Melbourne Support Team for Pip Hare Ocean Racing on Medallia after dismasting in 2024 Vendee Globe

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The Melbourne Ocean Yacht Racing community was out in force to support Pip Hare on Medallia after her dismasting in the Southern Ocean, while competing in the 2024 Vendée Globe single-handed (solo) non-stop, unassisted round the world yacht race.
A Melbourne-based team was asked to assist as required. The team included a number of Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV) members including Andy McGrath, Bob Tanner, Dean Van Teylingen, Delma & Grant Dunoon, Neville Rose, Paul Pascoe, Simon Dryden and Steve Twentyman.
A very experienced solo sailor with incredible, skill, tenacity and ingenuity like Pip doesn’t need much assistance.
Assistance has included arrangements with Border Force & Bio Security, arranging a pen for berthing, fenders shipped from overseas, liaison with VicPort VTS, escorting Medallia from Apollo Bay through Port Phillip Heads Rip and up the Bay, providing some additional fuel and welcome packs of goodies and a few other logistics and liaison with her UK team.
Steve, Neville, Dean and Andy headed out of Port Phillip on Steve’s boat, Little Miss Magic, to meet Pip approximately 10 nautical miles East of Apollo Bay.
They made contact at 19:46 AEDT, just before dark on Friday, 27th December and escorted Medallia from Apollo Bay, to Port Phillip, through Port Phillip Heads (The RIP), South Channel and up the Bay to Docklands, Melbourne.
Photo and video credits:
Pip Hare Ocean Racing
Little Miss Magic Crew
Blue Water Tracks crew
Vendee Globe Media
Pip Hare Ocean Racing
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Vendée Globe single-handed (solo) non-stop, unassisted round the world yacht race.
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