Samantha Davies (sailor)

Samantha Davies (born 23 August 1974 in Portsmouth) is an English yachtswoman.

For the British Olympic sprinter, see Samantha Davies (athlete).
Samantha Davies
Personal information
Born (1974-08-23) 23 August 1974
Portsmouth, England
Sport
SportSailing
TeamSCA

Early life

Davies was educated at Portsmouth High School.[1] She has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from St John's College, Cambridge.

Biography

Samantha Davies came into the limelight with her 2008-2009 single-handed world 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 48:40' after her. The time allowance was applied following both competitors' diversion to assist injured skipper Yann Eliès, but Marc Guillemot benefited from a larger handicap because of his forward position in the race.[2]

Personal life

Davies resides in Kerlin (Trégunc), Brittany, France. She is engaged to French sailor Romain Attanasio and has one son, Ruben.

Record of achievement
  • 2009 YJA Yachtsman of the year [3]
  • Vendée Globe
    • 4th in 2008-2009
    • Dismasted while 13th in 2012-2013
    • Keel Damage of Cape Town scored DNF 2020-2021
  • Transat Jacques Vabre
    • 6th in 2003
    • 10th in 2007
    • 10th in 2011
    • 5th in 2015
  • Transat Ag2r[4]
    • 5th in 2004
    • 12th in 2006
  • Solitaire du Figaro
    • 19th in 2003 and 2004
    • 22nd in 2005
  • 7th of the Transat B to B 2007
  • 11th of the mini-transat 2001
  • Volvo Ocean Race

References
  1. "Alumni - Sam Davies". portsmouthhigh.co.uk.
  2. British round-the-world yachtswoman leaves race to rescue competitor
  3. Yachting Journalists' Association Award
  4. List of winners Transat AG2R (in French). "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2011-05-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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