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She is celebrated for being the first woman to have completed a solo world navigation in competition (BOC Challenge 1990-1991).
She is celebrated for being the first woman to have completed a solo world navigation in competition (BOC Challenge 1990-1991).
While competing in the 1994-1995 BOC Challenge Autissier"s boat Ecureuil Poitou Charentes II was dismasted and severely damaged approximately 900 nautical miles (1,700 km) south of Adelaide, Australia. Autissier was rescued on 1 January 1995 by a Seahawk helicopter launched from the Royal Australian Navy frigate, HMAS Darwin. In the 1998-1999 Around Alone race Autissier was rescued by fellow competitor Giovanni Soldini when her boat PRB capsized approximately 1,900 miles (3,100 km) west of Cape Horn.