Pip Hare’s Vendée Globe campaign is sailing into some choppy waters with news that the veteran offshore solo sailor needs more funding by this summer or the boat likely won’t race in November.
As Marine Industry News reports, Hare’s team has lost the backing of two secondary sponsors due to “world economics” and she says “what happens after June is at risk unless I can bring more funding into the campaign”.
Hare’s IMOCA retains its title sponsor Medallia, but she confirms that the deal does not cover all of the boat’s costs.
Speaking about her renewed funding appeal, Hare explains: “This is about us achieving our potential, it’s not about me getting to the line at all costs.
“We’ve created a professional team from scratch in the UK – we’ve developed, we’ve pushed. We’ve gone from beginners to having a place in the top ten of the world’s racing teams. So the funding we need is about finishing that off, and achieving the potential we know that the campaign is capable of achieving.”
Marine Industry News has much more on the story HERE.