Karen Leibovici (sailor)

Karen Leibovici

Personal information
Nationality	French
Born	(1971-03-05) 5 March 1971 (age 54) La Rochelle

Karen Leibovici is a French sailor born on 5 March 1971 in La Rochelle.

Biography

Karen's career remains marked by March 13, 2005: that day, at 9:04 p.m., she became the fourth female skipper to complete the Vendée Globe. ^{[1] [2]}

She was subsequently awarded the Medal of Honour called the Ordre du Mérite Maritime for her commitment to the protection of the environment.

Career highlights

1998:

• 1st Mini Summer

1999:

• Mini-Transat: abandonment ^[3]

2000:

• 1st of the Mini Barcelona
• 2nd Triangle of the Sun
• 1st Transmanche

2001

• 9th Transat 6.50 (La Rochelle-Salvador de Bahia)
• 1st Mini Fastnet

2002

• Record crossing of the English Channel aboard Adrien with compatriot Jean-Luc Van Den Heede

2004

• 9th of the English Transat

2005

• 13th in the Vendée Globe out of 20 starters, on Benefic, the oldest of the boats involved, the famous "Red Cigare" (the former VDH boat)

2006

• 25th of the MAP trophy with the mini 6.50 tam tam No.546 in 2 j 03:27:51

References

1. "Karen Leibovici Finishes In Thirteenth". sailing.org.
2. "News - Karen Leibovici: "It felt like winning the Vendée Globe" - Vendée Globe - En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
3. World, Yachting (25 September 1999). "Mini Transat preview". Yachting World.