Just a few days before setting sail on the qualification run for the Vendée Globe, I was lucky enough to meet the teenagers from the Fondation d’Auteuil association, who had participated in an introduction to sailing program at La Trinité-sur-Mer, thanks to support from the SAFRAN Group. I especially appreciated their frank curiosity and enthusiasm when they visited the Safran monohull in dry-dock. Plus, I know that I’ll see them again in a couple weeks, before the race…

More : SAFRAN teams up with the Fondation d’Auteuil on an introduction to sailing for teenagers (Press release - 8th September 2008).