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Mylene Paquette

What is mylene paquette?

· Emily Grant

Key facts

Birthplace Montréal, Québec, Canada[1]
Nationality Canadian[1]
Profession Adventurer, ocean rower, speaker, and author[1]
First solo North Atlantic crossing by a person from the Americas 2013[2]

Mylène Paquette is a Quebec-born Canadian adventurer, ocean rower, speaker, and author, best known for becoming the first person from the Americas to row solo across the North Atlantic in 2013 [1].

Context

Mylène Paquette is a Quebec-born Canadian adventurer, ocean rower, speaker, and author, best known for becoming the first person from the Americas to row solo across the North Atlantic in 2013 [1]. She crossed the North Atlantic solo by rowboat from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to France, a journey that took 129 days [3]. This achievement made her the first North American to complete such a solo crossing [4]. Paquette crossed the Atlantic Ocean twice in a rowboat: first in 2010 with a team of six, and again in 2013 solo [4]. In May 2018, she was named an RCGS Explorer-in-Residence [4].

Documented claims

  • Paquette crossed the North Atlantic solo by rowboat from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to France. [3]
  • The crossing took 129 days. [3]
  • She became the first North American to complete that solo journey. [4]
  • She crossed the Atlantic Ocean twice in a rowboat, first in 2010 with a team of six and again in 2013 solo. [4]

Questions and answers

What was the purpose of Paquette's journey?

The purpose was to become the first person from the Americas to row solo across the North Atlantic, a goal she achieved in 2013 [1].

How long did Paquette's solo crossing take?

The solo crossing took 129 days [3].

Has Paquette crossed the Atlantic more than once?

Yes, she crossed the Atlantic twice in a rowboat: first in 2010 with a team of six, and again in 2013 solo [4].

Sources

  1. Il y a 10 ans, Mylène Paquette a traversé l’Atlantique seule | MAJ | Radio-Canada — ici.radio-canada.ca (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Mylène Paquette - Livres, Biographie, Extraits et Photos — booknode.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  3. Mylène Paquette — rcgs.org (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  4. mylene-paquette-fr - AF2 — af-2.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in People