Samantha "Sam" Davies (born 23 August 1974 in
Portsmouth
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) is an English yachtswoman.
Personal life
Davies went to school at
Portsmouth High School and received a degree in
mechanical engineering
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from
St John's College, Cambridge
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. She now lives in Kerlin (
Trégunc
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Population
Inhabitants of Trégunc are called in French ''Trégunois'' or ''Tréguncois''.
Cultural heritage
* Saint-Philibert's chapel (Trégunc): 16th- ...
),
Brittany, France with fellow offshore sailor
Romain Attanasio who she is engaged to and with whom she has a son Ruben.
Biography
Samantha Davies came into the limelight with her 2008-2009 single-handed world circumnavigation in the
Vendée Globe
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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
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, 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
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benefited from a larger handicap because of his forward position in the race. In 2009 she was awarded Yachtsman of the year by the yachting journalist association
During the
2020-2021 Vendee Globe
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she was forced to retire on day 26 with keel damage following collision with unidentified floating object she sailed to
Cape Town
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where the damage was fully accessed and repaired and she continued outside the race and arrived on here circumnavigation completing it in a time of 109d 23h 40m.
File:60 feet Roxy.jpg, Roxy - 2008-2009 Vendée Globe
File:Savéol, ex-Sill-Veolia.JPG, ''Savéol''- 2012-2013 Vendée Globe
File:Samantha Davies VG2012 (2).jpg, ''Savéol''- 2012-2013 Vendée Globe
File:Vendée Globe 2012-2013 Samantha Davies Savéol.jpg, ''Savéol''- 2012-2013 Vendée Globe
File:Route du Rhum 2014 - Initiatives-Cœur.JPG, Initiatives-Cœur
File:Sam Davies, the skipper... A capitã -TeamSCA -volvooceanrace -itajai -sailing (16886665999).jpg, Volvo Ocean Race
Record of achievement
References
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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 65 class sailors
Vendée Globe finishers
British Vendee Globe sailors
2008 Vendee Globe sailors
2012 Vendee Globe sailors
2020 Vendee Globe sailors
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