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11.18.20
Log from Pip Hare : "happy days"
Medallia is heading south with a purposeful stride this evening and all is well.
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At 45 years old, Pip Hare discovered solitaire only 10 years ago. Nevertheless, it has a respectable number of miles on its clock. Indeed, to his credit, tens of thousands of miles on a nearly 40-foot race-cruise sailboat, two Mini-Transat and a Transat Jacques-Vabre.
The British sailor acquired Bernard Stamm's former Suberbigou in January 2019. Pip Hare then started all the IMOCA Globe Series this year by starting with the Bermuda 1000 Race where she finished 15th. His main project has been participating in the Vendée Globe for many years and his objective is then on the verge of becoming a reality.
2019: Transat Jacques Vabre - 24th
2019: Rolex Fastnet Race - 13th
| Name | MEDALLIA |
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| Sail number | GBR 77 |
| Architect | Pierre Roland |
| Construction | 1999, Bernard STAMM, Lesconil |
| Former names | Super Bigou, Armor Lux-Foie gras Brizac, Bobst Group-Armor Lux, Cheminées Poujoulat-Armor Lux, Cheminées Poujoulat, We are water, Super Bigou-Seven Seas, La Fabrique, Superbigou |
| Length | 18,28 m |
| Beam | 5,70 m |
| Draught | 4,50 m |
| Weight | 9 tonnes |
| Mast height | 29 m |
| Mast type | Mât classique |
| Foils | No |
| Sail area max. | |
| Upwind | 300 m2 |
| Downwind | 580 m2 |
Medallia is heading south with a purposeful stride this evening and all is well.
•••11.11.20 - 0230pm - After a big night in fierce headwinds and rough seas off the northwest corner of Spain, Jérémie Beyou on Charal has been forced to turn round and head back towards Les Sables d’Olonne.
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