Samantha Davies
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  United Kingdom |
| Born | Portsmouth |
| Sport | |
| Sport | yachting |
| Team | Roxy Sailing |
Samantha Davies (born in 1974 in Portsmouth) is a British yachtswoman. She has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from St John's College, Cambridge.
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[edit] Biography
Resident in Kerlin (Trégunc), Brittany, France, Davies trains at "Pôle France, Finistère Course au Large" in Port-La-Forêt (La Forêt-Fouesnant).
Samantha Davies came into the limelight with her 2008-2009 single-handed 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 a mere 48:40' after her, despite a lost keel. The time allowance was applied following both competitors' diversion to assist injured skipper Yann Eliès, but Marc Guillemot benefitted from a larger handicap because of his forward position in the race. Her abundant and lively video footage during the race caused a media and audience frenzy that dubbed her "la petite anglaise".[1]
[edit] Record of achievement
- 2 Transat Ag2r
- 2 Transat Jacques Vabre
- 6th en 2003
- 10th in 2007
- 3 Solitaire du Figaro
- 22nd in 2005
- 19th in 2003
- Trophée Jules Verne en 1997/98,
- 11th of the mini-transat 2001
- 7th of the Transat B to B 2007
- 4th in the Vendée Globe 2009
