Isabelle Joschke is an offshore sailor of dual nationality of
German
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and
French she was born on 27 January 1977 in Munich, Germany.
Personal life
She was born in Munich on 27 January 1977 and has German father and a French mother and therefore has dual nationality. Her childhood was spent in both Geneva and Paris. She discovered sailing at the age of five, sailing an
Optimist
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on a family holiday on the lakes of Austria. Fifteen years later, she did an internship in the Glénans, which definitely communicated her taste for the wide.
She has a master's degree in classical literature at the Sorbonne.
Sailing career
2004–2007 Mini Class
2008–2015 Bénéteau Figaro
2016–2017 Class 40
2017–present IMOCA 60
She competed in the
2020–2021 Vendée Globe
The 2020–2021 Vendée Globe was a non-stop round the world yacht race for IMOCA 60 class yachts crewed by only one person. It was the ninth edition of the race, which started and finished in Les Sables-d'Olonne, France. The race began on 8 Nov ...
IMOCA 60
The IMOCA ("Open 60"), is a 60ft development class monohull sailing yacht administered by the International Monohull Open Classes Association, International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA). The class pinnacle event are single-handed sail ...
onboard
MACSF. She had to retire from the race while approaching cape horn due to keel RAM failure.
References
External links
Official Website
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1977 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Munich
French female sailors (sport)
German female sailors (sport)
IMOCA 60 class sailors
Class40 class sailors
German Vendee Globe sailors
French Vendee Globe sailors
2020 Vendee Globe sailors
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