Benoit Bouchet
Serge Benoit de Robillard Bouchet (born September 7, 1973, in
Career
At a young age, Benoit took up the sport of windsurfing under the watchful guidance of his experienced father, Serge de Robillard Bouchet.[2] At the age of 21, Benoit set out to break the record for windsurfing between the two islands with the full support of his family.[3]
On September 11, 1994, Benoit left the Mauritian shore at Morne Brabant, at 6.15am. His board of choice was the "Fanatic Mega Cat".[2] Later that day, he landed on the shore of Reunion Island, Point De Cascade, Ste. Rose at 1.44pm.[2] During his journey, he was carefully followed by a boat carrying his friends and family along with the local media crew.[4]
Bouchet currently holds the record for being the first Mauritian to complete the distance of 170 km (106 mi) between Mauritius and Reunion in the time of 7h29m on a windsurf.
References
- ^ "Première entre Maurice et la Réunion", Le Réunionnais, September 12, 1994, p. 6
- ^ which?] November 1995, p. 60
- ^ "Le Sportif du mois de septembre: Benoit Bouchet pour le plaisir", L'Express, October 28, 1994, p. 25
- ^ Serre, R., "Exploit Mauritius–Réunion en planche à voile : record battu", Tele 7 magazine, October 9, 1994, p. 90
- ^ Collongues, J., "Le record de traversée absolu : sportif et humain", Le Quotidien de la Mer, September 19, 1994, p. 13
- ^ "Les Sportifs de l'année et les Sportifs du mois de L'Express", L'Express, February 1, 1995, p. 16