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Well-wishers have lined the waterfront to welcome British sailor Pip Hare as she returned home, having become only the eighth woman to finish a round-the-world yacht race. The 47-year-old, waving flares in her 60ft yacht Medallia, was given a police escort and was met by a lifeboat and other small craft as she arrived at Poole, Dorset. Ms Hare came in 19th place in the Vendee Globe race when she crossed the finish line at Les Sables-d’Olonne, France, on February 12. Taking the position of the first British skipper to finish, she had completed the solo round-the-world race in 95 days, 11 hou...

Didac Costa's burning love for the Vendee Globe by Vendée Globe 15 Feb 10:09 UTC He may be relatively small in stature, quiet and reserved in nature but the Catalan fire-fighter Didac Costa once more captured the hearts and minds of the Les Sables d'Olonne public and ocean racing fans when they watched his return back to the Vendée Globe race dock today after taking 20th place on his second consecutive Vendée Globe, his third back to back non stop round the world race. When he had to return back to the start less than an hour into his race in November 2016, his counterparts from th...

Barcelona's Didac Costa (One Planet One Ocean) finishes 20th in his second Vendée Globe by Vendée Globe 13 Feb 20:59 UTC 13 February 2021 Catalonian firefighter Didac Costa finished his second Vendée Globe solo round the world race this evening at 19:47:03hrs UTC, crossing the line off Les Sables d'Olonne in 20th place in an elapsed time of 97d 06hrs 27m 03s. When he set off with the record sized field of 33 solo skippers on Sunday 8th November, the quiet, humble skipper from Barcelona was hoping to beat his 108d 19hrs time on the 2016-17 race and to get closer to the...

Isabelle Autissier salutes Pip Hare and the greatest race since the inaugural Vendée Globe by Ed Gorman / IMOCA Globe Series 13 Feb 06:58 UTC Pip Hare on Medallia finishes the Vendée Globe 2020-21 in Les Sables d'Olonne © Richard Langdon / Ocean Images "She embodies the spirit of the Vendée Globe!" Not a bad accolade from the great Isabelle Autissier, but that is her respectful and admiring assessment of British sailor Pip Hare, as the Medallia skipper becomes the second woman to finish this remarkable 2020-21 Vendée Globe. "She has done great," added Autissie...

Here are a few little highlights of the Press Conference of Alan Roura the young skipper of La Fabrique who has already completed two Vendee Globes at the age of 27.