Throughout time, sailors have never stopped going to see if life is better on the other side of the Atlantic. From Columbus to Gerbault, Bombard to Tabarly, the Atlantic Ocean has been marked by these sporting or human exploits, and continues to provide dreams for a lot of us…
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Published on 06/02/2017
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Jean-Christophe Guillaumin
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Crossing the Atlantic is a special moment in the life of a sailor, it is often the high point, about which he or she has dreamt for several years: to be alone, with family or friends for a couple of weeks, in the middle of the Atlantic, finding out about yourself and pursuing a myth that your adolescent reading has magnified. But an Atlantic crossing is not to be taken lightly. So what is the best way to prepare yourself to live this experience to the full?
The right crew
The Atlantic crossing, strictly speaking, generally begins in the Canaries, and finishes on one…