Big 2026

Clarisse Crémer: the nerve to succeed beyond conventional boundaries

Oct 8, 202612:00 pm CEST - 12:45 PM CEST

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Clarisse Crémer: the nerve to succeed  beyond conventional boundaries

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Clarisse Crémer is breaking the mould in sailing by establishing herself as one of the leading figures in solo ocean racing. At the age of 30, she has completed her first Vendée Globe, achieving the best performance by a woman in the race’s history after Ellen MacArthur. She refuses to conform to traditional expectations, whether they relate to experience, career paths or even life trajectories. She embraces her emotions, drawing on them as a source of mental strength, and turns her vulnerability into a tool for clarity and decision-making. Both on land and at sea, her project is a true entrepreneurial challenge, driven by a full team that she unites around an unapologetic ambition. Her journey takes on a new dimension when she becomes a mother: far from dampening her commitment, motherhood redefines her relationship with performance, time and priorities. She must then adapt to a new reality, within a framework that is still ill-suited to such life paths. At sea and on land alike, she establishes her legitimacy through her actions as both a top-level athlete and a young mother; rejecting the stereotypical role all too often assigned to women in the maritime world. She faces media, sporting and financial pressure with determination, and proves that with courage, vision and “just a little bit” of nerve, it is possible not only to push boundaries but also to redefine the very nature of women’s sporting achievement.


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