France, April 13, 1981 --- Florence Arthaud, 23, and her companion François Boucher prepare for the Plymouth-Newport double-handed transatlantic on their monohull "Monsieur Meuble", ex-Kriter V. Front shot of Florence (Lacoste polo shirt ) in action on the sailboat at sea. The Atlantic "little bride" was pretty as a mermaid and strong as a sailor. In 1990, Florence became, at the age of 33, the first woman to win the Route du Rhum. She has often cheated death: two comas and two shipwrecks. We thought she was immortal. Florence died on March 9, 2015, at the age of 57, in a helicopter crash in Argentina while filming the television show Dropped. (photo: Patrick Jarnoux / Paris Match / Scoop)