Karen Leibovici (sailor)
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| Nationality | French |
| Born | 5 March 1971 La Rochelle |
Karen Leibovici is a French sailor born on 5 March 1971 in La Rochelle.
Biography
[edit]Karen's career remains marked by March 13, 2005: that day, at 9:04 p.m., she became the fourth female skipper to complete the Vendée Globe.[1][2]
She was subsequently awarded the Medal of Honour called the Ordre du Mérite Maritime for her commitment to the protection of the environment.
Career highlights
[edit]1998:
- 1st Mini Summer
1999:
- Mini-Transat: abandonment [3]
2000:
- 1st of the Mini Barcelona
- 2nd Triangle of the Sun
- 1st Transmanche
2001
- 9th Transat 6.50 (La Rochelle-Salvador de Bahia)
- 1st Mini Fastnet
2002
- Record crossing of the English Channel aboard Adrien with compatriot Jean-Luc Van Den Heede
2004
- 9th of the English Transat
2005
- 13th in the Vendée Globe out of 20 starters, on Benefic, the oldest of the boats involved, the famous "Red Cigare" (the former VDH boat)
2006
- 25th of the MAP trophy with the mini 6.50 tam tam No.546 in 2 j 03:27:51
References
[edit]- ^ "Karen Leibovici Finishes In Thirteenth". sailing.org.
- ^ "News - Karen Leibovici: "It felt like winning the Vendée Globe" - Vendée Globe - En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
- ^ World, Yachting (25 September 1999). "Mini Transat preview". Yachting World.
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- 1971 births
- Living people
- French female sailors (sport)
- Sportspeople from La Rochelle
- Officers of the Ordre du Mérite Maritime
- IMOCA 60 class sailors
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