Yachting World July 2021

Learning that Pip Hare had secured title sponsorship to take her to the 2024 Vendée Globe, and bought a race-winning foiling IMOCA, was one of the best pieces of news I’d heard in a long time. Pip’s ascendancy from Vendée hopeful to established campaigner has been inspiring to witness. But when I chatted to Pip about how she’ll be running her new programme, she said something very surprising. One reason Pip will continue working with a small team is because she likes to be hands-on; so far, so understandable. But another reason is because Pip has found that, if she is sailing with a larger team of men, they can take over. How extraordinary that should still be a consideration for a female skipper who has raced around the world solo? Pip realised…

Learning that Pip Hare had secured title sponsorship to take her to the 2024 Vendée Globe, and bought a race-winning foiling IMOCA, was one of the best pieces of news I’d heard in a long time. Pip’s ascendancy from Vendée hopeful to established campaigner has been inspiring to witness. But when I chatted to Pip about how she’ll be running her new programme, she said something very surprising. One reason Pip will continue working with a small team is because she likes to be hands-on; so far, so understandable. But another reason is because Pip has found that, if she is sailing with a larger team of men, they can take over. How extraordinary that should still be a consideration for a female skipper who has raced around the world…

British Vendée Globe sailor Pip Hare has renewed her partnership with title sponsor Medallia, and bought a foiling IMOCA for her 2024 Vendée Globe campaign. The announcement continues the incredible rise of the solo sailor – and Yachting World regular contributor – who began her 2020 Vendée Globe campaign with no title backer and a tiny budget. Hare secured American software company Medallia as a sponsor just months ahead of the start of the 2020 race, before delivering an incredible result in one of the oldest boats in the fleet. Pip said: “Medallia and I have had a fantastic partnership over the last year – they made a huge difference to my 2020/21 Vendée Globe race when they joined my campaign just five months before the start of the race. So having…

British Vendée Globe sailor Pip Hare has renewed her partnership with title sponsor Medallia, and bought a foiling IMOCA for her 2024 Vendée Globe campaign. The announcement continues the incredible rise of the solo sailor – and Yachting World regular contributor – who began her 2020 Vendée Globe campaign with no title backer and a tiny budget. Hare secured American software company Medallia as a sponsor just months ahead of the start of the 2020 race, before delivering an incredible result in one of the oldest boats in the fleet. Pip said: “Medallia and I have had a fantastic partnership over the last year – they made a huge difference to my 2020/21 Vendée Globe race when they joined my campaign just five months before the start of the race.…

As ocean racing yachts get ever faster, how to avoid collisions (with both debris and marine mammals) has become an increasingly pressing problem. The IMOCA class is now calling for the marine industry to work together in a search for solutions to improve safety for sailors and help protect marine life. A Call for Expressions of Interest has been made, with the hope that creating a brainstorming working group might generate some new solutions. Organised by Pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantique, the hope is to look beyond existing technology such as onboard detectors, but to work with oceanologists and specialists in everything from marine ecology to shipping, or even space.…

As ocean racing yachts get ever faster, how to avoid collisions (with both debris and marine mammals) has become an increasingly pressing problem. The IMOCA class is now calling for the marine industry to work together in a search for solutions to improve safety for sailors and help protect marine life. A Call for Expressions of Interest has been made, with the hope that creating a brainstorming working group might generate some new solutions. Organised by Pôle Mer Bretagne Atlantique, the hope is to look beyond existing technology such as onboard detectors, but to work with oceanologists and specialists in everything from marine ecology to shipping, or even space.…