Sailing hobby

When not working, there are plenty of activities that I enjoy doing: swimming, race biking (top in a country like the Netherlands!), travelling, reading (history, politics & fantasy), supporting some charity organizations (e.g. “Restaurants du Coeur” & “Medecins du monde” in France), regularly giving my blood and sailing.

Interested to exchange about sailing or co-organising coastal or off-shore travels? Contact me!

Why sailing?

Quite a lot of reasons: an original way to travel around the world and to discover very new and unexpected beautiful areas, facing different challenges out of routine, to reach zones beyond continents, meet new people and cultures, build new teams and keep realizing how much team spirit is crucial for every single journey, fun, adventures, and a lot of funs again …. In fact, sailing is 1 (among several others) of the greatest sources of inspirations for my daily scientific and research activities!

Sailing experiences in a nutshell

1st time sailing in 2010. Long-term sailing training in coastal (since 2011) and off-shore – open ocean – areas (since 2012), by day and night, moderate and strong wind
Day skipper (August 2017) and Coastal skipper (August 2018) qualifications, Royal Yacht Association (RYA), from First Class Sailing in Southampton
Short-range certificate for VHF marine radio qualification, French agency of frequencies (ANF), Paris, March 2016
1 week captain initiation with MACIF – France, 2015
Competent crew – Level 4 – acquired with the French “Les Glenans” sailing school 2011-2013
Organiser and skipper of some sailing travels in French coastal areas, co-skipper (2nd mate) of small off-shore travels (France – United Kingdom)
Several practices and initiations to beginners on lakes, the Netherlands