Raphaëla le Gouvello (born May 4, 1960 in Paris[1]) is a French windsurfer who has crossed the Atlantic, Pacific (Peru-Tahiti), and Indian Oceans, among others, on ocean-going surfboards measuring 7.50 to 7.80 meters long and approximately 75 cm wide. She has documented her experiences on the crossings in three books to date. Ports of departure and arrival of windsurfer Rafaëla le Gouvello, in her trans-atlantic (2000), trans-Mediterranean (2002), trans-pacific (2003), trans-Indian Ocean Read more [...]