Samantha Davies (sailor)

For the British Olympic sprinter, see Samantha Davies (athlete).

Samantha "Sam" Davies (born 23 August 1974 in Portsmouth) is an English yachtswoman.^[1][2]

Samantha Davies

Davies in 2012
Personal information
Born	(1974-08-23) 23 August 1974 (age 50) Portsmouth, England
Sport
Sport	Sailing
Team	SCA

Personal life

Davies went to school at Portsmouth High School^[3] and received a degree in mechanical engineering from St John's College, Cambridge. She now lives in Kerlin (Trégunc), Brittany, France. She has a son, Ruben, whom she shares with her ex-partner, fellow offshore sailor Romain Attanasio.^[4]

Biography

Samantha 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.^[5] In 2009 she was awarded Yachtsman of the year by the yachting journalist association.^[6][7]

During the 2020-2021 Vendee Globe, she was forced to retire on day 26 with keel damage following collision with an unidentified floating object. She sailed to Cape Town where the damage was fully accessed and repaired and she continued outside the race and completed her circumnavigation in a time of 109d, 23h, 40m.

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  Roxy - 2008-2009 Vendée Globe
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  Savéol- 2012-2013 Vendée Globe
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  Savéol- 2012-2013 Vendée Globe
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  Savéol- 2012-2013 Vendée Globe
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  Initiatives-Cœur
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  Volvo Ocean Race

Record of achievement

Pos.	Year	Event	Class	Boat	Time	Notes	Ref.
Round the World Races
	2025	2024–2025 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (4)			[2]
DNF	2021	2020–2021 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (4)	Collison with UFO but completed course		[8][9]
6	2015	2014–2015 Volvo Ocean Race	Volvo Ocean 65	Team SCA		Skipper	[2]
DNF	2013	2012–2013 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Saveol	Dismasted Day 5		[2]
4 / 30	2009	2008–2009 Vendée Globe	IMOCA 60	Roxy (2)	96d 12h 39m 01s		[2]
Trans-Atlantic Races
6 / 28	2024	Transat New York Vendée	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (4)	12d 10h 48min 29s
3 / 33	2024	The Transat CIC	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (4)	8d 12h 41m 37s
6 / 32	2023	Retour à la base	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (4)	10d 00h 36m 29s
5 / 40	2023	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (4)	12d 08h 43m 39s	with  Jack Bouttell (AUS)
5 /	2023	1000 Race	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (4)
5 / 40	2023	Transat Café L'or	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (4)	12d 08h 43m 19s	with  Jack Bouttell (AUS)
28 / 38	2022	Route du Rhum	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (4)	16d 06h 35m 17s		[10]
5 / 22	2021	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (3)	20d 17h 30m 10s	with  Nicolas Lunven (FRA)
5 / 22	2021	Transat Café L'or	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (3)	20d 17h 30m 10s	with  Nicolas Lunven (FRA)
7 / 29	2019	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (3)	14d 09h 30m 44s	with  Paul Meilhat (FRA)
7 / 30	2019	Transat Café L'or	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (3)	14d 09h 30m 44s	with  Paul Meilhat (FRA)
6 / 13	2017	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (3)	15d 07h 40m 39s	with  Tanguy De Lamotte (FRA)
6 / 13	2017	Transat Café L'or	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (3)	15d 7h 40m 39s	with  Tanguy De Lamotte (FRA)
5 / 20	2015	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (2)	18d 07h 09m 14s	with  Tanguy De Lamotte (FRA)
5 / 20	2015	Transat Café L'or	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (2)	18d 7h 09m 14s	with  Tanguy De Lamotte (FRA)
4 / 25	2010	Transat Ag2r	Beneteau Figaro 2	SAVEOL	22d 19h 44m 22s	with  Romain Attanasio (FRA)
10 / 14	2009	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Artemis (2)		with  Sidney Gavignet (FRA)
10 / 14		IMOCA 60	Artemis (2)		with  Sidney Gavignet (FRA)
5 / 13	2008	The Artemist Transat (OSTAR)	IMOCA 60	Roxy (2)	15d 10h 00m 51s
10	2007	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Roxy (2)		with  Jeanne Grégoire (FRA)
7 / 15	2007	Transat B to B	IMOCA 60	Roxy (2)	17d 17h 38m 46s
12 / 28	2006	Transat Ag2r	Beneteau Figaro 2	ROXY	20d 06h 52m 45s	with  Alexia Barrier (FRA)
5 / 31	2004	Transat Ag2r	Beneteau Figaro 2	TROPHEE BPE SAINT-NAZAIRE - CUBA	20d 18h 40m 52s	with  Jeanne Grégoire (FRA)	[11]
6 / 17	2003	Transat Jacques Vabre	IMOCA 60	Team Cowes	18d 19h 57m 35s	with  Nick Moloney (AUS)
11	2003	Mini Transat Race	Mini Transat 6.50	No. 276 - Aberdeen Asset Management		[7]
Other Races
5 / 18	2024	Défi Azimut-Lorient Agglomération	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (4)	1d 20h 25m 41s
5 / 34	2023	Défi Azimut-Lorient Agglomération	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (4)	2d 01h 44m 46s	with  Jack Bouttell (AUS)
5 / 25	2023	Rolex Fastnet Race	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (4)	2d 08h 01m 00s	with  Anne Beaugé (FRA)
7 /	2022	Défi Azimut-Lorient Agglomération	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (4)
6 /	2021	Défi Azimut-Lorient Agglomération	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (3)
5 / 13	2021	Rolex Fastnet Race	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (3)	2d 23h 17m 43s	with  Nicolas Lunven (FRA)
2 /	2020	Défi Azimut-Lorient Agglomération	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (3)		with   (25x17px)
4 / 20	2020	Vendée Arctique - Les Sables d'Olonne	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur (3)	10d 06h 58m 55s
5 / 20	2019	Rolex Fastnet Race	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur	2d 02h 26m 49s	with	[12]
4 / 9	2017	Rolex Fastnet Race	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur	2d 18h 14m 48s	with  Tanguy De Lamotte (FRA)	[7]
5 / 9	2015	Rolex Fastnet Race	IMOCA 60	Initiatives-Cœur	3d 02h 33m 42s	with  Tanguy De Lamotte (FRA)	[7]
22	2005	Solitaire du Figaro	Beneteau Figaro 2	Skandia
19	2004	Solitaire du Figaro	Beneteau Figaro 2	Skandia
19	2003	Solitaire du Figaro	Beneteau Figaro 2
	1999	Mumm 30 World Championship	Farr 30
	1995	Mumm 36 World Championship	Mumm 36			[7]
	1990s	Ultra 30	Ultra 30	Hoya		[7]
Record Attempts
	2014	Female Round Britain and Ireland World Record	Volvo Ocean 65	SCA	4d 21h 39s	+ Crew	[13]
	2009	Female Round Britain and Ireland World Record	IMOCA 60	Aviva	6d 11h 30s with	Dee Caffari (GBR)  Miranda Merron (GBR)  Alex Sizer (GBR)	[14]
DNF	1998	Round the World Record / Jules Verne Trophy Attempt	Maxi Cat.	Royal Sun Alliance	Skippered by  Tracy Edwards (GBR)		[2][15]

References

1. "FFV Databse Profile". Retrieved 7 March 2021.
2. "IMOCA Profile". Retrieved 7 March 2021.
3. "Alumni - Sam Davies". portsmouthhigh.co.uk.
4. "Samantha Davies : qui est Romain Attanasio, le père de son fils également au départ du Vendée Globe ?". closermag.fr.
5. British round-the-world yachtswoman leaves race to rescue competitor
6. "2009 Awards Winner". Retrieved 24 March 2021.
7. Time Over Distance - Volume 8 Sam Davies. 23 May 2020. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
8. "Sam Davies retires from Vendee with keel damage". france24.com. 5 December 2020.
9. "Lion Hearted Sam Davies Completes Solo Vendée Globe Route Outside The Race". vendeeglobe.org. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
10. "Sam Davies (Initiatives Coeur) 28th in IMOCA class". 25 November 2022.
11. "List of winners Transat AG2R". ag2rlamondiale.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
12. "Sailing Results". rolexfastnetrace.com.
13. "WSSR announces new World Record Around Britain and Ireland". sail-world.com. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
14. "Aviva breaks Round Britain and Ireland record". yachtsandyachting.com.
15. "Jules Verne Trophy all-female crew re-unites". yachtracing.life. 25 October 2018.

External links

• Samantha Davies at World Sailing
• Samantha Davies at the Fédération Française de Voile (in French)
• Sam Davies official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 February 2003)
• Vendée Globe at the Wayback Machine (archived 18 November 2012)