Polynesia

Name: Jonathan Jagot
Age: 23 years old
Profile: Has been sailing around the world for over 10 years

Here we are sailing downwind with the genoa unfurled, skirting the reef of a Polynesian island. It is as though we are stuck between a beautiful, green, mountainous island and this glittering coral reef, looking for an exit, a passageway. I get the impression that this will not be a quiet sail - here in Polynesia, the currents in the passes are very strong. The violent ebb and flow can easily lead you into making a mistake and even ending up shipwrecked. Even in the…