Talk Pip Hare- Pulling a Smile from the Wreckage

Pip Hare is a two time Vendee Globe Skipper and one of the few British sailors who have successfully broken in to the French dominated world of Solo Ocean Racing. Based in Poole, Pip entered her first Vendee Globe Race backed only by a £25k loan and some enthusiastic friends. She finished the 2020, solo race around the world in great form and then went on to create a fully professional team which gained a top ten world ranking in 2022 and 2024.
In November 2024, Pip lined up to start her second vendee globe race in a state of the art foiling IMOCA - a boat that is capable of speeds in excess of 35 knots, flying above the surface of the ocean. Tragically the race did not go as planned and Pip dismasted half way around the world 800 miles south of Australia.
In her typical candid style Pip wil recount the story of her 2024 Vendee Globe Race, her dismasting and the journey of recovery, not only for her boat but for her spirit during this 2024 race.
The talk will last just over and hour and there will be an Q and A afterwards
Presentation to be held in the Master Builder's House Hotel in the River View Room, doors open 1800, talk starts 1830 prompt. Bar available. Please book with the hotel if dinner is required - for reservations in Henry's Pub (open all day, last orders for dinner 9pm) call the hotel direct. 01590 616253.
All proceeds towards Pip's 2026 sailing campaign and the BHST