Pauline Courtois
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| Born | 27 April 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pauline Courtois (French pronunciation: [pɔlin kuʁtwa]; born 27 April 1989) is a French sailor competing in match racing. She won the Women's Match Racing World Championship five years running, from 2021 to 2025.
Courtois began sailing at the age of seven in Optimist dinghies.[1]
She has competed in the Women's Match Racing World Championships, finishing second in 2018 and third in 2019[1] before her five consecutive wins between 2021 and 2025.[2][3][4] In Jeddah in 2024, she and her team of Maelenn Lemaitre, Louise Acker, Sophie Faguet, and Laurane Mettraux claimed the championship after winning all their 21 races.[5]
As of 2023, her favourite match racing yacht is the Elliott 6m.[6]
In addition to inshore sailing, she competed in the two-handed 2023 Paprec Transat with Corentin Horeau, finishing in third place.[7]
When not sailing competitively, Courtois works as a sports teacher in Brest.[6]
References
- ^ a b "PAULINE COURTOIS - World Match Racing Tour". 27 April 1989. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "World Sailing - WMRT: Pauline Courtois wins third match racing world title in a row". World Sailing. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Chicago welcomes Women's Match Racing World Championships". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "Women's Match Racing World Championship". Match Racing Results. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ "World Sailing Women's Match Racing World Championship 2024 - Overall". www.sail-world.com. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Courtois wins Women's Match Racing World Champs". Scuttlebutt Sailing News. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Ocean Racing News: Transat Paprec, ProSailing Tour, The Ocean Race, Everest, ArMen Race". BoatNews.com. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2024.