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Nationality | French |
Born | Rome | 5 January 1981
Alessandro Di Benedetto is an Italian-French sailor born on 5 January 1981 in Rome, Italy.
He is known for his solo sailings of the Atlantic (2002) and Pacific (2006) on sports catamarans (5.96 m), and for his solo, non-stop and unassisted round-the-world trip on a 6.50-metre Mini sailboat (2009-2010) [1] and his participation in the 2012-2013 Vendee Globe finishing 11th. [2]
He is a geologist by training and a graduate from the University of Palermo in Italy.[ citation needed ]