Anne Liardet (born April 16, 1961 in Bourges)[1] is a French female offshore professional sailor.

Anne Liardet
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1961-04-16) 16 April 1961 (age 63)
Bourges
Sailing career
ClassIMOCA 60

Biography

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Her father is a teacher who moved to teach at Brest Graduate School of Arts when she was one year old. The family moved to Sainte-Anne-du-Portzic she was introduced to sailing by her father. After leaving school she started work for a sailmaker but within two years she moved into working in a boatyards preparation ocean racing boats.[1] Working in the world of offshore racing at a shipyard and then on various sailing yacht she already imagines herself aboard the boats she prepares. She is the mother of three children Morgan, Manon and Margot,[2] whom she had with partner and fellow offshore sailor Jo Le Guen where they live in Daoulas, Finistère.

Sailing career

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She is the third woman to finish a Vendée Globe solo yacht race following Catherine Chabaud in 1997 and Ellen MacArthur in 2001.[3] She attempted to return to professional sailing to compete in the 2012-2013 Vendee Globe but failed to raise the funds. In 2021 she returned to offshore sailing mounting a Mini Transat campaign.[4][5]

Results highlights

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Pos Year Race Class Boat Name Notes Ref.
1983 Brest-Bermuda-Brest Pen Duick VI [1]
1 1985 2 Person Mini Transat Mini Transat 6.50 with B Audrezet [1]
10 1985 Mini Transat Race Mini Transat 6.50 Piz Buin 1st woman [1]
1 1985 Mini Fastnet solo Mini Transat 6.50 [1]
24 1986 Solitaire du Figaro Beneteau Figaro Normerel 1st in a standard boat [1]
2 1987 100 miles of Concarneau Normerel [1]
9 1987 Half Ton Cup Half Ton Class Normerel held in La Rochelle [1]
10 1987 Solitaire du Figaro Beneteau Figaro [1]
1990 Route du Rhum Multi CTL [1]
9 2003 Atlantic Challenge (Bahia - La Rochelle) [1]
12 2004 The Transat IMOCA 60 Quiksilver [1][5]
8 2005 Transat Jacques Vabre IMOCA 60 Roxy (1) 19d 14h 24m
with   Miranda Merron (GBR)
11 2005 Rolex Fastnet Race IMOCA 60 Roxy (1) [6]
11 2005 2004–2005 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 Roxy (1) [3]
8 2006 Route du Rhum IMOCA 60 Roxy (2)
2 2007 Transat Jacques Vabre Class40 40 Degrees with   Peter Harding (GBR) [7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "2005 Vendee Globe Skippers Profile Page". Archived from the original on 2005-03-03.
  2. ^ "Vendee Globe - Anne Liardet Sheer Determination". 2011-12-19. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  3. ^ a b "Anne Liardet completes Vendee". Yachting World. 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  4. ^ "Sailor Official Website Bio Section". Archived from the original on 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  5. ^ a b "Roxy | Surf, Snowboard & Fitness Brand - Women's Lifestyle". Archived from the original on 2005-04-12.
  6. ^ "Rolex Fastnet 2005 Results". rorc.org. Archived from the original on 10 May 2006. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  7. ^ "40 Degrees takes second in TJV". 13 November 2007.
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