Anne Liardet

Anne Liardet (born April 16, 1961 in Bourges) is a French female sailor and is a professional French offshore sailor. She is the third woman to finish a Vendée Globe solo yacht race following Catherine Chabaud in 1997 and Ellen MacArthur 2001.[1] In 2021 she returned to offshore sailing mounting a Mini Transat campaign.[2]

Anne Liardet
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1961-04-16) 16 April 1961
Bourges
Sailing career
Class(es)IMOCA 60

Biography

Her father is a teacher who moved to teach at Brest Graduate School of Arts when she was one year old. The family moved to Sainte-Anne-du-Portzic and Anne, as a child, became interested in fishing. Then around the age of 15 she turned to sailing, under the influence of her father, who himself took part in regattas. Working in the world of offshore racing at a shipyard and then on various sailing yacht she already imagines herself aboard the boats she prepares. She is the mother of three children, whom she had with partner and fellow offshore sailor Jo Le Guen they moved to Daoulas in Finistère.

Results Highlights
PosYearRaceClassBoat NameNotesRef.
101985Mini Transat1st woman
11985Mini Fastnet solo
241986Solitaire du Figaro1st in a standard boat
21987100 miles of Concarneau
91987Half Ton CupHalf Ton Classheld in La Rochelle
101987Solitaire du Figaro
1990Route du Rhum
2003Atlantic Challenge(Bahia - La Rochelle)
122004The TransatIMOCA 60Quiksilver
82005Transat Jacques VabreIMOCA 60Roxywith  Miranda Merron (GBR)
112005Rolex Fastnet RaceIMOCA 60Roxy
1120052004–2005 Vendée GlobeIMOCA 60Roxy
82006Route du RhumIMOCA 60Roxy
22007Transat Jacques VabreClass 4040 Degreeswith  Peter Harding (GBR)

References
  1. "Anne Liardet completes Vendee". Yachting World. 2005-03-07. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
  2. "Sailor Official Website Bio Section". Retrieved 2021-01-28.
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