Pip Hare arrived in Melbourne
The smile was one of relief - a job well done - and of gratitude to all the people of Melbourne who turned out to welcome her in 15 days after her dismasting.
Right now I feel really grateful, incredibly humbled by all of the people that have given time and energy to help me, the people that turned up to welcome me here. It is a massive loss. But I am also quite proud, proud to have rescued myself and stood by the philosophy that I have always had around seamanship, and around the fact that if we choose to take these risks, if we choose to race around the world on our own, we need to be responsible for ourselves. And I feel that is what I have done and I am quite proud of that.