Sailing-Dismasting forces Pip Hare to abandon Vendee Globe race


Sailing - Vendee Globe - Les Sables-d'Olonne, France - November 10, 2024 Britain's Pip Hare before the race REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo

A shattered mast has dashed British sailor Pip Hare's bid to complete the gruelling 24,000-mile Vendee Globe for a second time.

The 50-year-old dismasted her 60ft yacht Medallia roughly 800 nautical miles south of Australia, ending a solo journey that had begun on Nov. 10.

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