Pip Hare

Pip Hare
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Pip Hare
Born (1974-02-07) 7 February 1974 (age 50)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Yachtswoman, sailing coach, journalist
OrganizationPip Hare Ocean Racing
Spouse
Laurence Hildesley
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(divorced)​
[1]
Websitewww.piphareoceanracing.com

Pip Hare, earlier known as Pip Hildesley,[2] is a British yachtswoman, journalist and sailing coach. She was an entrant in the 2020 and 2024 Vendée Globe round-the-world yacht races.

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]

In May 2021 Pip Hare purchased the IMOCA 60 Banque Populaire 8 which had raced in the two previous editions of the Vendee Globe (2016/17 as Banque Populaire and 2020/21 as Bureau Vallée) and based in Poole to compete in the 2024–2025 Vendée Globe. In 2023 the Pip Hare Ocean Racing team underwent an extensive refit to adapt the boat to compete with the latest designs. In November 2024 Hare competed in the 10th Vendée Globe but was dismasted approximately 800 miles south of Australia and subsequently abandoned the race.

Racing results

Pos Year Race Class Boat Name Notes Ref
Round the World Races
2024-2025 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Medallia 2
19 / 33 2020 2020–2021 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Medallia
Transatlantic Races
9 2024 Transat New York Vendée IMOCA 60 Medallia 2 Qualified for 2024-2025 Vendée Globe
11 2024 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 Medallia 2
11 2023 Retour à la Base (Transat B to B) IMOCA 60 Medallia 2
12 2022 Route du Rhum IMOCA 60 Medallia 2
13 2022 Vendée Arctique IMOCA 60 Medallia 2
17 2022 1000 Race IMOCA 60 Medallia 2
24 2019 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 Medallia
15 2019 1000 Race IMOCA 60 Medallia
9 2015 Transat Jacques Vabre Class40
15 2015 Newport Bermuda Race
16 2013 Mini Transat Race
17 2011 Mini Transat Race
Other Races

References

  1. ^ "Racing: Pip Hare and the Vendée Globe". 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Announcement of OSTAR TWOSTAR and new Plymouth Lonely Rock Race".
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ "Pip Hare, Author at Yachting World". Yachting World. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Pipa HARE - Vendée Globe". www.vendeeglobe.org. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Pip Hare defies the odds in the Rolex Fastnet Race". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  7. ^ Houston, Dan (16 August 2019). "Pip Hare defying the odds in the Fastnet". Classic Sailor. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  8. ^ "News - Pip Hare: Chasing The Vendée Globe Dream Hard. - Vendée Globe". www.vendeeglobe.org. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Actisense backs sailor Pip Hare as she competes in the Vendee Globe". Marine Industry News. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  10. ^ a b "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. ^ "BBC Radio Solent - H2O Podcast, Offshore sailor Pip Hare in conversation". BBC. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Pip Hare's Journey". Smartsheet.com. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Vendee Globe: Pip Hare first British skipper to cross finish line in France". BBC Sport. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Vendee Globe: Clarisse Cremer breaks Dame Ellen MacArthur's record". BBC Sport. 3 February 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2021.