Please select your home edition
Edition
Hyde Sails 2024 - One Design

Jump aboard Pip Hare's round-the-world racing yacht at Southampton Boat Show

by Saltwater Stone 12 Sep 2019 03:08 PDT 13-22 September 2019
Pip Hare's IMOCA 60 Superbigou © piphareoceanracing.com

Solo ocean racer and Vendée Globe entrant Pip Hare will be at Southampton Boat Show, held at Mayflower Park, Southampton from 13-22 September this year.

Visitors are invited to head down to the marina and meet Pip on board her IMOCA 60 Superbigou for a glimpse of what will be Pip's home for more than two months, as she single-handedly battles with some of the toughest conditions on Earth.

The Vendée is the premier event of the ocean racing calendar. In a race limited to 30 boats, the competitors will start from Les Sables d'Olonne on Sunday 8th November 2020, sailing south to Cape Horn and circling the notoriously treacherous Southern Ocean from west to east before returning to the starting point in 2021. With no outside assistance allowed, the skippers are truly alone in their endeavours, a point illustrated by the fact that in the eight events so far, fewer than 100 skippers have completed the race. By comparison, more than 5,000 people have reached the summit of Everest.

Pip's next major event after Southampton Boat Show is the Transat Jacques Vabre, a 4,350-mile double-handed dash across the Atlantic from Le Havre to Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. Due to start on 27th October, Pip will announce her partner for the race at the show on Saturday 21 September.

About Superbigou

Built in a garden in Brittany by the Swiss skipper Bernard Stamm, Superbigou has competed twice before in the Vendée Globe. In the 2000-2001 edition of the race, Stamm was forced to retire with rudder problems, but in the 2016-2017 race Superbigou crossed the line in Les Sables d'Olonne 12th out of 18 boats, sailed by Alain Roura. Beyond the Vendée she set a Transatlantic record in 2001, won the 2002-2003 Around Alone and 2006-2007 Velux 5 Oceans races (single-handed with stopovers), all with Stamm at the helm, and was a finisher in the 2010-2011 Barcelona World Race (double-handed, non-stop).

For more information, visit piphareoceanracing.com and southamptonboatshow.com.

Related Articles

The Ocean's Logbook amplifies global voices
A digital survey that looks beyond cold statistics to capture real stories A powerful new campaign designed to capture the world's emotional connection to the ocean is being launched today ahead of the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) in Nice, France in June. Posted on 27 May
SP80 kiteboat reaches a top speed of over 58 knots
100 km/h barrier is smashed in Leucate The SP80 kiteboat has reached a top speed of over 58 knots, or 108 km/h. This new personal best makes SP80 the second fastest sailboat ever recorded, behind Vestas Sailrocket II and its 68.01-knot top speed. Posted on 27 May
Italian SailGP Team acquired by investors
The consortium includes Hollywood royalty, Anne Hathaway SailGP has today announced that the Red Bull Italy SailGP Team, has officially been acquired by a consortium of accomplished investors and sports industry leaders, including Hollywood royalty, Anne Hathaway. Posted on 27 May
Armstrong Foils: On tour - Home of Armstrong II
Join America's Cup champion, Blair Tuke and Armstrong team riders on the tour of NZ's Far North Join three times America's Cup champion, Blair Tuke and Armstrong team riders Olivia Jenkins, Naumi Eychenne, Bowien van der Linden, Cash Berzolla, and Reo Stevens, on the Home of Armstrong Tour II, as they explore NZ's Far North. Posted on 27 May
America's Cup entries open on Sunday
A Cup in turmoil - has Grant Dalton dodged a bullet with the new Cup organisation? America's Cup gets underway in Rome with Round 2 of the official welcoming ceremonies on Wednesday in Naples. Emirates Team NZ CEO Grant Dalton apprears to have dodged a bullet with the formation of of new AC organising body. Posted on 26 May
Italian PM welcomes America's Cup in Rome
Prime Minister Meloni set out a bold vision for the regeneration planned around AC38 The magnificent setting of the Casino del Bel Respiro, commissioned by Pope Innocent X in 1644, in the grounds of Villa Pamphilj, was the outstanding and historic setting for the formal presentation of the Louis Vuitton 38th America's Cup. Posted on 26 May
Kai Marks Dasent completes 38.1nm fundraising sail
Raising Funds for Union Island Secondary School and Vincy Sailing On Saturday, May 24th, 14-year-old sailor Kai Marks Dasent completed an impressive solo sail from his home St. Vincent to Union Island, covering 38.1 nautical miles in 6 hours and 3 minutes, with an average speed of 6.3 knots. Posted on 26 May
Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta preview
Sørvind to debut at this edition, in Sardinia The Mediterranean superyacht racing season will kick off on 27th May with the Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta, organised annually by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda since 2008 and supported by title sponsor Giorgio Armani since 2022. Posted on 26 May
J/105 NE*NE blitzes Elite Keel Regatta
Tim Russell's super hot and quick NE*NE team rolled to a fairly easy win The San Francisco YC hosted its annual springtime favorite event, the Elite Keel Regatta- for a huge fleet of twenty-six J/105s. Posted on 25 May
Edlu Distance Race at Larchmont Yacht Club
One of the "must-do" events on western Long Island Sound Last weekend, Larchmont Yacht Club held its EDLU Distance Race, the first of the major offshore races that take place on Long Island Sound all summer long. Posted on 25 May
RS Sailing 2021 - FOOTERHenri-Lloyd Dynamic RangeMaritimo 2023 S600 FOOTER