Rhum Mono
France
© Benoît Stichelbaut
CatherineCHABAUD
Formatives ESI Business School pour Ocean As Common
age
61 years old ( 29/11/1962)
Number of participations
1 race
About
Formerly a journalist, Catherine Chabaud is a French MEP and sailor. Sailor: Vendée Globe 1996 and 2000, 1st woman to complete a solo non-stop round the world race, 15 Atlantic crossings including four solo including Minitransat 1991, English Transat 1996 and 2000, and Route du Rhum 1998, also the Transat ag2r 1994, Quebec Saint-Malo 1996, Fastnet Race 1999 winner, Solitaire du Figaro 1994 and 1995, European races... Sea and mountain expeditions. Since 2002: author of documentaries on sustainable development, mission Nautisme et Dév. durable, Grenelle de la mer, member of the CESE 2010-2015, co-founder of the Plateforme Océan et Climat, d'Innovations bleues, Delegate for the sea and the coast 1996-1997, co-initiator of the appeal for the Ocean as a common good of humanity. Author of Possibles rêves, Entre deux mondes entre deux mers, Femme libre toujours tu chériras la mer, Préserver la mer et son littoral, and Parfums de Rhum.
List of hits
Vendée Globe
2001
Transat anglaise
6
th
2000
Transat Jacques Vabre
2
nd
1999
Fastnet
1
st
1999
Course de l’Europe
2
nd
1999
Route du Rhum
1998
Vendée Globe
"Sur le Cigare Rouge, première femme à avoir bouclé le tour du monde en solitaire sans escale et en course."
6
th
1997
Transat anglaise
10
th
1996
Transat AG2R
14
th
1994
Route de la Découverte
1992
Vannes – Les Açores Vannes
2
nd
1992
National 6.50
1
st
1992
Mini Fastnet
1
st
1992
Mini Transat
12
th
1991
©Thierry Martinez
See my book "Parfums de Rhum" :)
Who you really are ?
Star sign ?
Sagittarius
Nickname of the ship ?
The Red Cigar
Favorite creole food or beverage ?
Guava juice
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