Born in London in 1974, Pip Hare grew up in East Anglia and qualified as a skipper at 18. She worked as a sailing instructor and delivery skipper before racing solo in the 2009 Ostar (16th) and the Mini Transat in 2011 (17th) and 2013 (16th).
In 2015 she sailed the Transat Jacques-Vabre in Class40 with Phillippa Hutton-Squire, then moved to the IMOCA class. In 2019 she chartered Superbigou, a 2000 Rolland design, and built her team in Poole.
Renamed Medallia, the boat took her to 19th in the 2020-2021 Vendée Globe after 95 days, including a mid-ocean rudder replacement. In 2021 she bought the former Bureau Vallée, which became the second Medallia.
In 2022 she won the Round Britain and Ireland Race and finished 12th in the Route du Rhum. Qualified for the 2024-2025 Vendée Globe, she retired on 16 December 2024 after dismasting.
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Be Water PositiveCo-skipperWith Robin Follin, Brian Thompson, Sébastien Marsset, Christopher Pratt, Scott Shawyer
HydraCo-skipperWith Henrik Bergesen, Romain Sjyjan, Paul Peggs, Tristan Kinloch
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