Violette Dorange
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | French |
| Born | 17 April 2001 France |
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| Sport | Sailing |
| Club | LA ROCHELLE NAUTIQUE |
| Class | IMOCA 60 |
Violette Dorange (born 17 April 2001) is a French offshore professional sailor. She is an offshore sailor having competed extensively in the Figaro class before progressing to the IMOCA 60.[1]
She started sailing at a young age competing at International Level in the International Optimist Class and the International 420 Dinghy. However under the mentorship of Jean Le Cam she transitioned to offshore sailing.
On 16 February 2025, Dorange returned to France having completed a 90 day solo round-the-world Vendee Globe race, the youngest person to do so.[2]
Results highlights
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Violette Dorange - Vendée Globe - En". www.vendeeglobe.org. Archived from the original on 10 July 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ↑ Assheton, Richard (16 February 2025). "France hails a young heroine: Violette, conqueror of the waves". The Guardian. London, United Kingdom. ISSN 0029-7712. Archived from the original on 4 March 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ↑ "Violette Dorange Profile". www.imoca.org. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ↑ "Violette Dorange Profile". www.ffvoile.fr. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ↑ "Smiles in the rain". TRANSAT CAFÉ L’OR Le Havre Normandie. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Violette Dorange at the Fédération Française de Voile (in French)
- Violette Dorange at World Sailing
- Violette Dorange at IMOCA