Pip Hare, earlier known as Pip Hildesley, is a British yachtswoman, journalist and sailing coach. She was an entrant in the 2020

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round-the-world yacht race.

Early life

Hare grew up in

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and began sailing at the age of 16.

Career

Hare is a professional sailing coach and a writer for ''

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''. 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

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and the Rolex Fastnet race. 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.

Vendée Globe

In October 2018, after being offered the 1999

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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, and Hare was one of four entrants from the United Kingdom. Hare had chosen to base her campaign in

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. She was sponsored in part by

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. Her target was to break the then-current female record of 94d 4h 25m set by

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in 2001. Hare finished the race on 12 February 2021 in 95d 11h 37m 30s, in 19th place; the same race saw the female record broken by

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in a time of 87d 2h 24m.

References

External links

Pip Hare Ocean Racing

Official YouTube channel

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