An affordable genius of the sea
The idea for the editorial came from a play on words that has become so much a part of French boating heritage that it's no longer noticeable. The used boat of the week is indeed a Blue Djinn . If its owner is to be believed, this sailboat is popular, accessible and fun, like the blue jeans whose name it has adapted. But the spelling is indeed that of the djinn, the genie of the oriental imagination, that of Aladdin's lamp and his genie, blue as a turquoise lagoon.
Some of these geniuses can be counted among the great stories of yachting and beyond: the genius of the inventor of WD-40 which comes to the yachtsman's rescue when corrosion has rendered his deck equipment undemountable the stranger who thought of adding stripes to the sailor's strip to prevent accidents (and in the process make the fortunes of a few textile manufacturers...) or even the engineer who combined PLB and MOB AIS technologies in a beacon to watch over the shipwrecked or the one who invented air-cushioned boats for lower fuel consumption .
Keeping the magic of the sea
But where does technological genius end? Are the Ultims trimarans, flying carpets with 3 hulls and 6 appendages speeding along at an average of over 30 knots in the southern seas, in danger of shattering the magic of the sea? This is the question posed by the La Vague collective, concerned about the risks to marine mammals and wildlife . Everyone knows that enchantments are fragile and can quickly be broken. Can we slow down the boats until we find the magic camera to detect UFOs? Maybe that's the way to keep the fairy tale charming and keep us wanting to spend a thousand and one nights at sea!
