Marie Tabarly (born 1 January 1984) is a French professional yacht sailor based in Lorient, France, in Brittany.
Marie originally had a career as an equine behaviourist but put it on hold after her horse got injured and decided to focus on sailing instead.
[2] She has a long history of sailing many different yachts from a young age, such as Geronimo, for which she was named as the boat's godmother at its christening;[3] the French trimaran which has since broken many records, such as with Olivier de Kersauson.
She primarily sails Pen Duick VI, a 73 ft ketch built for Eric Tabarly’s 1973–1974 Whitbread Round the World Race.
[6][5] Throughout the journey, many ambassadors joined, such as Yann Tiersen, the writer Sylvain Tesson, the sailor Franck Cammas and the freediver Aurore Asso.