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News - Pip Hare first British skipper to finish the Vendée Globe crossing the line in 19th place on Medallia - Vendée Globe

Pip Hare first British skipper to finish the Vendée Globe crossing the line in 19th place on Medallia Pip Hare first British skipper to finish the Vendée Globe crossing the line in 19th place on Medallia 12 February 2021 - 02:04 • 18093 views Share Article British solo skipper Pip Hare, 47, fulfilled the dream that she has held since she was a teenage sailor in her native East Anglia, England when she crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe solo non-stop round the world race at 00:57:30 hrs on the 12 th February, emerging from a bitterly cold Bay of Biscay night off Les Sables d’Olonne on the west coast of France to take an excellent 19

Pip Hare on Medallia finishes the Vendée Globe in 19th and first British skipper

Retroactive SA Navy Sword of Peace awards possible

defenceWeb Written by defenceWeb - SAS Outeniqua off Gough Island. Picture courtesy of the SA Naval Museum. The SA Navy (SAN), like its sister service the SA Air Force (SAAF), has a Sword of Peace award for the naval unit which provides the most meritorious aid in the humanitarian field, typically disaster relief or search and rescue operations. SA Naval Museum Commander, Commander Leon Steyn notes “the award is not necessarily presented each year, only in cases that truly merit the award in recognition of a unit’s achievement”. Presented to the maritime service of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) by the Wilkinson Sword Company in 1976, it was first awarded the following year to SAS Flamingo.

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