Alessandro Di Benedetto
Alessandro Di Benedetto is an Italian-French sailor born on 5 January 1981 in Rome, Italy.He is known for his solo sailings of the Atlantic (2002) and Pacific (2006) on sports catamarans (5.96 m), and for his solo, non-stop and unassisted round-the-world trip on a 6.50-metre Mini sailboat (2009-2010) and his participation in the 2012-2013 Vendee Globe finishing 11th. Provided by Wikipedia