Pauline Courtois Explained

Pauline Courtois
Nationality:	French
Birth Date:	27 April 1989
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Pauline Courtois (born 27 April 1989) is a French sailor competing in match racing. She won the Women's Match Racing World Championship three years running, from 2021 to 2023.

Courtois began sailing at the age of seven in Optimist dinghies.

She has competed in the Women's Match Racing World Championships, finishing second in 2018 and third in 2019^[1] before her three consecutive wins in 2021, 2022 and 2023.^[2]

, her favourite match racing yacht is the Elliott 6m.^[3]

In addition to inshore sailing, she competed in the two-handed 2023 Paprec Transat with Corentin Horeau, finishing in third place.^[4]

When not sailing competitively, Courtois works as a sports teacher in Brest.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 27 April 1989 . PAULINE COURTOIS - World Match Racing Tour . 17 February 2024 . en-US.
2. Web site: World Sailing - WMRT: Pauline Courtois wins third match racing world title in a row . 17 February 2024 . World Sailing . en.
3. Web site: 13 November 2022 . Courtois wins Women's Match Racing World Champs . 17 February 2024 . Scuttlebutt Sailing News . en-US.
4. Web site: 19 May 2023 . Ocean Racing News: Transat Paprec, ProSailing Tour, The Ocean Race, Everest, ArMen Race . 17 February 2024 . BoatNews.com . en.