Pip Hare

Cluster of skippers pass Cape Horn (Vendée Globe update 5Jan21)

Four more solo skippers have passed Cape Horn in a period of less than four hours. Between 0240hrs UTC...

January 5th, 2021

The last few days into 2021 have proven extremely tough for Isabelle Joschke (pictured above). She was fifth on...

January 4th, 2021

Yannick Bestaven had already taken a lead when fate dealt Thomas Ruyant a terrible blow last night. At around 9pm...

December 17th, 2020

Having slowed down yesterday evening to assess the damage and make repairs to his port side foil system, Charlie...

December 16th, 2020

Charlie Dalin, who’s been leading the Vendée Globe since the 23rd November, last night reported damage to his port...

December 15th, 2020

As if to prove that his slow speeds were indeed down to a prolonged dose of light winds and...

December 14th, 2020

After being rescued from his liferaft six days ago by fellow competitor Jean Le Cam, PRB skipper Kevin Escoffier...

December 7th, 2020

In a briefly worded facebook post the team at Initiatives Coeur has announced that Sam Davies hit an unidentified...

December 3rd, 2020

Sébastien Simon’s Arkea Paprec has collided with a UFO this morning. Reports state that Sébastien Simon is not injured but his starboard...

December 2nd, 2020

This is how Kevin Escoffier describes the harrowing incident which forced him to abandon his IMOCA 60 PRB following...

December 1st, 2020

A mere and guttingly brief two hours after Alex Thomson’s team released a statement saying he was back in...

November 30th, 2020