Raphaëla le Gouvello du Timat (born 1960)[1] is a French windsurfer and conservationist. She has successfully completed four windsurfing crossings, solo and unassisted, of the Atlantic Ocean in 2000, the Mediterranean in 2002, the Pacific Ocean in 2003[2] and the Indian Ocean in 2006.[3] She later founded the NGO Respect Ocean to protect the marine environment.[4][5]
Raphaëla Le Gouvello | |
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 Rafaëla le Gouvello in Douarnenez, a few days before the start of her first transoceanic boat race, the 2013 Transat 6.50. | |
| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) Paris, France |
| Honours | Commander of the Order of Tahiti Nui |
Le Gouvello was born in Paris and is of Breton descent.[1] She initially trained as a veterinarian.[3] She began windsurfing in 1976 and eventually competed at a national level.[1]
In November 2003 following her passage from Peru to Tahiti she was made a Commander of the Order of Tahiti Nui.[6]
In 2019 she completed a PhD on the circular economy in a small-scale fishery-dependent socio-ecological system through the University of Western Brittany's School of Marine and Coastal Sciences.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Raphaëla Le Gouvello". Glénat. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "French windsurfer sails from Peru to Tahiti". RNZ. 3 November 2003. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ a b "French windsurfer crosses Indian Ocean". ABC News. 8 June 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Raphaëla Le Gouvello, une vie en bleu" (in French). le marin. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Raphaëla Le Gouvello boucle la traversée de l'océan Indien en planche à voile" (in French). Le Monde. 8 June 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "LISTE DES TITULAIRES". ORDRE DE TAHITI NUI. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Le Gouvello, Raphaëla; Le Floc'h, Pascal (March 2019). L'économie circulaire appliquée à un système socio-écologique halio-alimentaire localisé : caractérisation, évaluation, opportunités et défis (Thesis). theses.fr. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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