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In My Element: Life lessons from the world's toughest solo ocean race
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MARITIME FOUNDATION AWARD FOR BEST BOOK
'An entertaining and compelling page turner that will stay with you.' Pete Goss
The boat picks up another wave and surfs again, faster this time, deafening. My eyes are streaming, sore from the icy wind that throws spray in my face. And over the top of it all I can hear my own laughter. I feel powerful, strong. I am a thousand miles from land in one of the world's most dangerous environments. Alone and free.
The Vendée Globe Race is one of the world's toughest sporting a single-handed, non-stop lap of the planet, with no assistance. The route takes competitors around the fringes of Antarctica, tackling terrifying conditions in the Southern Ocean before rounding Cape Horn. In My Element is the gripping and uncompromising story of Pip's incredible journey, but it's about so much more than sailing.
A thousand miles from land and surviving on only 30 minutes of sleep at a time, with both skipper and vessel relentlessly pushed to the brink of failure, Pip tells it straight, acknowledging that success never comes without mistakes and mishaps and these challenges do not mean defeat; they are opportunities to learn and grow. This, her first book, is both a gripping record of one of her toughest races ever and an inspiring account of the mental and physical strategies that have allowed her to discover, as a middle-aged woman, a life that allows her to live 'in flow' and achieve success.
From embracing fear to managing anxiety, enduring the daily grind whilst appreciating the pure magic, pacing yourself and rising to the occasion, Pip's journey teaches the importance of seizing every moment and truly living in your element.
'An entertaining and compelling page turner that will stay with you.' Pete Goss
The boat picks up another wave and surfs again, faster this time, deafening. My eyes are streaming, sore from the icy wind that throws spray in my face. And over the top of it all I can hear my own laughter. I feel powerful, strong. I am a thousand miles from land in one of the world's most dangerous environments. Alone and free.
The Vendée Globe Race is one of the world's toughest sporting a single-handed, non-stop lap of the planet, with no assistance. The route takes competitors around the fringes of Antarctica, tackling terrifying conditions in the Southern Ocean before rounding Cape Horn. In My Element is the gripping and uncompromising story of Pip's incredible journey, but it's about so much more than sailing.
A thousand miles from land and surviving on only 30 minutes of sleep at a time, with both skipper and vessel relentlessly pushed to the brink of failure, Pip tells it straight, acknowledging that success never comes without mistakes and mishaps and these challenges do not mean defeat; they are opportunities to learn and grow. This, her first book, is both a gripping record of one of her toughest races ever and an inspiring account of the mental and physical strategies that have allowed her to discover, as a middle-aged woman, a life that allows her to live 'in flow' and achieve success.
From embracing fear to managing anxiety, enduring the daily grind whilst appreciating the pure magic, pacing yourself and rising to the occasion, Pip's journey teaches the importance of seizing every moment and truly living in your element.
329 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 10, 2024
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November 7, 2024
Compelling from start to finish. Pip is such an honest writer, you really feel that you completed the journey with her, warts and all!!! I can't wait to follow her on this year's Vendée Globe. Such an inspiration. We should be shouting her name from the rooftops. Go Pip
December 7, 2024
J’ai mis 4 étoiles car Pip Hare.
C’est tres tres technique sur les bateaux. Je n’ai pas tout compris.
C’est tres tres technique sur les bateaux. Je n’ai pas tout compris.
January 4, 2025
Wow,just wow!
February 2, 2025
Amazing book by Pip! Really dives deep into the Vendée globe race, how Pip got there and got through. I loved hearing more detail about the day to day challenges and resilience during the race itself - much of which we didn’t get to hear during the 2020 race itself. It was brilliant and inspiring! Thanks Pip!
July 4, 2025
she’s so cool, i want to be like her when i’m older
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