  11. [11]
    "BBC Radio Solent - H2O Podcast, Offshore sailor Pip Hare in conversation". BBC. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  12. [12]
    "Pip Hare's Journey". Smartsheet.com. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  13. [13]
    "Vendee Globe: Pip Hare first British skipper to cross finish line in France". BBC Sport. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  14. [14]
    "Vendee Globe: Clarisse Cremer breaks Dame Ellen MacArthur's record". BBC Sport. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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