Yvan Bourgnon is continuing his adventure around the world on his little sport catamaran, which has no accommodation...
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Published on 06/02/2017
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Jean-Christophe Guillaumin
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After the departure from France (there were then two of them aboard) the sailor continued his adventure singlehanded, following a disagreement (apparently financial) with Vincent Beauvarlet, and crossed the Atlantic singlehanded in difficult conditions. Upon arrival in Martinique, he had to repair his damaged boat before setting off again to reach Panama after ‘a nice sail’ – according to the skipper – which lasted 6 days and a few hours, and included a fright following a capsize in the middle of the night, numerous squalls and winds reaching 45 knots in the gusts...
Next leg: passing through the mythical Panama Canal, then the Galapagos, and finally the longest passage of this round the world trip, to Polynesia.
To relive the crossing between Martinique and Panama in a video, go to:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0hYL1aqwoc&feature=youtu.be
Follow him on: ledefidyvanbourgnon.com
Next leg: passing through the mythical Panama Canal, then the Galapagos, and finally the longest passage of this round the world trip, to Polynesia.
To relive the crossing between Martinique and Panama in a video, go to:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0hYL1aqwoc&feature=youtu.be
Follow him on: ledefidyvanbourgnon.com