Her father is a teacher who moved to teach at Brest Graduate School of Arts when she was one year old. The family moved to Sainte-Anne-du-Portzic she was introduced to sailing by her father. After leaving school she started work for a sailmaker but within two years she moved into working in a boatyards preparation ocean racing boats. whom she had with partner and fellow offshore sailor
Jo Le Guen where they live in Daoulas, Finistère. ==Sailing career==