French skipper Anne Caseneuve

[Skip JayR]

I am very sorry for to inform you that French skipper + solo racer Anne Caseneuve - winner of Route de Rhum 2014 on Tri Aneo - lost battle against cancer at age of 50...

[Skip JayR]

Tks to Patricia on Facebook for this potpourrie...


If you like, you can leave your condolences on the officially FB page:
https://www.facebook.com/NaviguezAnneCaseneuve/

[gamayun]

My condolences to her family. She was way too young

[Polux]

That is really sad. I followed her victory on her class on the last Route du Rhum on an incredible boat made with several pieces of other boats, a scrapyard boat, that she and friends managed to make in a nice trimaran.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxi5pSG1HUc

The best homage is to remember her victories particularly the last one on last year on a race that she made already ill. At the time I was impressed with her performance and I did not know that she was fighting cancer. Chapeau Anne, may you find nice winds wherever you are.

[Skip JayR]

Originally Posted by Polux

...the last Route du Rhum on an incredible boat made with several pieces of other boats, a scrapyard boat, that she and friends managed to make in a nice trimaran.

Thats why I had on my to-do list to contact her directly since summer as I wanted know more in details about the conception. I have my doubts, that its just scrapyard. In my understanding, they tried to puzzle out the best parts of different boats. A smart way to optimize, at low costs/budget.

Anne just became 50, one year younger than me . I had cancer with 25.... and I lost my 69 year old mother 3 years ago she fighted against cancer and didnt make it, too.

So I am really upset about myself that I didnt come into action and contact Anne in summer.

Anne didnt sail for money, never did it. Same spirit as we know it from "Flo" (Florence Arthaud). - Both were driven by love and passion for the sea.

Let us live the life now... as it can end too quickly !!

[Polux]

Originally Posted by Skip JayR

Thats why I had on my to-do list to contact her directly since summer as I wanted know more in details about the conception. I have my doubts, that its just scrapyard. In my understanding, they tried to puzzle out the best parts of different boats. A smart way to optimize, at low costs/budget.
...

I remember of reading about that, scarpyard is a way to say: old race boats that were stopped and on the hard because they were no more competitive and nobody wanted them anymore.

[TheThunderbird]

A beauty!

Rest in Peace <3