THE PIP HARE STORY (SO FAR)

Pip grew up around sailing, but didn’t catch the bug until a holiday when she was 16.

“My grandfather raced a 25ft Folkboat from Burnham and my parents subsequently took the boat over, keeping it on the Deben, but they didn’t race it. So I grew up messing around on the water but didn’t develop a passion for it.

“In my family, we were all sent away for a first holiday alone when we were 16. I chose the RYA