New podcast episode: Pip Hare's reaction to her mast break at the Vendée Globe
Leonie Meyer
· 31.01.2025
After Pip Hare had worked her way up to 10th place in mid-December, she suddenly broke her mast in the Southern Ocean. But instead of giving up, she built an emergency rig and sailed 700 miles to Australia. In a moving conversation with our host, she provides insights into her emotional and technical challenges at sea.
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Pip Hare describes her immediate reaction after breaking the mast and how she dealt with it. The Brit also talks about the importance of the respect and support she received when she arrived in Melbourne.
Pip's view on the following aspects proves to be particularly interesting: the challenges and joys of sailing alone as well as the responsibility towards sponsors and the public. In the 31st episode, the skipper also discusses the difficulties and unpredictability during the regatta.
Dealing with pressure and expectations
Timm Kruse and Pip Hare discuss technological developments in sailing and innovative solutions. The 50-year-old shares her motivation, advises her to keep going despite setbacks and explains how she deals with pressure and expectations.
The sailor impresses not only with her sailing achievements, but also with her resilience, self-help and her will to pick herself up and get going again. Her story is inspiring and shows that many obstacles can be overcome with passion, determination and self-confidence. Last but not least, the following question is also answered: How is she preparing for the 2028 Vendée Globe?
Here you can listen to the live YACHT podcast with Pip Hare
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Leonie Meyer
Editor News & Panorama
Leonie Meyer was born in Detmold in 1997. The passion for boating runs in her family: every year they spend their summer holidays in Croatia with their boat. Even as a child, she leafed through her father's BOOTE magazine.
After training as a design assistant at school, she moved to Magdeburg to study International Journalism. During this time, she completed an internship abroad at a German daily newspaper in Greece and an internship at BOOTE magazine. After graduating with a BA (2020), Leonie did a graduate internship in Mallorca. Her last stop was a cross-media traineeship at a daily newspaper in OWL. Leonie Meyer has been working as an editor in the watersports digital editorial team since 2023 and turned her passion into a career.
