Maud Fontenoy

Maud Fontenoy ( born September 7, 1977 in Meaux, France ) is a French water athlete.

She is particularly noted for their ocean journeys in a rowing boat: in each case became the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean on June 13 ( Saint- Pierre and Miquelon before the Canadian Newfoundland) until 10 October 2003 ( A Coruña in Spain) and about half the Pacific Ocean on 12 January ( Callao in Peru) to 26 March 2005 ( Hiva Oa, one of the Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia).

In the period from 15 October 2006 to 14 March 2007 Fontenoy orbited from Réunion as Einhandseglerin in their sailboat L' Oréal Paris (ex Adrien the sailor Jean- Luc Van Den Heede ) Antarctica. They chose the heavier direction against the prevailing winds and covered a distance of approximately 16,700 kilometers ( 9,000 nautical miles ) back. The sailing route was not recognized as an official circumnavigation. This was confirmed by the Newsletter No. 128 of the World Speed ​​Sailing Records Council, which stated: " The WSSR rule for circumnavigations - Rule 26a - required as a minimum orthodromische trip distance of the boat at least 21,600 nautical miles [about 40,000 km ] (the distance of a great circle ). "