Maud Fontenoy
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| Born | 7 September 1977 |
| Occupation | Sailor |
| Spouse | Olivier Chartier[1] |
| Children | 5 |
Maud Fontenoy (born 7 September 1977) is a French sailor known for her rowings across the Atlantic (2003) and Pacific (2005) oceans.
Most recently, she completed a sailing trip around the Antarctic alone, against prevailing winds. Departing from Réunion island on 15 October 2006, she crossed the finish line on 14 March 2007, having sailed for 14,500 km (9,000 mi).[nb 1]
Fontenoy was named the UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission and the World Ocean Network Spokesperson for the Ocean on 3 June 2009[2]
Maud Fontenoy has five children: Mahé (with boyfriend Thomas Vollaire), Hina (with an unknown man), Loup (with boyfriend Raphaël Enthoven),[3] and Côme and Eléa[1] (with husband Olivier Chartier).
Distinctions
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France: National Order of Merit (12 July 2007)
Notes
[edit]- ^ However, this sailing trip is not accepted as an official sailing "around the globe". This has been made clear in the newsletter no. 128 by the World Sailing Speed Record Council, which states that "The WSSR Rule for Around the World - rule 26a - calls for a minimum orthodromic track distance of the vessel of at least 21,600 nautical miles (the distance of the great circle)" The Courses Offshore. WSSRC newsletter no 128 regarding Maud de Fontenoy
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bielle, Bertrand (24 April 2024). "PHOTO Maud Fontenoy maman pour la 5e fois à 46 ans : elle présente Eléa, sa "petite merveille" de 2,3 kilos". Purepeople. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ World Ocean Day 8 June 2009 Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine USESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. Retrieved 2009-06-28
- ^ "Maud Fontenoy : En guerre contre le père de son troisième enfant !". Archived from the original on 2016-10-09. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
