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Blandine and Max finally left with Bohème. Departure from Port-de-Bouc for this 30-year-old Dufour 4800. A start that did not really take place in ideal conditions: false start and Dantesque weather conditions. But the morale and the smile stay there.

There was summer with a tour of the western Mediterranean. Now the serious stuff starts. Our young couple is attacking their"real" departure for a world tour planned in 3 years.

But even if the sequence of works is perfectly timed, there are always small unforeseen events that block the workings.

The last big works on the boat have been done:

  • Keel fairing and repair (following heeling...)
  • Changing the deco band (it's important to have a nice boat!)
  • Changing the propeller for a beck-de-canard model that will improve performance a bit under sail
  • Changing the cable gland and aligning the motor.
  • Buying a stock of used spare parts for the engine (he's made enough of them see this one !

But once the boat, we had to take it out immediately: it leaks! 1 er false start.

Followed by a rather strong weather which forced the couple to turn around: 2 e false start.

3 e start, not without difficulty since Bohème suffered a strong gust of wind and an involuntary gybe which could have ended badly for Max..

The adventures continue and Blandine and Max have finally arrived in the Balearics.

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