Sasha Lanièce — engineer, PhD and data scientist turned to offshore racing. Founder of Les Déferlantes Sailing Team, the first all-female offshore racing team based in Lorient (Class 40 + Mini 6.50, 3 female skippers).
Trained at École Normale Supérieure, Sasha started offshore racing in 2019 and broke the 24-hour record during her solo Atlantic crossing in the Mini Transat 2023. Alongside her German teammate Sanni Beucke, she started the Transat Café L'Or 2025 on the Class 40 Alderan. Target: the Route du Rhum 2026.
Team mission: to use offshore racing to demonstrate that women can achieve goals that seem unattainable and inspire future generations.
Main sponsor: Alderan (real estate management, 3-year commitment).
