Sailor profile: Samantha Davies

Samantha Davies may not be as well know as athletes in other sports, but in the world of sailing she stands among giants. She is currently competing in the Route du Rhum, a transatlantic single-handed race held every four years (See https://www.routedurhum.com/)
Davies came into the limelight with her 2008-2009 single-handed world circumnavigation in the Vendée Globe race, where she placed fourth. She was the third to cross the finish line, but owed a time allowance of 50 Hr to competitor Marc Guillemot, who crossed the line 48:40′ after her. The time allowance was applied following both competitors’ diversion to assist injured skipper Yann Eliès, but Marc Guillemot benefited from a larger handicap because of his forward position in the race. In 2009 she was awarded Yachtsman of the year by the yachting journalist association.
During the 2020-2021 Vendée Globe she was forced to retire on day 26 with keel damage following collision with unidentified floating object she sailed to Cape Town where the damage was fully accessed and repaired and she continued outside the race and arrived on here circumnavigation completing it in a time of 109d 23h 40m.
See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samantha_Davies_(sailor)