In the Vendée Globe, sailor Pip Hare dismasted in the roaring 40s 800 miles south of Australia, this Sunday, December 15 in the evening. Aboard her boat Medallia, the sailor occupied 15th position. Still in shock, she returns to her serious damage which puts an end to her race.
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Briton Pip Hare lost her mast late Sunday in South Australia. The 50-year-old sailor, who was in 15th place at the time of the damage, “is not injured”, the organization said, adding that its team was working “closely with the race management to secure the boat”.
In a video the navigator, very moved, details “this disaster” what his boat suffered. “The mast is in two pieces and this is the end of this Vendée Globe 2024”. Her race is over but the skipper managed, thanks to her team on land, to carry out a makeshift repair. She installed a fragile little rigging in place of the mast of her boat.
“I worked several hours to attempt a repair” she admits while filming her makeshift mast which will try to bring her to the first land. “I am 700 miles from the coast, I don’t know where to go yet” she details in her video sent to reassure her team.
Choking back tears, Pip Hare admits she is focusing on the tasks at hand to bring her boat back for repairs and to line up with the other races she wants to complete. His emotion is great when talking about his team and his partners who worked so hard to prepare for this Vendée Globe.
During the last edition of this solo, non-stop, unassisted round-the-world sailing race, Pip Hare finished in 19th place, sailing for 95 days, 11 hours, 37 minutes and 30 seconds.
Furthermore, the gap is closing between the first two in the race. As of Monday morning at 7:00 a.m., Charlie Dalin once again saw his pursuer getting closer, since Yoann Richomme is 41 nautical miles away, compared to 66.13 miles the previous evening.
Ranking for the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe Monday at 7:00 a.m. (GMT+1):
1. Charlie Dalin (FRA/Macif Santé Prévoyance) 10,796.81 miles from the finish
2. Yoann Richomme (FRA/Parprec Arkéa) 41.00 miles from first
3. Sébastien Simon (FRA/Groupe Dubreuil) at 126.37 mins
4. Thomas Ruyant (FRA/Vulnerable) at 818.66 mins
5. Nicolas Lunven (FRA/Holcim – PRB) at 834.60 minutes
6. Jérémie Beyou (FRA/Charal) at 836.42 minutes
7. Sam Goodchild (GBR/Vulnerable) à 920,82 mn
8. Yannick Bestaven (FRA/Maître CoQ V) at 922.61 minutes
9. Paul Meilhat (FRA/Biotherm) at 952.41 mins
10. Boris Herrmann (GER/Malizia – Seaexplorer) at 1,007.63 mins
…
38. Szabolcs Weöres (HUN/New Europe) 6,919.7 mn
