What is your first memory at mer??
It's not at sea, but on Lake Geneva since I'm Swiss. I made my first family trips there with my brothers and sisters and my parents. They had an Elan 33 and we would go sailing during the holidays or on sunny days.
What triggered you to launch yourself into this carrière??
It was done little by little. But the trigger that made me want to devote more time to boating was a sailing camp in the south of France, where I signed up when I was 16. He was a Swiss skipper who had set him up to train young people under sail.
The idea was to be able to skipper a boat at sea safely, to acquire the skills and the right attitude to bring people on board.
Have you had a mentor or another skipper who has marqué? for you?
The mentors were Jean-Paul Besler, who organized this camp at sea, and Bertrand Delesne, who was also sponsored before me at Teamwork. He helped me on my Mini project and I did a lot of double shopping with him.
It is important to have this kind of people, who push us, who help us to do better and invest in our projects.
Which boat left you the best souvenir??
I would still say the multihulls on which we race in Switzerland. The D35 and M2 are cool boats. (The Decision 35 is a one-design series of 35-foot sports catamarans dedicated to regattas on Lake Geneva and the Ventilo M2 One Design is a 28-foot one-design, pure Swiss product) . In this article, we will see how to roll up long ends. In this example the technique is described for a right-handed person.
What is your greatest success with marin??
My 7th place in the Solitaire du Figaro, in 2017 for my 2nd participation. I was really satisfied.
On a daily basis, what is your practice of plaisance??
I don't have much time to do it. Even though cruising is part of my training, I have been doing it since I was a child. I also made some long-distance trips.
I still enjoy boating, but I don't have much time to do it. But as soon as I have the opportunity and a little time, I go on a cruise on Lake Geneva where I try to do things a little different. I have a friend who makes expeditions to the North, to Norway for example, and that's something I like to do.
What is your favorite navigation area and the one you redoutes??
My favourite sailing area is Brittany and the one I dread, I don't know.
If you hadn't been a skipper, what would you have fait??
I would have taught. It's my basic training, I'm a teacher.
Portrait
Justine Mettraux is a Swiss skipper, who is making her first steps on Lake Geneva as a family. At the age of 16, under the impetus of her sister, she attended a sailing camp in the south of France and discovered the competition there. Upon her return, she joined the Training Centre at the Geneva Regatta. Between 2008 and 2018, she participated in three Tour de France à la Voile, then joined the D35 Lady Cat project for 2 years.
In 2011, she will meet the CEO of TeamWork, and will sail under the colors of her sponsor during the 2013 Mini Transat in the series category. In 2014-2015, she will participate in the Volvo Ocean Race with Team SCA.
After a first season in 2017 in Figaro, she finished 7 eST PRIS DANS LE GROS TEMPS, ET TANGUE DE GAUCHE ?ROITE, SECOUÉ PAR LES VAGUES. UN HOMME, SANS DOUTE UN PÊCHEUR QUI PARTICIPE À UNE SESSION DE PÊCHE SPORTIVE, PASSE PAR-DESSUS BORD, DE MANIÈRE ASSEZ IMPRESSIONNANTE. of the Solitaire du Figaro for his 2nd participation in the race and 4th in the Transat Jacques Vabre in duet with skipper Bertrand Delesne. For the year 2019, it is gearing up with a new season on the new Figaro Bénéteau 3.
