Raphaëla Le Gouvello

Raphaëla Le Gouvello
Rafaëla le Gouvello in Douarnenez, a few days before the start of her first transoceanic boat race, the 2013 Transat 6.50.
Born	1960 (age 64–65) Paris, France
Honours	Commander of the Order of Tahiti Nui

Raphaëla le Gouvello du Timat (born 1960)[1] is a French windsurfer and conservationist. She has successfully completed four windsurfing crossings, solo and unassisted, of the Atlantic Ocean in 2000, the Mediterranean in 2002, the Pacific Ocean in 2003[2] and the Indian Ocean in 2006.[3] She later founded the NGO Respect Ocean to protect the marine environment.[4][5]

Le Gouvello was born in Paris and is of Breton descent.[1] She initially trained as a veterinarian.[3] She began windsurfing in 1976 and eventually competed at a national level.[1]

In November 2003 following her passage from Peru to Tahiti she was made a Commander of the Order of Tahiti Nui.[6]

In 2019 she completed a PhD on the circular economy in a small-scale fishery-dependent socio-ecological system through the University of Western Brittany's School of Marine and Coastal Sciences.[7]

References

1. "Raphaëla Le Gouvello". Glénat. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
2. "French windsurfer sails from Peru to Tahiti". RNZ. 3 November 2003. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
3. "French windsurfer crosses Indian Ocean". ABC News. 8 June 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
4. "Raphaëla Le Gouvello, une vie en bleu" (in French). le marin. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
5. "Raphaëla Le Gouvello boucle la traversée de l'océan Indien en planche à voile" (in French). Le Monde. 8 June 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
6. "LISTE DES TITULAIRES". ORDRE DE TAHITI NUI. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
7. Le Gouvello, Raphaëla; Le Floc'h, Pascal (March 2019). L'économie circulaire appliquée à un système socio-écologique halio-alimentaire localisé : caractérisation, évaluation, opportunités et défis (Thesis). theses.fr. Retrieved 22 January 2023.