Karen Leibovici (sailor)

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

Karen Leibovici
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1971-03-05) 5 March 1971
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 2004-2005 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 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

Reference
  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 (September 25, 1999). "Mini Transat preview". Yachting World.


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