Raphaëla le Gouvello

Raphaëla le Gouvello du Timat is a French windsurfer and conservationist. She has successfully completed four windsurfing crossings, solo and unassisted, of the Atlantic Ocean in 2000, the Mediterranean in 2002, the Pacific Ocean in 2003 and the Indian Ocean in 2006. She later founded the NGO Respect Ocean to protect the marine environment.