Marie Tabarly (born 1 January 1984) is a French professional yacht sailor based in Lorient, France, in Brittany.[1] She is the daughter of Éric Tabarly, who died while sailing in the Irish Sea in 1998. Marie originally had a career as an equine behaviourist but put it on hold after her horse got injured and decided to focus on sailing instead.[2] She has a long history of sailing many different yachts from a young age, such as Geronimo, the French trimaran which has broken many records, such as with Olivier de Kersauson, for which she was named the godmother at its christening.[3]

She primarily sails Pen Duick VI, a 73 ft ketch built for Eric Tabarly’s 1973–1974 Whitbread Round the World Race.[4] In 2018, she embarked on a four-year round the world trip on Pen Duick VI through her project, the Elemen'Terre Project. [5] This project was a sailing journey around the world that became a documentary series focused on reconnecting humans with nature through sailing, arts, and outdoor sports.[5][6] Throughout the journey, many ambassadors joined, such as Yann Tiersen, the writer Sylvain Tesson, the sailor Franck Cammas and the freediver Aurore Asso.[1] She will race Pen Duick VI in the Ocean Globe Race (OGR) in 2023.[7]

Prior to the OGR, she raced alongside Louis Duc in the Transat Jacques Vabre.[1][2]

Accomplishments

Five time winner of the 15M JI Championship: 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017.[8][1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Marie TABARLY". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
  2. 1 2 admin (2021-11-03). "Transat Jacques-Vabre: Marie Tabarly, a name that floats in the wind". TantalumForce.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  3. ↑ World, Yachting (2001-10-02). "Geronimo for ODK". Yachting World. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  4. ↑ World, Yachting (2021-10-26). "Extraordinary boats: Pen Duick VI". Yachting World. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  5. 1 2 Impulse, Solar. "The Elemen'Terre Project - Member of the World Alliance". solarimpulse.com. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  6. ↑ "Elemen'terre Project". Elementerre (in French). Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  7. ↑ Studio, Rob Havill-Europa. "Pen Duick VI". Ocean Globe Race. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  8. ↑ Grenapin, Antoine (2017-10-07). "Voile : à la découverte de l'univers de Marie Tabarly" (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-10.
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