Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 23 March, 2006 : - - French woman windsurfer Raphaela Le Gouvello tests her boat off Fremantle Perth. Le Gouvello will make a solo attempt to conquer the Indian Ocean on 05 April starting from Exmouth in northwest Australia and finishing at Reunion Island
Frenchwoman Raphaela Le Gouvello said Wednesday she will attempt to windsurf from Australia to the French island of Reunion, 3,400 kilometres (2,108 miles) across the Indian Ocean.
Le Gouvello has already successfully sailed her custom-built windsurfing craft across the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and from Peru to Tahiti.
The 45-year-old is planning to leave the town of Exmouth in northern Western Australia on April 5 with hopes of reaching Reunion, near Mauritius, within 75 days.
The Frenchwoman will windsurf across the ocean in two-hour stints in her purpose-built "wind boat" which is 7.8 metres (26 feet) long, 1.3 metres wide and has two cabins underneath.
Le Gouvello told reporters in Perth that she has spent 15 months training for the voyage and is prepared for any emergency. "If I have to do surgery on myself, I will do it," she said. Le Gouvello said the worst case scenario would be falling into the water."If I am disconnected from my sail boat, I am in trouble," she sai
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