Muscadet, Armagnac, Sangria... Sailors will instantly know the difference between a spirit and a Phillipe Harlé's plan. Phillipe Harlé passed away in 1991 at the age of 70, but Claude, his wife, watched over the fabulous heritage left to generations of sailors who first sailed on a boat named after a wine or an alcohol.
Since their meeting at the Glénans school, Claude Harlé has accompanied her husband throughout his career as a naval architect. She lived on the sea, cruising around the Atlantic. A regatta sailor, she competed aboard her Muscadet Juliénas and participated in the 1987 Mini-Transat. Involved in both sport and educational sailing, Claude Harlé, a national sailing judge, was a member of the Olympic Committee and received the gold medal from the French Sailing Federation.
Last April, Claude Harlé was present at the Salon du livre féminin de La Rochelle to present her book Muscadet, Armagnac, Sangriaâeuros¦ Philippe Harlé naval architect, a book to tell Philippe.
Jean-François Fountaine, the mayor of La Rochelle and former director of the Fountaine-Pajot shipyard, said " I learned of his death this morning with great sadness. She was truly someone who marked the maritime history of the city of La Rochelle. She was always very present in the educational and associative world. She did a lot of sailing with children and organized many events. She was very active. She is a great personality who is disappearing. "
