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Pip Hare - Professional ocean racing sailor who was part of the all female team who won the 3 Peaks Yacht Race in 2016

Published: Aug. 15, 2017, 7 a.m.

Tough Girl - Pip Hare - Professional ocean racing sailor who was part of the all female team who won the 3 Peaks Yacht Race in 2016

Pip Hare is a professional ocean racing sailor, with a wealth of experience over the past 16 years in the marine industry, clocking up over 120,000 miles across the worlds\\u2019 oceans, including the Pacific, the Atlantic and as far south as Patagonia.

With steely determination and a high ambition, Pip achieved has taken part in a major short handed Ocean Racing campaign every year since her first OSTAR in 2009.

Since this first race Pip has become the Only British Sailor to every finish the coveted international mini transat\\xa0race twice as well as winning the 2010 Two Handed Round Britain and Ireland Race overall with co-skipper Phil Stubbs.

In 2016 Pip was part of Team Aperito, for the 3 Peaks Yacht Race, which was led by Elin Haf Davies \\u2013 (Who has also been on the Tough Girl Podcast)\\u2013 the sailors on the team were Pip and Nikki Curwen, \\u2013 and the runners were TV presenter and Ultra racer Lowri Morgan and Jo Jackson.

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Show notes

Suffering from the cold
Being based in Poole
Racing in the Caribbean\\xa0
Getting Pip to introduce herself
Growing up in London before moving over to East Anglia
Sailing from a young age, but not really enjoying it
Developing a passion for sailing while doing her A\\u2019level
Taking a year out after A\\u2019levels and getting her Yacht Master & sailing on tall ships
Starting to become aware of single handed ocean racing
Making a decision about university and telling her family
Could she have a career in the sailing industry
Remembering back to the first time she was out of site of land
The big difference between being isolation and being lonely
Dealing with a lack of confidence and not going after her dreams until she was 35
Her first single handed ocean race from Uruguay to the UK which took 58 days
Finding a sponsor and why she decided to try
How to plan for sailing across the Atlantic!
Physical fitness and how she gets herself ready for a crossing
How sleeping works while out on the ocean, and why she has learnt how to capnap
Training her body over the years to cope with the conditions on the ocean
The race which stands out as the most memorable
How to qualify for the Mini Transat\\xa0
Taking the next step up
Winning the 2010 Round Britain & Ireland Race
Planning and strategy for racing\\xa0
What she loves about ocean racing
The Three Peaks Yacht Race\\xa0 - one of the most epic endurance races the world has to offer
How the team came together in a very short time period
The sailing and the transitions
Doing the Three Peaks Yacht Race in July 2017 as a pair!
Top tips and advice for you!\\xa0