Maud Fontenoy | |
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![]() Maud Fontenoy pictured by 2512 magazine the day she left the Réunion Island, sitting between politician Paul Vergès and journalist Patrick Poivre d'Arvor. | |
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Occupation | Sailor |
Children | 4 |
Maud Fontenoy (born September 7, 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. Departed from the Réunion island on October 15, 2006, she crossed the finish line on March 14, 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[1]
Maud Fontenoy has four children: Mahé (with Thomas Vollaire), Hina (with an unknown man), Loup (with Raphaël Enthoven),[2] and Côme (with Olivier Chartier).