Benoit Bouchet
Mauritian windsurfer
About Benoit Bouchet
Born 1973. Benoit Bouchet is a windsurfer.
Serge Benoit de Robillard Bouchet (born September 7, 1973, in Curepipe, Mauritius) was the first Mauritian athlete to gain international recognition in the sport of windsurfing for sailing between Mauritius and Réunion Island unassisted.
Career At a young age, Benoit took up windsurfing under the watchful guidance of his experienced father, Serge de Robillard Bouchet. 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.
On September 11, 1994, Benoit left the Mauritian shore at Morne Brabant at 6.15 am. His board of choice was the "Fanatic Mega Cat."
Bouchet currently holds the record for being the first Mauritian to complete the distance of between Mauritius and Reunion in the time of 7h29m on a windsurf. He was awarded a sportsmanship medal for September 1994 by the Mauritian Minister of Sports, Michael Glover, in January 1995.
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Mauritian windsurfer
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Benoit Bouchet was born on 7 September 1973.
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