Necessary work before long sea voyages
In the face of problems, laughter is often a very pleasant outlet. And doing it in song is even better! That's why, once blue as a smurf, the back broken by the sanding of the antifouling paint, we often hear Renaud singing the ritornello of the famous three-masted boat and his famous adage, a bit sarcastic: "It's pleasure, it's the foot..."
On our side, we do everything to keep it that way. For this, you will find many tips as the refit period approaches: from the method to avoid tearing your hair out when calculating the number of antifouling pots necessary for the boat to key points to check through tips on how to re-seal a hood or change a VHF antenna .
By comparing ourselves to Shackleton, we reassure ourselves
The other adage to remember could be: when I look at myself, I feel sorry, when I compare myself, I take comfort! And we have to admit that the life of the discovering sailors at the beginning of the 20th century was much harder than that of the contemporary yachtsman. The clothes of Ernest Shackleton's crew was far from benefit from innovations and verification of our own ! They have nevertheless survived the sinking of their boat endurance. The discovery of the wreck of their sailboat preserved in cold water more than 100 years, brings them back to our memory in a striking way, with astonishing and moving images.
In the face of this, even in a heavy squall, boating is definitely the way to go!
