Pip Hare

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

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

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. 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.
  2. "Pip Hare, Author at Yachting World". Yachting World. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. "Pipa HARE - Vendée Globe". www.vendeeglobe.org. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  4. "Pip Hare defies the odds in the Rolex Fastnet Race". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  5. Houston, Dan (16 August 2019). "Pip Hare defying the odds in the Fastnet". Classic Sailor. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  6. "News - Pip Hare: Chasing The Vendée Globe Dream Hard. - Vendée Globe". www.vendeeglobe.org. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  7. "Actisense backs sailor Pip Hare as she competes in the Vendee Globe". Marine Industry News. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  8. "Poole sailor will face waves bigger than houses in single-handed round-the-world yacht race". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  9. "BBC Radio Solent - H2O Podcast, Offshore sailor Pip Hare in conversation". BBC. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  10. "Pip Hare's Journey". Smartsheet.com. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  11. "Vendee Globe: Pip Hare first British skipper to cross finish line in France". 12 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  12. "Vendee Globe: Clarisse Cremer breaks Dame Ellen MacArthur's record". 3 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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