Samantha Davies & the Vendée Globe Non-Stop Round-the-World Single-Handed Yacht Race

Her French competitors refer to her as La Petite Anglaise.  Tomorrow, when the twenty boats in Vendée Globe non-stop round-the-world single-handed yacht race set off from Les Sables-d’Olonne, France, Samantha Davies will be the only woman in the race.  When she sails tomorrow, she will be waving goodbye to her husband and her Romain, and 14-month-old son, Ruben.   Davies is an experienced single handed sailor, placing fourth on corrected time in the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe as well as sailing in numerous other major races.

Samantha Davies: ‘My partner’s Vendée Globe will be harder than mine’

IMOCA – Vendée Globe 2012 – Savéol – Samantha Davies

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Samantha Davies & the Vendée Globe Non-Stop Round-the-World Single-Handed Yacht Race — 6 Comments

  1. Thanks for posting this. I was a young mother when I first read Dove (Robin Graham) and I too, wanted to sail around the world. Of course, it takes a lot more than a book and a dream. For Samantha, It also takes the love and support of the father of her child, in order for her to realize her dream.

  2. Thanks for the blog info but…………….. what can we say? I feel so sorry for everyone involved in all the hard work and as for Sam herself., we can only imagine how she feels right now 🙁 You are safe Sam and your boat will be back (as will you). GL x