An experienced sailor, she had already set aboard this boat, in January, the reference time for a round-the-world voyage with an all-female crew: 57 days, 21 hours and 20 minutes.
The finish is nonetheless a first. Alexia Barrier is the first woman in history to take part in this race on this type of boat, and she completed the course.
She crossed that line in fifth and last place in the premier class of the famous transatlantic race sailed solo.
For a woman to sail this boat all the way to the finish marks a major step in the history of offshore racing. For Alexia Barrier, it was a first solo transatlantic.
The crossing left its mark."To be honest, I was in pain, it was difficult, and in particular I tore my mainsail three days ago,"Alexia Barrier said.
Last in the premier class, she nevertheless finished the race after this damage that occurred three days before Pointe-à-Pitre, at the end of a race she herself described as difficult.