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    Video: Post-race, Pip Hare takes us onboard her Vendée boat

    • February 22, 2021

    Now back safely on dry land having completed her first ever Vendée Globe race, British sailor, Pip Hare, takes a camera onboard her boat, Medallia, to show us around and…

    Pip Hare is first British skipper in Vendée Globe

    • February 12, 2021

    Pip Hare crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe at 0057 this morning to become the first British skipper to finish the 2020/21 race. When the gun went, she…

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    Ask Pip Hare: Vendee skipper answers Yachting World reader questions

    • January 29, 2021

    Direct from the middle of the Atlantic, Vendée Globe competitor, Pip Hare, exclusively answers questions by Yachting World readers on what it’s really like sailing the challenge of a lifetime……

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    Vendée Globe rollercoaster for Pip Hare as she makes mid-ocean rudder repairs

    • January 14, 2021

    The Southern Ocean is renowned for its relentlessness. By the time they reach the final stages of the South Pacific, the Vendée Globe solo sailors have been at sea for…

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    Vendée Globe racer Pip Hare explains how sailors decide when to turn back

    • December 16, 2020

    Whenever I show new sailors how to fill out the logbook I make a point of heading the page ‘Passage towards’, rather than inserting an end destination. It’s an old…

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    Vendée Globe 2020 start: Record fleet sets off from Les Sables d’Olonne

    • November 8, 2020

    After the strangest of departure days, the Vendée Globe fleet set off this afternoon at 1420 local time. To start a round the world race is always an enormous relief,…

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    2020 Vendée Globe preview: Pip Hare and Paul Larsen’s guide to the fleet

    • November 5, 2020

    The 2020 Vendée Globe, which sets off on Sunday, November 8, sports one of the most diverse IMOCA fleets the event has ever seen. Over the 33 entries there is…

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    2020 Vendée Globe: Pip Hare explains how it feels to be on the starting line

    • November 4, 2020

    The Vendée Globe is the longest continuous racecourse in sport. Like some of the world’s great marathons, it offers something very rare: the opportunity for competitors from a wide range…

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    Vendée Globe racer Pip Hare on maintaining your focus on long sea passages

    • October 29, 2020

    For me, managing a 60ft IMOCA alone demands my full attention so there is little time for distraction. However, even then it can be difficult to maintain really long-term focus.…

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    Pip Hare explains when to check and replace your standing rigging

    • October 1, 2020

    This was a ‘no brainer’ decision as my rigging has been around the world once already and I would never take it into the Southern Ocean for a second time.…

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    Expert sailing advice: Pip Hare’s top tips for crisis communications

    • August 6, 2020

    When sailing with any number of crew members, good communication is not only key to good seamanship but is the route to a harmonious and happy crew. In times of…

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    Pip Hare reveals the 15 essential items she packs in her grab bag

    • July 30, 2020

    The kit packed inside a liferaft will vary hugely across different brands and models and there is no way of checking that the liferaft’s contents are serviceable outside of its…

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    Hi-Line transfers: Pip Hare explains how to prepare for a helicopter evacuation

    • June 18, 2020

    As a sea survival instructor, I have been evacuated from a liferaft by helicopter and over the course of my sailing career I have helped with several practice Hi-Line transfers. …

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    Pip Hare’s sailing masterclass: How to make the most of a water ballast system

    • May 21, 2020

    No two water ballast systems seem to be the same, but the principles for use and troubleshooting remain the same. Here are some guidelines for success. Filling ballast The ballast…

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    Vendée Globe 2020: Pip Hare on preparing for the world’s toughest race

    • May 14, 2020

    It would be easy to assume the toughest challenge of the Vendée Globe Race is racing a 60ft IMOCA alone, battling the elements, sleep deprived and exhausted. But for me,…

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    Transatlantic sailing clothes: Pip Hare explains how to pack light

    • May 4, 2020

    In November last year I completed my 18th transatlantic so my kit bag is now fairly trimmed down. Here’s a rundown of the sailing clothes I pack when crossing the…

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    iPad sailing: Pip Hare’s top tips on using your tablet to navigate

    • March 19, 2020

    These days it’s rare for me not to use a tablet as part of my navigation equipment. The fact I can take my tablet with me anywhere in the world…

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    Pip Hare’s top tips for preventing chafe on lines, sails and hardware

    • February 27, 2020

    Chafe on sails and ropes is something we should expect as part of the general wear and tear on passage, but equally it is something we can protect against. Here…

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    Boom preventers: How to use one and why they’re worth the hassle to rig

    • February 20, 2020

    Rigging a boom preventer will allow you to sail a true downwind course without a constant worry about crew safety. I also use it to pin the boom in its…

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    Spinnaker wraps: Pip Hare’s tips on dealing with a tangled kite

    • January 9, 2020

    I can still feel the pain of my first really bad single-handed spinnaker wrap. I was in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, took my eye off the sail for…

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