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BBC News
4 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Pip Hare delighted to return to North Sea sailing roots
A leading British sailor taking part in one of the world's most prestigious yacht races said it was "fantastic" to be competing in the waters where she learned her Hare, 51, lived in Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire and learned to sail on the River Deben in part of the Canada Ocean Racing team, she is taking part in The Ocean Race Europe, with the first of five legs seeing sailors travel from Kiel in Germany to Portsmouth."I grew up sailing here [in the North Sea]. We don't often get to race in this part of the world, so it's really nice to come back to my roots," said Hare. The event began on 10 August, with sailors expected to arrive in Portsmouth on leaving Britain, the second stage will see the race head to Cartagena, Spain from will ultimately hope to reach the Adriatic Sea and Boka Bay, Montenegro, where the race is due to finish next month. Hare, who is now based in Dorset, said Canada Ocean Racing were "new kids on the block", having been formed just two months year, she experienced heartbreak as her attempt to become the first woman to finish a 24,300-mile (45,000km) solo race around the world for a second time was ended when the mast of her yacht suffered a dismast about 800 nautical miles (1,480km) south of Australia during the Vendée Globe race and required two weeks to reach on the experience, she said it was "the most devastating part of my sporting career to date".She said: "Even thinking about it now hurts... when you're a solo sailor you don't have any choice just to sort yourself out and get yourself to safety. To be the solution to the problem." About 200 sailors have taken part in the Vendée Globe over the years, but only 114 have actually managed to cross the finish line due to the extreme sailors follow a route south past the continent of Africa and then head east toward then sail around Antarctica, before sailing close to the tip of South America and up through the Atlantic Ocean towards said she was often asked if she got lonely during her sailing."I always say in answer to this question there is a massive difference between being lonely and being alone," she said."I choose to be alone; nobody chooses to be lonely."I know I have my friends, my family, the people who follow the race; I know there are so many people thinking of me, wishing me well, and I know they're going to be there when I get home." Follow Suffolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
This Vintage Clip of Kate Middleton Apologizing to Prince William After Beating Him in a Boat Race Is Going Viral on TikTok
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Getting ready for a royal family flashback courtesy of a vintage clip of Kate Middleton and Prince William from the couple's 2014 trip to Aukland, New Zealand that's currently going viral on TikTok. In the clip, Kate can be seen playfully (and adorably) apologizing to her husband after beating him not just once, but twice when the two faced off in a yacht race on the trip. The clip, which has more than 21K likes and close to 515K views as of this writing, features Kate (looking nautical AF in a blue and white striped top) saying, "I am sorry," while holding Will's hands after her back-to-back victories. Will and Kate both stepped up during the April 2014 trip and took the helm of an Emirates Team New Zealand Americas Cup yacht for the race, which was held at the Viaduct Basin, in Auckland. According to a report from Sky News at the time, "Kate left William in her wake as she took the helm of one of the Team New Zealand America's Cup yachts for almost the whole 90 minutes spent on the water." Kate's victory was made even sweeter by the fact that, according to Sky News, Will had previously told New Zealand Prime Minister John Key that he would be the one to win the race (which was apparently seen by some as a kind of "revenge match" for a dragon boat competition that Will actually won during the royal couple's 2011 tour of Canada). "We were sabotaged," Will joked after losing the Aukland race, and, when someone told him that Kate looked pleased to have won, he added, "I bet she is. Selfless husband. I wanted a quiet night." Eric Haagh, who was the skipper of William's boat, recapped the race and explained that, even though "William was a good sailor," Kate ultimately won because she "pushed us around into a bad position" and "did very well." Haagh also confirmed that the couple's reputation for being competitive is well-earned, revealing William had a slightly salty reaction when his wife won both races. "William was very competitive right from the start—he didn't want to lose," Haagh added. "When Kate won both the races he just said: 'At least she'll be happy.'"
