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Florence Arthaud was born on 28 October, 1957 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, is a French sailor (1957–2015). Discover Florence Arthaud's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 58 years old?

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Age 58 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 28 October, 1957
Birthday 28 October
Birthplace Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Date of death 2015
Died Place Villa Castelli, La Rioja, Argentina
Nationality France

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Who Is Florence Arthaud's Husband?

Her husband is Eric Charpentier (m. 2005–2009)

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Children Marie Lingois

Florence Arthaud Net Worth

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1957

Florence Arthaud, (28 October 1957 – 9 March 2015) was a French sailor.

1970

Florence Arthaud was the daughter of Jacques Arthaud, director of the Grenoble publishing house, Arthaud, during the 1970s, which notably published the memoirs of sailors Bernard Moitessier and Éric Tabarly.

Arthaud started sailing at a very young age with her brother, Jean-Marie, and her father.

She then sharpened her skills at the Antibes sailing club.

1974

In 1974, at the age of seventeen, Arthaud had a serious car accident, which resulted in a coma and paralysis.

She was hospitalized for six months and her recovery took two years.

During her convalescence, she made her first crossing of the Atlantic at the age of eighteen with Jean-Claude Parisis, a French navigator.

1978

Florence Arthaud raced the first edition of Route du Rhum, which took place in 1978.

1986

In 1986, she diverted from the race to assist Loïc Caradec, but found the catamaran Royale capsized and no trace of the sailor.

1989

She sailed in the 1989–90 Whitbread Round the World Race on board Charles Jourdan.

1990

She was the first woman to win the Route du Rhum in 1990.

She lost her life in a helicopter accident in the Argentine province of La Rioja while she was participating in the filming of the reality TV show, Dropped, along with other French athletes.

In August 1990, she tackled the record for a solo crossing the North Atlantic, held by Bruno Peyron.

In 9 days 21 hours and 42 minutes, she beat the record by almost two days.

In November of the same year, she won the Route du Rhum, reaching Pointe-à-Pitre after 14 days 10 hours and 10 minutes.

However, following this exploit, she was unable to find funding to build a new trimaran built, due to the real estate crisis from which her sponsor was suffering.

1993

In 1993, Florence Arthaud gave birth to Marie, born of her relationship with Loïc Lingois, a professional sailor.

1997

In 1997, she won the Transpacific with Bruno Peyron.

2005

In 2005, she married Éric Charpentier, but the union dissolved very quickly.

She was the companion of the navigator Philippe Monnet.

2009

In her autobiography, published in 2009, Arthaud is forthcoming about her difficult times, of the alcohol which cost her her drivers license in 2010, and of the defection of the sponsors which aborted all of her projects.

She found comfort with the association ‘The wheel turns,’ which helps celebrities who are in trouble.

Her autobiography, Un vent de liberté, prefaced by Olivier de Kersauson, was published in 2009.

2010

In 2010, for the twentieth anniversary of her victory, she could not find a sponsor: « I was a little disgusted.

They had reopened the race for tall ships.

It was the 20th anniversary of my victory and I intended to participate in it on a huge trimaran, Oman (30m).

But I didn't manage to get this boat, they preferred to give it to a man (Sidney Gavignet who retired due to damage).

It definitely freaked me out and I was like ‘well, I'm done.’».

2011

She placed 11th.

On October 29, 2011, she fell from her boat in the middle of the night off Cap Corse.

By chance, she had with her a headlamp and a waterproof mobile phone.

Arthaud managed to call her mother who then called her brother.

He then alerted the CROSS (the French Coast Guard) and three hours and twenty minutes after her distress call, she was located using the geolocation of her mobile phone.

Conscious but in a state of hypothermia, she was airlifted to a Bastia hospital, from which she was released the following day.

2014

In 2014, she took part in Sea Shepherd's "GrindStop" campaign against pilot-whale whaling in the Faroe Islands.

2015

Before her death, Florence Arthaud was working on a race project reserved for women, the first edition of which was to take place in the Mediterranean during the summer of 2015.

The year before her death, she worked with the writer and playwright, Jean-Louis Bachelet, on a new memoir.

She had completed the book, titled Tonight, the Sea is Black (Cette nuit, la mer est noire), which was released by her father’s publishing house on March 19, 2015, shortly after her death.

On March 9, 2015, Arthaud was killed in a helicopter crash in Argentina during filming of the television reality show, Dropped.

Nine other people were killed in this accident, including French swimmer Camille Muffat and boxer Alexis Vastine.