Pauline Courtois (French pronunciation: [pɔlin kuʁtwa]; born 27 April 1989) is a French sailor competing in match racing. She won the Women's Match Racing World Championship three years running, from 2021 to 2023.
Courtois began sailing at the age of seven in Optimist dinghies.
She has competed in the Women's Match Racing World Championships, finishing second in 2018 and third in 2019 before her three consecutive wins in 2021, 2022 and 2023.
As of 2023, her favourite match racing yacht is the Elliott 6m.
In addition to inshore sailing, she competed in the two-handed 2023 Paprec Transat with Corentin Horeau, finishing in third place.
When not sailing competitively, Courtois works as a sports teacher in Brest.
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