Offshore racing skipper, Luce Molinier seeks freedom at sea


At that time Luce Molinier would not have exchanged her place with another for anything in the world. She describes the pleasure of surfing under the trade winds. Especially when the dolphins come to play with the bow.

I'm Luce Molinier. I'm going to tell you about a moment of pure freedom of sensations where I felt really in symbiosis, in phase with the sea and the open sea. It's in the trade winds. With 15 - 20 knots of wind. The boat is slipping under spinnaker. Everything is easy, it's hot, sunny. I'm in the cockpit. The boat is steering by itself, under autopilot. At that moment dolphins are coming. The image is perfect. I'm dreaming sitting over the bow... I feel a kind of freedom, a feeling of pure happiness to be in my place, in the right place. Finally out at sea, there are moments when I am serene and finally calmed down. It's a feeling of well-being and happiness to be free!

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