Hoare was educated at
Wimbledon College and
King's School, Rochester. He joined the
Royal Navy in 1929 and after engineering training served in 1936–1939, on
Arctic convoys 1942–1944 and 1949–1951, and at the apprentice training establishment
HMS Condor 1951–1953, besides spells at the
Admiralty. His final post was Chief Staff Officer, Technical, to the
Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth, 1960–1962. He was appointed CB in the
1962 New Year Honours. In 1962 Hoare took early retirement from the Navy to become the first headmaster of
Atlantic College. With the help of students he conceived, designed, and built what is now the world's most widely used craft for inshore rescue, the
rigid inflatable boat (RIB). Hoare finally patented the design in 1973 and handed over all rights to the
RNLI for the nominal fee of one pound. He did not cash the cheque. He retired from his role as Headmaster at Atlantic College in 1969, taking on the position of Provost, which he held until retiring to Ireland in 1973. He died on 26 April 1988, and was buried in
Saint Barrahane's Church cemetery in
Castletownshend,
County Cork, Ireland. ==References==