Isabelle Autissier

Isabelle Autissier
Isabelle Autissier in 2015
Born (1956-10-18) 18 October 1956
Paris
EducationÉcole nationale supérieure agronomique de Rennes
OccupationsSailor, writer and environment activist

Isabelle Autissier (born 18 October 1956) is a French sailor, navigator, writer, and broadcaster. She is celebrated for being the first woman to have completed a solo world navigation in competition (BOC Challenge 1990–91). Based in La Rochelle since 1980, she is also a writer and honorary president of World Wildlife Fund-France.

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