Samantha Davies (sailor)
![]() Davies in 2012 | |
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Born | Portsmouth, England | 23 August 1974
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Sport | Sailing |
Team | SCA |
Samantha "Sam" Davies (born 23 August 1974 in Portsmouth) is an English yachtswoman.[1][2]
Personal life
[edit]Davies went to school at Portsmouth High School[3] and received a degree in mechanical engineering from St John's College, Cambridge. She now lives in Kerlin (Trégunc), Brittany, France with fellow offshore sailor Romain Attanasio, who she is engaged to and with whom she has a son, Ruben.
Biography
[edit]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.[4] In 2009 she was awarded Yachtsman of the year by the yachting journalist association.[5][6]
During the 2020-2021 Vendee Globe, she was forced to retire on day 26 with keel damage following collision with an unidentified floating object. She sailed to Cape Town where the damage was fully accessed and repaired and she continued outside the race and completed her circumnavigation in a time of 109d, 23h, 40m.
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Roxy - 2008-2009 Vendée Globe
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Savéol- 2012-2013 Vendée Globe
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Savéol- 2012-2013 Vendée Globe
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Savéol- 2012-2013 Vendée Globe
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Initiatives-Cœur
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Volvo Ocean Race
Record of achievement
[edit]Pos. | Year | Event | Class | Boat | Time | Notes | Ref. |
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Round the World Races | |||||||
DNF | 2021 | 2020–2021 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Initiatives-Coeur (3) | Collison with UFO but completed course | [7][8] | |
6 | 2015 | 2014–2015 Volvo Ocean Race | Volvo Ocean 65 | Team SCA | Skipper | [2] | |
DNF | 2013 | 2012–2013 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Savoel | Dismasted Day 5 | [2] | |
4 / 30 | 2009 | 2008–2009 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | Roxy (2) | 96d 12h 39m 01s | [2] | |
DNF | 1998 | Round the World Record / Jules Verne Trophy Attempt |
Maxi Cat. | Royal Sun Alliance | Skippered by ![]() |
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Trans-Oceanic Races | |||||||
28 | 2022 | Route du Rhum | IMOCA 60 | Initiatives - Coeur (4) - FRA 109 | 16d 06h 35m 17s | [10] | |
5 / 22 | 2019 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Initiatives-Coeur (3) | 20d 17h 30m | with ![]() |
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6 / 29 | 2019 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Initiatives-Coeur (3) | 14d 09h 30m 44s | with ![]() |
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6 / 13 | 2017 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Initiatives-Coeur (3) | 15d 07h 40m 39s | with ![]() |
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5 | 2015 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Initiatives-Coeur (2) | 18d 07h 09m 14s | with ![]() |
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4 / 25 | 2010 | Transat Ag2r | Beneteau Figaro 2 | SAVEOL | 22d 19h 44m 22s | with ![]() |
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10 | 2009 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Artemis (2) | with ![]() |
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5/9 | 2008 | The Artemist Transat (OSTAR) | IMOCA 60 | Roxy (2) | |||
10 | 2007 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Roxy (2) | with ![]() |
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7 | 2007 | Transat B to B | |||||
12 / 28 | 2006 | Transat Ag2r | Beneteau Figaro 2 | ROXY | 20d 06h 52m 45s | with ![]() |
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5 / 31 | 2004 | Transat Ag2r | Beneteau Figaro 2 | TROPHEE BPE SAINT-NAZAIRE - CUBA | 20d 18h 40m 52s | with ![]() |
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6 / 17 | 2003 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | 18d 19h 57m 35s | Team Cowes | with ![]() |
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11 | 2003 | Mini Transat Race | Mini Transat 6.50 | No. 276 - Aberdeen Assest Management | [6] | ||
Other Races | |||||||
5 / 20 | 2019 | Rolex Fastnet Race | IMOCA 60 | Initiatives Coeur | 2d 02h 26m 49s | [12] | |
4 / 9 | 2017 | Rolex Fastnet Race | IMOCA 60 | Initiatives Coeur | 2d 18h 14m 48s | with ![]() |
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5 / 9 | 2015 | Rolex Fastnet Race | IMOCA 60 | Initiatives Coeur | 3d 02h 33m 42s | with ![]() |
[6] |
- | 2014 | Female Round Britain and Ireland World Record |
Volvo Ocean 65 - SCA | 4d 21h 39s | +Crew | [13] | |
- | 2009 | Female Round Britain and Ireland World Record |
IMOCA 60 - Aviva | Time 6d 11h 30s with | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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22 | 2005 | Solitaire du Figaro | Beneteau Figaro 2 | Skandia | |||
19 | 2004 | Solitaire du Figaro | Beneteau Figaro 2 | Skandia | |||
19 | 2003 | Solitaire du Figaro | Beneteau Figaro 2 | ||||
1999 | Mumm 30 World Championship | Farr 30 | |||||
1995 | Mumm 36 World Championship | Mumm 36 | [6] | ||||
1990s | Ultra 30 | Ultra 30 | Hoya | [6] |
References
[edit]- ^ "FFV Databse Profile". Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "IMOCA Profile". Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Alumni - Sam Davies". portsmouthhigh.co.uk.
- ^ British round-the-world yachtswoman leaves race to rescue competitor
- ^ "2009 Awards Winner". Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Time Over Distance - Volume 8 Sam Davies. 23 May 2020. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Sam Davies retires from Vendee with keel damage". france24.com. 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Lion Hearted Sam Davies Completes Solo Vendée Globe Route Outside The Race". vendeeglobe.org. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ "Jules Verne Trophy all-female crew re-unites". yachtracing.life. 25 October 2018.
- ^ "Sam Davies (Initiatives Coeur) 28th in IMOCA class". 25 November 2022.
- ^ "List of winners Transat AG2R". ag2rlamondiale.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- ^ "Sailing Results". rolexfastnetrace.com.
- ^ "WSSR announces new World Record Around Britain and Ireland". sail-world.com. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Aviva breaks Round Britain and Ireland record". yachtsandyachting.com.
External links
[edit]- Samantha Davies at World Sailing
- Samantha Davies at the Fédération Française de Voile (in French)
- Sam Davies official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 February 2003)
- Vendée Globe at the Wayback Machine (archived 18 November 2012)
- 1974 births
- English sailors
- English female sailors (sport)
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Portsmouth
- Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge
- People educated at Portsmouth High School (Southsea)
- Female explorers
- English explorers
- Volvo Ocean Race sailors
- IMOCA 60 class sailors
- Volvo Ocean 65 class sailors
- Vendée Globe finishers
- British Vendee Globe sailors
- 2008 Vendee Globe sailors
- 2012 Vendee Globe sailors
- 2020 Vendee Globe sailors
- British yacht racing biography stubs