Alexia Barrier

Alexia Barrier
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1979-11-26) 26 November 1979 (age 44)
Sailing career
ClassIMOCA 60

Alexia Barrier (born 26 November 1979 in Paris) is a French sailor[1][2] who competed in the 2020–2021 Vendee Globe.[3][4][5][6][7][8] Competing with the oldest boat in the fleet and only securing sufficient funding months before the start,[9] she completed the race in 111 days, 17 hours, 03 minutes.[10][11]

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  4. ^ "NAUTICA REPORT". www.nauticareport.it.
  5. ^ Barbosa, Rodrigo (21 November 2020). "Vendée Globe: The feminine touch of sailing". euronews.
  6. ^ "Alexia Barrier, the first Mediterranean woman to take part in the Vendée Globe". BoatsNews.com. 27 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Vendée Globe 2020: Heading for Brittany for Alexia Barrier and her IMOCA 4myplanet". BoatsNews.com. 27 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Vendée Globe Day 55: Cape epic for leaders?". www.sail-world.com.
  9. ^ "Alexia Barrier's Press Conference | Vendée Globe 2024". www.vendeeglobe.org. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  10. ^ "'Fighting Spirit' Alexia Barrier Finishes 24th in the Vendée Globe on TSE - 4myplanet". vendeeglobe.org. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Alexia Barrier's Fighting Spirit Gets her Across The Vendée Globe". pressmare.it.