B&G announces partnership with Pip Hare

Sailing navigation and instrument specialist B&G has announced its partnership with Pip Hare, whose foiling IMOCA 60 Medallia has recently undergone a refit to ensure it is well equipped for her extensive race schedule.

A British professional sailor for over 25 years, Hare realised her dream of competing in the Vendee Globe in 2020. She has just completed the Vendée Arctique and has Cowes Week, Round Britain and Ireland Race, and the Route de Rhum also on her calendar.

Kitted out with the latest electronics for racing, Medallia has two B&G Zeus 3S displays, with built-in features to navigate, plot routes, add waypoints, and view key sailing or racing data, all at the touch of a button or screen. The high-performance processor allows the user to run charts, radar, ForwardScan and autopilot controls without compromising on performance.

Medallia also has two Nemesis displays, one in the navigation station and one on the mast. This sailing display offers visibility from all angles and distances on board, and with complete data customisation or a choice of easy-to-use multi-function templates and automatic dashboards. The Nemesis display allows the skipper to define what data is seen, and when and how it’s seen, no matter what the conditions. This provides an intuitive link between the instrument network and the real world.

“Success in a race like the Vendée Globe comes from performance and reliability, not just from the sailor but from the boat and all systems onboard,” says Hare. “I am delighted to be partnered with B&G for this Vendée Globe campaign as a brand that has performance and reliability at the heart of everything they do. My pilots drive my IMOCA through the toughest of conditions allowing me to rest, work and manage the boat. My instruments provide me with accurate data enabling me to make the right choices for both speed and risk management.”

As well as being an accomplished sailor, Hare is an author, journalist and motivational speaker, covering topics including gender equality. She says: “More men have walked on the moon than women have completed the Vendée Globe. Which is all the inspiration I need to succeed.”