Isabelle Joschke
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| Nickname | Munich |
| Nationality | German French |
| Born | 27 January 1977 Munich, Germany |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | IMOCA 60 |
Isabelle Joschke is an offshore sailor of dual German and French nationality. She was born on 27 January 1977 in Munich, Germany.
Personal life
She has a German father and a French mother and therefore has dual nationality. Her childhood was spent in both Geneva and Paris. She discovered sailing at the age of five, sailing an Optimist on a family holiday on the lakes of Austria. Fifteen years later, she did an internship in the Glénans, which definitely communicated her taste for the wide.[1][2]
She has a master's degree in classical literature at the Sorbonne.
Sailing career
2004–2007 Mini Class
2008–2015 Bénéteau Figaro
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2016–2017 Class 40
2017–present IMOCA 60
She competed in the 2020–2021 Vendée Globe IMOCA 60 onboard MACSF.[3][4] She had to retire from the race while approaching cape horn due to keel RAM failure.[5]
References
- ^ "Isabelle joschke". www.classefigarobeneteau.fr. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
- ^ "Isabelle Joschke". presse.macsf.fr.
- ^ "Isabelle JOSCHKE – Vendée Globe – En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
- ^ "Isabelle JOSCHKE". www.imoca.org.
- ^ "Additional keel ram damage for Isabelle Joschke who has abandoned her Vendée Globe". www.imoca.org.
External links
- Isabelle Joschke at the Fédération Française de Voile (in French)
