Sports, catalog and maritime heritage
History has a thousand and one facets, as evidenced by the ever-increasing specialties of academics, from the history of the media to that of sport and architecture. The history of the maritime world is not lacking in richness, and can be at the crossroads of all these disciplines. We love the sea in all its diversity, and if the curious yachtsman ply its waters for leisure, he's bound to be interested in all its aspects. Once again this week, you'll find plenty to discover in our columns. Old-fashioned boating enthusiasts will discover the origin of the strange masts at the entrance to Atlantic ports, invented by Lieutenant Hippolyte Fénoux . Nostalgic fans will smile as they rediscover covers of Accastillage Diffusion guides over the last half-century with famous sailors and period illustrations. And sailing enthusiasts will discover the careers of french sailing's olympic medallists not always as famous as they deserve to be.
Designing the navigation of the future
It's not enough just to look back, you also have to know how to keep an eye on the crossings to sail well. Yachting and shipping share more than just the water, and the return of sailing on cargo ships is bringing them closer together once again. Pictures from the start of Grain de Sail II are sure to strike a chord with sailors, when the cargo ship of the future looks like an old sailing ship.
