Romain Attanasio

French sailor (born 1977)

Romain Attanasio

Personal information
Nationality| French
Born|  (1977-06-26) 26 June 1977 (age 48)
Sailing career
Club| C N HOEDICAIS

Romain Attanasio is a French sailor born on 26 June 1977 in Hautes-Alpes and now resides in Trégunc. He is the winner of the RORC Caribbean 600 race in 2015. He competed in the 2016–2017 Vendée Globe[1][2] and 2020–2021 Vendée Globe, where he finished 15th and 14th, respectively. He has a son, Ruben, with his ex-partner, fellow professional offshore sailor Samantha Davies[3]

## Results highlights

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General Reference[4][5][6][7] Pos. | Year | Event | Class | Boat Name | Notes | Ref.

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Round the World Races
14 | 2021 | 2020–2021 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | PURE - BEST WESTERN | 90d 2h 46m | [8]
15 | 2017 | 2016–2017 Vendée Globe | IMOCA 60 | FAMILLE MARY - ETAMINE DU LYS | 109d 22h 4m | [9][7]
Trans Oceanic Races
15 | 2019 | Transat Jacques-Vabre | IMOCA 60 | PURE - BEST WESTERN | with SEBASTIEN MARSSET | [10][7]
15 | 2018 | Route du Rhum | IMOCA 60 |  |  | [7]
13 | 2017 | Transat Jacques Vabre | IMOCA 60 | FAMILLE MARY - ETAMINE DU LYS | with AURELIEN DUCROZ | [7]
9 | 2015 | Transat Jacques-Vabre | IMOCA 60 | Bureau Vallée | with Louis Burton | [7]
13 | 2018 | Transat AG2R | Beneteau Figaro 2 | BRETAGNE CMB ESPOIR | with Pierre Rhimbault
5 | 2012 | Transat AG2R | Beneteau Figaro 2 | Bretagne - Crédit Mutuel Performance | with Anthony Marchand | [7]
4 | 2010 | Transat AG2R | Beneteau Figaro 2 | sur Saveol | with Samantha Davies | [7]
2 | 2004 | Transat AG2R | Beneteau Figaro 2 | PORT TREBEURDEN | with N.Berenger |
RET | 2000 | Transat AG2R | Beneteau Figaro 2 | LTP LOCANORD | with P.Doin |
6 | 2011 | Transat Bénodet Martinique |  |  |  | [7]
3 | 2004 | la Transat’ Lorient-St-Barth’ |  | sur Port Trebeurden | with Nicolas Berenger |
RET | 1999 | Mini Transat Race | Mini Transat 6.50 |  | the boat sank |
Other Races
9 | 2015 | Azimut Trophy | IMOCA 60 | FAMILLE MARY - ETAMINE DU LYS |  | [7]
1 | 2015 | RORC Caribbean 600 |  |  |  |
10 | 2011 | Tour of Britain | SAVEOL |  | with NICOLAS BERENGER | [11][7]
2 | 2009 | Tour de France a la voile | Farr 30 |  | Crewed Event | [7]
5 | 2008 | Solo PortsdeFrance |  |  |  |
21 | 2008 | La Solitaire du Figaro | Beneteau Figaro 2 |  |  | [7]
1 | 2006 | l’Odyssée d’Ulysse Cannes-Istanbul |  |  | with Erwan Tabarly |

## References

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1. ^ "News - Romain Attanasio: "I bought the best of the old boats" - Vendée Globe - En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
2. ^ France, Connexion. "The Vendée Globe: 28,000 miles in a boat, alone, with no stops and no assistance ... racing". www.connexionfrance.com.
3. ^ "Samantha Davies : qui est Romain Attanasio, le père de son fils également au départ du Vendée Globe ?". closermag.fr. 2020-11-10.
4. ^ "IMOCA Class Profile for Romain". Retrieved 2021-02-15.
5. ^ "Figaro Class Profile for Romain". Retrieved 2021-02-15.
6. ^ "Romain ATTANASIO PURE - Best Western". Retrieved 2021-02-15.
7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "FFV Sailor Database". www.ffvoile.fr.
8. ^ "Romain Attanasio finishes 14th in the Vendée Globe". 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
9. ^ "News - Romain Attanasio takes 15th place - Vendée Globe - En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
10. ^ "Détail résultat". www.ffvoile.fr.
11. ^ "Détail résultat". www.ffvoile.fr.

## External links

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* Vendee Campaign Website

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