Isabelle Joschke

Isabelle Joschke is an offshore sailor of dual nationality of German and French she was born on 27 January 1977 in Munich, Germany.

Isabelle Joschke
Start of 2018 Route du Rhum
Personal information
Nickname(s)Munich
NationalityGerman
French
Born (1977-01-27) 27 January 1977
Sailing career
Class(es)IMOCA 60

Personal life

She was born in Munich on 27 January 1977 and has 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

2008–2015 Bénéteau Figaro
At the start of 2016 Vendee Globe
At the start of 2016 Vendee Globe

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
  1. "Isabelle joschke". www.classefigarobeneteau.fr.
  2. "Isabelle Joschke". presse.macsf.fr.
  3. "Isabelle JOSCHKE – Vendée Globe – En". www.vendeeglobe.org.
  4. "Isabelle JOSCHKE". www.imoca.org.
  5. "Additional keel ram damage for Isabelle Joschke who has abandoned her Vendée Globe". www.imoca.org.


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