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
Nationality	French
Born	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

Pos	Year	Race	Class	Boat Name	Notes	Ref.
10	1985	Mini Transat			1st woman
1	1985	Mini Fastnet solo
24	1986	Solitaire du Figaro			1st in a standard boat
2	1987	100 miles of Concarneau
9	1987	Half Ton Cup	Half Ton Class		held in La Rochelle
10	1987	Solitaire du Figaro
	1990	Route du Rhum
	2003	Atlantic Challenge			(Bahia - La Rochelle)
12	2004	The Transat	IMOCA 60	Quiksilver
8	2005	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Roxy	with  Miranda Merron (GBR)
11	2005	Rolex Fastnet Race	IMOCA 60	Roxy
11	2005	2004–2005 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Roxy
8	2006	Route du Rhum	IMOCA 60	Roxy
2	2007	Transat Jacques Vabre	Class 40	40 Degrees	with  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.

External links

• Official website
• Anne Liardet on Facebook