Samantha "Sam" Davies (born 23 August 1974 in

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) is an English yachtswoman.

Personal life

Davies went to school at Portsmouth High School and received a degree in

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from

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. She now lives in Kerlin (

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), 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

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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

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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

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

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she was forced to retire on day 26 with keel damage following collision with unidentified floating object she sailed to

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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

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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 {{UK-yachtracing-bio-stub