Samantha Davies
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Samantha Davies is a British
yachtswoman. She has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from St John's College, Cambridge
.
), Brittany, France, Davies trains at "Pôle France, Finistère Course au Large" in Port-La-Forêt (La Forêt-Fouesnant
).
Samantha Davies came into the limelight with her 2008-2009 single-handed circumnavigation in the Vendée Globe
race, where she placed fourth. She was the third to cross the finish line, but owed a time allowance of 50 Hr to competitor Marc Guillemot, who crossed the line a mere 48:40' after her, despite a lost keel. The time allowance was applied following both competitors' diversion to assist injured skipper Yann Eliès, but Marc Guillemot benefitted from a larger handicap because of his forward position in the race. Her abundant and lively video footage during the race caused a media and audience frenzy that dubbed her "la petite anglaise".
Great Britain
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yachtswoman. She has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College, Cambridge
St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college's alumni include nine Nobel Prize winners, six Prime Ministers, three archbishops, at least two princes, and three Saints....
.
Biography
Resident in Kerlin (TréguncTrégunc
Trégunc is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Population:Inhabitants of Trégunc are called in French Trégunois or Tréguncois.-References:** -External links:* /*...
), Brittany, France, Davies trains at "Pôle France, Finistère Course au Large" in Port-La-Forêt (La Forêt-Fouesnant
La Forêt-Fouesnant
La Forêt-Fouesnant is a commune in the Finistère department in Brittany in northwestern France.-References:** ;-External links:* *...
).
Samantha Davies came into the limelight with her 2008-2009 single-handed circumnavigation in the Vendée Globe
Vendée Globe
The Vendée Globe is a round-the-world single-handed yacht race, sailed non-stop and without assistance. The race was founded by Philippe Jeantot in 1989, and since 1992 has taken place every four years....
race, where she placed fourth. She was the third to cross the finish line, but owed a time allowance of 50 Hr to competitor Marc Guillemot, who crossed the line a mere 48:40' after her, despite a lost keel. The time allowance was applied following both competitors' diversion to assist injured skipper Yann Eliès, but Marc Guillemot benefitted from a larger handicap because of his forward position in the race. Her abundant and lively video footage during the race caused a media and audience frenzy that dubbed her "la petite anglaise".
Record of achievement
- 2 Transat Ag2r
- 2 Transat Jacques VabreTransat Jacques VabreThe Transat Jacques Vabre is a yachting race that follows the historic coffee trading route between France and Brazil.The course was drawn up back in 1993 to follow in the wake of the clippers transporting coffee from Brazil to France. The Transat Jacques Vabre is a major date on the calendar,...
- 6th en 2003
- 10th in 2007
- 3 Solitaire du FigaroSolitaire du FigaroThe Solitaire du Figaro, previously called the Course de l'Aurore, is a solo multi-stage sailing race created in 1970 by Jean-Louis Guillemard and Jean-Michel Barrault...
- 22nd in 2005
- 19th in 2003
- Trophée Jules Verne en 1997/98,
- 11th of the mini-transat 2001
- 7th of the Transat B to B 2007
- 4th in the Vendée GlobeVendée GlobeThe Vendée Globe is a round-the-world single-handed yacht race, sailed non-stop and without assistance. The race was founded by Philippe Jeantot in 1989, and since 1992 has taken place every four years....
2009