Why is this my favourite Vendée journey? Well all sailors have something in the pit of their stomachs worrying about loosing the rig and how to manage that. Beyond that Pip’s tenacity and ability to move on in adversity is wonderful.
My father had a habit of saying "Son, the world was discovered at three knots." We were 150 miles southeast of St Johns, Newfoundland heading to Ireland. These detailed videos are great in showing that the Vendee is not all foiling at 25 knots. On rare occasions you have to figure out to go 3 knots. Can't wait to see the new sail.
Mrs. MacGyver 🎉 you are incredible, Pip. This is so much more interesting and breath taking than the whole Vendee Globe. ❤👍👍👍 THANK YOU 🙏🙏 for sharing your way to Melbourne ❤
Out of your adversity has come the most fascinating story yet of the Vendee Globe which has all your fans captivated by your tenacity and inventiveness. The sheer fact you are still willing to communicate and update us with your progress is absolutely incredible. Good luck with your new trysail which I am sure will help to speed you on your way. Stay safe and please remember to eat and sleep. 👏💐
From a complete non-sailor - what you're doing is so impressive. Thank you for sharing your journey and inspring us to keep going when the going gets tough. You are a remarkable human being!
Pip, I am Eleanor , writing from northeastern US. You and your team should have a prize for most resilient , real , and connective person in the race. Your sharing of the experience is palpable. Thankfuls for your strong lessons in being a person. Wishing you steady going and adventures on your way to Melbourne, Eleanor
Wow Pip - this is better than the race!!! Absolutely inspirational. Just remember if you do get blown into Tassy there is a place for you at our Christmas table. Keep up the good work, we're rooting for you. Jeremy
Rays of kindness and light are sent to you Pip from cold Moscow, Russia. I was following your race. I am very upset that there was a breakdown. The main thing is that you are alive and well. Fix the boat. And I am sure that you will try to win again! I wish you all the best. With respect, Pavel
Pip, you're showing as you're such a brilliant sailor, adapting the resources you have at hand to make another sail. What a great lesson for all ! Stay safe and fair winds.
Wow, what an awesome sailor Pip is. A very warm summer awaits you. I've sailed the Southern Ocean many times over the years, its certainly not a way I'd want to do it, but you're showing us all how to make the best of a bad situation. Huge respect. X
Hello Pip! I'm absolutely in awe how you cope with the situation you're in. I hope the tri-sail will give you wings! Lots of love from The Netherlands🥰
Thanks for sharing the Slow Boat series of your video adventure. It is fun seeing you figure out how to get a race boat to cruise. I am looking forward to watching after I was gutted by the dismasting at first after four years of watching you getting ready for this race. All the best
THANKS FOR SHARING PIP. You actually answered every question I could think of today. May Huey smile on your endeavors and deliver you safely from the sea. PS Don't you just love dyneema rope.
This is like some hard-core krypton factor challenge. There are sailors and land lubbers alike glued (heh) to the updates. Keep em coming and don’t accept the first film or book rights that are offered 😊
You are creative. Nothing else you can do. It could happen to anyone. Learn and go for it again. You are obviously accomplished. And a really good attitude.
What an experience ! Thanks for sharing Pip ! Definitely onboard with you on the next coming days, until you reach ground in Melbourne ! Will prepare warm welcome for you there ! ❤❤❤
Jury rig for beginners tutorial and great skills there. Stay safe and rest when you can. Least you have lots of provisions onboard still. Take care and looking forward to seeing the other sail up as well. Greg 🇬🇧
I cannot wait to see the tri sail!!! You cannot stop awesome ! And Pip is AWESOME! 4 years ago I watched every minute of your Vendee and I am in for every minute this go!
Géniale de regarder cette vidéo où l'expérience et la technique font des merveilles ! Lentement mais sûrement...A cup of tea and it's gona be better ! Bon courage.Tu es géniale !
Deck sweeper! Ohhhhh, such high performance, Pip. Still reckon you should finish the race. Someone would drop off a food package in the water for you to "find" for you to carry on to the finish.
Best wishes for a big boost from the additional sail - seems like it will move the center of effort of the combined sail plan aft to a better balanced location - go Pip Hare Ocean Racing!
Guess who I want to be standing next to if I ever suffer a catastrophe ! And following what Pip is doing on board is more interesting than the race. And good old Sikaflex, as we've been saying in the boating world for decades, "it sticks like shit to a blanket" Wishing her and the jury rig all the best.
Pip you're phenomenal. What a tough situation. I can't imagine how it must feel to be deep in the southern ocean and have your mast come crashing down. Loving the updates. You remind me of Aldo Kane talking about the royal marine ethos of "cheerfulness under adversity" I bet it's gonna be quite the welcome in Melbourne but Christmas might be a bit less exciting that you'd hoped. Keep in smashing it
Hi Pip, thank you for sharing your slow journey to Melbourne. I'm having slow days myself now, heavily pregnant and waiting for this baby to show up... definitely a 4-knot situation, in a way. Bored to death and rather scared. Perhaps I'll give birth right when you get to Melbourne. Good luck!!!!
Truely amazing! Thanks so much for sharing your experience in these difficult times! Looking at the speed this is almost like most normal people are traveling with their sailing yacht across the Baltic Sea 😅 Safe travel to Melbourne ❤
What was the Paul Carrick song........!! Thees ships (sorry Dad boats!) logs are brilliant (better than the Christmas TV!) and all of us fortunate to watch are in a small way with you metre by metre- safe sailing.
What’s happening here is the drama of what if. Sailings tension is the big what if. Seperate yourself from solid ground. A long long long way from a toe hold. Pitting your self and your craft agains the bending moment. And then it happens, full realisation of the changing potential. ! Pip, this is a treat watching you deal with the outflow of consequences. Thank god you are safe. Really super inspired by your emotional commitment and mental tenacity. Really really buoyed by your journey. Based in Melbourne I’m sad that I’ll be seeing your boat, you shoulda Gawn past, but super excited that you are coming to my home port…any clue which marina you are heading too? (For the welcome party)
Pip, your story now outranks all other Vendee Globe stories. YOU will get the biggest Welcome ever when you come even close to Melbourne with miles to go. We ❤ love you.
Now deffo my new VG favourite channel (except for Boris maybe, but sorry I'm German). The VG is always also about stories like yours. In some sense, it's not a defeat. You'll be as much part of the VG history book as without Medaillia dismasting!
These are the most interesting videos coming off the Vendee yachts at the moment 😂😂😂😂. BTW Might be worth considering a sea anchor in the storm instead of the jury rig, to lessen drift to the south.
Incredible Pip! Thanks for making the effort to share your story with us all! We are local Poole sailors and love seeing medallia coming and going. We’ve loved following your race and seeing how you are getting on every day! Amazing performance and now the journey has just got even more hardcore! Fair winds to Aus. How will you and Medallia be getting home to UK? Best wishes from inspired home sailors!
I hope your team meets you in Melbourne and there's one heck of a welcome home party. If so, I hope you live-stream it so we can all share in the moment. God Bless.
Love your creativity on the jury rig for headsail clew and try sail. Curious if you have to fabricate and attach a new block to the head of your mast stub, and/or additional shrouds/stays/runners? We’re all thrilled and relieved you’re well and in good spirits!! Pulling hard for you from the Chesapeake Bay!!
When you have a minute 😂Any chance you could give us a rundown on how you setup your jury rig? Please! Crack on, you are showing us how the tough really get going!!
Why is this my favourite Vendée journey? Well all sailors have something in the pit of their stomachs worrying about loosing the rig and how to manage that. Beyond that Pip’s tenacity and ability to move on in adversity is wonderful.
My father had a habit of saying "Son, the world was discovered at three knots." We were 150 miles southeast of St Johns, Newfoundland heading to Ireland. These detailed videos are great in showing that the Vendee is not all foiling at 25 knots. On rare occasions you have to figure out to go 3 knots. Can't wait to see the new sail.
Making your own sails Pip, with some Sikaflex and bits of Dyneema?
YOU ROCK !
🤙🤙
I know it's tough for you, but these are the most interesting and educational videos I've seen since the start of the race. Good luck and godspeed!
Totally blown away by your expertise and determination!!
Mrs. MacGyver 🎉 you are incredible, Pip. This is so much more interesting and breath taking than the whole Vendee Globe. ❤👍👍👍 THANK YOU 🙏🙏 for sharing your way to Melbourne ❤
Congrats Pip for making you way to land under the circumstances. You're the hero.
Out of your adversity has come the most fascinating story yet of the Vendee Globe which has all your fans captivated by your tenacity and inventiveness. The sheer fact you are still willing to communicate and update us with your progress is absolutely incredible. Good luck with your new trysail which I am sure will help to speed you on your way. Stay safe and please remember to eat and sleep. 👏💐
Pip, your calm in this situation is an absolute inspiration!
Pip, you are an awesome problem-solver. It’s quite an education for you, and thanks for inviting us into your “school” so that we learn as well.
From a complete non-sailor - what you're doing is so impressive. Thank you for sharing your journey and inspring us to keep going when the going gets tough. You are a remarkable human being!
Tri-sail, something to hang on to and hang up in your living room back home. “How I went sailing without a mast!” Brilliant! 🇨🇦
Driving home using only the on-board resources and your own skills is the true art. Respect! ❤
Pip, I am Eleanor , writing from northeastern US. You and your team should have a prize for most resilient , real , and connective person in the race. Your sharing of the experience is palpable.
Thankfuls for your strong lessons in being a person.
Wishing you steady going and adventures on your way to Melbourne, Eleanor
So good to see you bounce back from what must have been heartbreaking. We can’t help you physically but we’re there with you. Keep smiling.
A true sailor! Well done Pip what can i say amazing! ❤
Wow Pip - this is better than the race!!! Absolutely inspirational. Just remember if you do get blown into Tassy there is a place for you at our Christmas table. Keep up the good work, we're rooting for you.
Jeremy
Rays of kindness and light are sent to you Pip from cold Moscow, Russia.
I was following your race. I am very upset that there was a breakdown. The main thing is that you are alive and well. Fix the boat. And I am sure that you will try to win again!
I wish you all the best. With respect, Pavel
Que de l’admiration devant cette femme incroyable..come on Pip👍❤️
Pip, you're showing as you're such a brilliant sailor, adapting the resources you have at hand to make another sail. What a great lesson for all ! Stay safe and fair winds.
Pip you are SO amazing! You are such an inspiration! Looking forward to seeing updates on your New adventure!
Hallo Pip! Schön zu sehen, das es dir gut geht und du wieder lächeln kannst und das du voran kommst! Alles gute!!!! Gruß aus Hamburg Deutschland 😊
Pip I applaud your efforts. These are wonderful videos. You have definitely made lemonade for your many fans.
Great job Pip, so good to see you positive and kicking on.
Absolutely 💯 inspiring ! We are all rooting for you, you are not alone out there were here in spirit and wishing you all the positivity in the 🌍 🙏
You’re doing such an amazing job, you are one strong individual, stay safe wishing you all the very best. Keep sending videos
Wow, what an awesome sailor Pip is. A very warm summer awaits you. I've sailed the Southern Ocean many times over the years, its certainly not a way I'd want to do it, but you're showing us all how to make the best of a bad situation.
Huge respect. X
You're my absolut hero Pip 😍 I'll be with you more than the race 🤗
These are amazing videos Pip. Please keep them coming. Looking forward to seeing how you rig a second sail.
Votre sourire malgré les aléas de la course et votre capacité d’adaptation a la situation sont formidables. Bravo Madame
So impressed with your positive attitude in the face of adversity. You are an inspiration, Pip!
Hello Pip! I'm absolutely in awe how you cope with the situation you're in. I hope the tri-sail will give you wings! Lots of love from The Netherlands🥰
Keep up the good work! Glad to see you making progress.
I’m a bloke ok but you are an inspiration enough said ! 💪
Thanks for sharing the Slow Boat series of your video adventure. It is fun seeing you figure out how to get a race boat to cruise. I am looking forward to watching after I was gutted by the dismasting at first after four years of watching you getting ready for this race. All the best
THANKS FOR SHARING PIP. You actually answered every question I could think of today. May Huey smile on your endeavors and deliver you safely from the sea.
PS Don't you just love dyneema rope.
Please keep us informed! God bless you, you’re a fine woman!
Nice to see that you are in the DIY mode. Good luck.
Wonderful segment! Awesome respect for your ingenuity, skills, determination. Most exciting videos of the race. Everybody is pilling for you
Well done Pip ,You truely are an inspirational person ,
This is awesome! North sails has nothing on you pip!
Hi MacG.... Pip you are doing great. So good seeing you. All what you do makes our daily problems disappear.🤘
Brilliant to see you smiling again. What you are doing is amazing and truly inspirational. You are awesome.
Congrats Pip for this new sail ! Soi Nice to see you smiling 😊
Take care of yourself and let you going by the stars and by the wind !
This is like some hard-core krypton factor challenge. There are sailors and land lubbers alike glued (heh) to the updates. Keep em coming and don’t accept the first film or book rights that are offered 😊
fantastic job! With the try-sail up you might get on those foils soon! :D
You are creative. Nothing else you can do. It could happen to anyone. Learn and go for it again. You are obviously accomplished. And a really good attitude.
What an experience ! Thanks for sharing Pip ! Definitely onboard with you on the next coming days, until you reach ground in Melbourne ! Will prepare warm welcome for you there ! ❤❤❤
Jury rig for beginners tutorial and great skills there. Stay safe and rest when you can. Least you have lots of provisions onboard still. Take care and looking forward to seeing the other sail up as well. Greg 🇬🇧
Thanks for the video, so glad things are going ok and hope the new sail helps a lot
I cannot wait to see the tri sail!!! You cannot stop awesome ! And Pip is AWESOME! 4 years ago I watched every minute of your Vendee and I am in for every minute this go!
Pip, you are a Rockstar!
So good to see such positivity! Making the best out of some bad luck Pip.
Rig the coffee grinder up to the prop, that will keep you busy and fit 😊
In all seriousness, I am very impressed with your stoic attitude. Godspeed.
Géniale de regarder cette vidéo où l'expérience et la technique font des merveilles ! Lentement mais sûrement...A cup of tea and it's gona be better ! Bon courage.Tu es géniale !
Thank you for your smile Pip,
And your explanations,
How courageuse you are !!!
Have a good cross until Melbourne,
😊👍👏
Deck sweeper! Ohhhhh, such high performance, Pip.
Still reckon you should finish the race. Someone would drop off a food package in the water for you to "find" for you to carry on to the finish.
Pip's in a new race now!
Best wishes for a big boost from the additional sail - seems like it will move the center of effort of the combined sail plan aft to a better balanced location - go Pip Hare Ocean Racing!
Thank you for the explanation about motoring! That is something I've been wondering about. Cheers!
Amazing how you recovered! Best of luck and stay strong!
You "rock" Pip, your positive attitude and steadfastness is a character lesson for all of us. We are with you in spirit. Hang in there.
Thank you for taking us along Pip! Wonderful to see such sail(wo)manship 💪💪
Genius at work! It's so admirable that you don't lose your sense of humor under these circumstances. Stay strong!
Guess who I want to be standing next to if I ever suffer a catastrophe ! And following what Pip is doing on board is more interesting than the race. And good old Sikaflex, as we've been saying in the boating world for decades, "it sticks like shit to a blanket" Wishing her and the jury rig all the best.
I love you more now than I did before! Such strength in adversity and disappointment. You go girl!
Pip you're phenomenal. What a tough situation. I can't imagine how it must feel to be deep in the southern ocean and have your mast come crashing down.
Loving the updates.
You remind me of Aldo Kane talking about the royal marine ethos of "cheerfulness under adversity"
I bet it's gonna be quite the welcome in Melbourne but Christmas might be a bit less exciting that you'd hoped.
Keep in smashing it
Hi Pip, thank you for sharing your slow journey to Melbourne. I'm having slow days myself now, heavily pregnant and waiting for this baby to show up... definitely a 4-knot situation, in a way. Bored to death and rather scared. Perhaps I'll give birth right when you get to Melbourne. Good luck!!!!
Proficient Pip...whatta gal and whatta sailor 👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽
Pip you are amazing, hoping the wind will turn in your favour
Truely amazing! Thanks so much for sharing your experience in these difficult times! Looking at the speed this is almost like most normal people are traveling with their sailing yacht across the Baltic Sea 😅 Safe travel to Melbourne ❤
Looks like a bought one Pip. Great job. Northerly not going to be good. Just stay safe. You have all our support. Will see you in Melbourne
Resourceful and resilient keep up the good work
Your spirit is amazing, seeing your smile after what happened to you is inspiring. THANK YOU for sharing, the good, the bad and everything!
I'm inspired by your resourcefulness!
Your mental strengh is impressive. Good luck for your way to Melbourne.
What was the Paul Carrick song........!!
Thees ships (sorry Dad boats!) logs are brilliant (better than the Christmas TV!) and all of us fortunate to watch are in a small way with you metre by metre- safe sailing.
I'm enjoying these updates just as much, if not more than the Vendee tracker updates
Well done, Pip! Keep up the good work, you’ll get there 💪
That's why it's not just for everyone, at least not for me. Best of luck!
Totally awe-inspiring in your determination, inspirational positivity and great music choice!
Looking forward to seeing your 2nd sail
Good luck Pip !
What’s happening here is the drama of what if. Sailings tension is the big what if. Seperate yourself from solid ground. A long long long way from a toe hold. Pitting your self and your craft agains the bending moment.
And then it happens, full realisation of the changing potential.
!
Pip, this is a treat watching you deal with the outflow of consequences. Thank god you are safe. Really super inspired by your emotional commitment and mental tenacity.
Really really buoyed by your journey.
Based in Melbourne I’m sad that I’ll be seeing your boat, you shoulda Gawn past, but super excited that you are coming to my home port…any clue which marina you are heading too? (For the welcome party)
Pip, your story now outranks all other Vendee Globe stories. YOU will get the biggest Welcome ever when you come even close to Melbourne with miles to go. We ❤ love you.
What about going to Hobart, right during the Sydney-Hobart? ;)
Now deffo my new VG favourite channel (except for Boris maybe, but sorry I'm German). The VG is always also about stories like yours. In some sense, it's not a defeat. You'll be as much part of the VG history book as without Medaillia dismasting!
You are doing great! So good, to see, how good you manage the situation. 😊❤
These are the most interesting videos coming off the Vendee yachts at the moment 😂😂😂😂. BTW Might be worth considering a sea anchor in the storm instead of the jury rig, to lessen drift to the south.
'Good to see you in good spirits, Pip. Good luck with ongoing tunings ! 'Hope you get to Melbourne quicker. Bon voyage !
Incredible Pip! Thanks for making the effort to share your story with us all! We are local Poole sailors and love seeing medallia coming and going. We’ve loved following your race and seeing how you are getting on every day! Amazing performance and now the journey has just got even more hardcore! Fair winds to Aus. How will you and Medallia be getting home to UK? Best wishes from inspired home sailors!
I'm with you never give up.
Good luck with the trysail Pip. I'm sure the pace will pick up once the wind swings round and you'll hit the magic 10kts!😉
Ship happens. Just depends on how you deal with it. Happy tacking. Good luck! If you bump into Tasmania, I've heard there's gold in the rivers...
I hope your team meets you in Melbourne and there's one heck of a welcome home party. If so, I hope you live-stream it so we can all share in the moment. God Bless.
Hey your really moving well done
Tout mon courage pour toi Pip.
Love your creativity on the jury rig for headsail clew and try sail. Curious if you have to fabricate and attach a new block to the head of your mast stub, and/or additional shrouds/stays/runners?
We’re all thrilled and relieved you’re well and in good spirits!!
Pulling hard for you from the Chesapeake Bay!!
Incredible. As others have said it’s fascinating watching. What will happen to the boat once in Melbourne?
Fair play to you brave lady
When you have a minute 😂Any chance you could give us a rundown on how you setup your jury rig? Please!
Crack on, you are showing us how the tough really get going!!