She will celebrate her 35th anniversary in the South Seas on December 30. A former student of HEC, she joined the small world of ocean racing, through clever communication with her challenge “Clarisse sur l'Atlantique”, perseverance… and talent: 12th in her first Vendée Globe there At four years old, she set the best female time in history: 87 days, 2 hours and 24 minutes.
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To the bar of L’Occitane in Provence this year, Clarisse lost her largest sail (large gennaker) three days after the start. Saturday, November 23, after being stuck in the calm, “it’s bombing!” », she says as she speeds across the South Atlantic. On Monday, she was 12th, 335 miles (620 kilometers) from leader Charlie Dalin (Macif Santé Prévoyance).
Her husband is also a competitor: Tanguy Le Turquais, 35, is at the helm of “Lazare”. On November 10, just before the big departure from Sables-d'Olonne (Vendée), the skipper spouses said goodbye. See you in three months!
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Happy birthday Mathilda! Their daughter celebrated her second birthday on November 15, five days after departure. When father and mother are at sea, it is Léna, Tanguy's sister, who takes care of her.
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