Vendee Globe skipper Pip Hare limps into Melbourne after dismasting
The 50-year-old was devastated but unhurt when the mast snapped in heavy seas on her boat Medallia on December 16. She set up a makeshift jury rig to get her the more than 700 nautical miles (1,300 kilometres) to land and began documenting her journey in a series of "Slow Boat to Melbourne" videos. "It's the end of a proper journey. I didn't expect to find myself in this position, I really hoped I wouldn't be in this position," she said on video as she approached Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay. ... Читать дальше...