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Whenever you meet Marguerite Lecointre, aka Margot, on the quayside or at sea, there's always a notebook in your hand. Not to keep track of watch times, but to capture a light, an encounter, a moment of family sailing. These pages have given rise to a collection of drawings, illustrations and books for young readers.
A family journey that becomes a story told from a child's point of view
The sailboat Vagabond, a Sun Légende 41 built in 1987 by Jeanneau to designs by Douglas Peterson, has been the family's floating home for three and a half years. On board, Agathe, two years old at the outset, her parents Erwan and Margot, and soon two little brothers born en route. The logbook becomes an illustrated album. Margot brings to life the stopovers, navigations and discoveries through the eyes of a child.
The first two volumes of these notebooks follow the boat's itinerary, from Brittany to the West Indies, then on to Polynesia via Panama. Watercolor drawings accompany simple but very real anecdotes: an unexpected swim, a windy anchorage, the arrival of a little brother. Read more about these books in this topic.
The "Table à cartes" project: between gallery and memory
Back home, Margot structures her creations under the name "Table à cartes". The website of the same name offers posters, cards, original drawings and stationery. Each drawing is conceived as a souvenir, a capsule of experience ready to be passed on.
But "Table à cartes" is also an artistic diary. Margot publishes regular posts, such as the one devoted to "child travelers". The idea is to reflect further on what a big trip means for a family, with sincerity and hindsight.
Drawing the islands as we docked them
Back in Brittany, Margot is starting a new collection: an illustrated map for each coastal island she has loved. These include Groix, Belle-Îles-en-Mer, Houat, H?dic, as well as Sein, Molène and Ouessant. Each map is an exploration in ink and water, somewhere between a navigation log and an artistic interpretation.
This intimate cartography also echoes a reality well known to yachtsmen: that of islands accessible for a weekend, which become seasonal landmarks and rituals. You can't read the same thing on a map drawn by someone who has anchored in front of the same rock as you.
A family that still sails
Le Vagabond hasn't stayed docked. Margot, Erwan and their three children continue to sail, between Brittany and encounters. They will be present at the Mille Sabords boat show on Saturday, November 1, 2025, perhaps with their sailboat, weather permitting.
So the Table à cartes project is not a conversion, but an extension. That of a life on board, with children, rain and flying fish. And a few notebooks to remember.
