This cleverly set-up campaign revolves around raising money for charity: for any new likes/follows on her social media channels, three companies pay money to Mecenat Chirurgie Cardiaque, which carries out vital heart operations on under privileged children from the third world. Recently returned from competing on a leg of the Ocean Race, today she is campaigning her own first brand new IMOCA, Initiatives Coeur. ![]() In 1998 she had been part of Tracy Edwards' Royal & SunAlliance all-women's attempt on the non-stop around the world record and then skippered Team SCA, the all-female entry in the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race. Her first participation in the Vendée Globe was in 2008 when she finished a most creditable fifth on the first older generation boat home. Very much a leading light of women's sailing, Davies is originally from Portsmouth but has lived in France for more than two decades, working her way up through the shorthanded classes. Here is a cross section participating in this year's race: The Rolex Fastnet Race provided a pivotal moment for Sam Davies in her offshore racing career © Yann Riou - polaRYSE / Oscar Sam Davies (GBR), Initiatives Coeur, IMOCA class What percentage of the fleet would you think are women? 5%? 10% 20%? 30%? Currently we don't have the figure for this year's race, but we do have exact numbers for 2021 (at the end of this article). Prior to the last few editions of the Rolex Fastnet Race we have featured some of the key women competing in that year's event, demonstrating how female participation in offshore yacht racing is very much alive at every level, albeit in smaller numbers compared to men.
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